In the tape Laden calls Obama ‘powerless’ in Afghan war, via NYT:
Two days after the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, Osama bin Laden apparently released a new audiotape, entitled “An Address to the American People,” news agencies reported Monday.

The tape appeared on As-Sahab, the Arabic-language Web site used by Al Qaeda to deliver its messages. The recording was reported and translated by the SITE Intelligence Group and IntelCenter, two groups in the United States that monitor jihadist Web sites.

SITE said the message, which was released on Sept. 13 and lasted 11 minutes, 20 seconds, offered reasons for Al Qaeda’s attacks in New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001 and advised how the conflict between Al Qaeda and the United States might come to a close.

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Serena Williams loses cool, and the game, in mad ending to U.S. Open women’s semifinal against Kim Clijsters
Defending U.S. Open champion Serena Williams smashed her racket after losing the first set, hurled an expletive-laced tirade at a line judge for calling a foot fault on match point, was docked that point for a second code violation, and, as a result, lost Saturday’s semifinal to Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-5.

She walked across the net to Clijsters, who looked as bewildered as the Arthur Ashe Stadium audience, shook her hand and walked off the court. The crowd booed loudly as Williams waved.

Serving down 5-6 in the second set and trailing 15-30, Williams faulted on her first serve. A line judge called a foot fault on her second serve, making it a double fault and giving Clijsters match point. Furious with the call, Williams angrily went over and thrusted a tennis ball toward the line judge, screaming at her.

What’s Williams words to the line judge that led her to be disqualified? Here you go:

“I swear to God, I’ll f *** take this ball and shove it down your f *** throat.

Not only that, she’s also threatening the umpire with her racket (see the video below).

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Friend and foe alike loves Rafael Nadal at least because of one thing: his fighting spirit. He’s fearless and is the only one who is fearless facing Roger Federer–some say it’s Federer who’s a bit scary of him. Tenacity, fearlessness and never-give-up spirit is a rare virtue that everybody wants to have.

Would be interesting to see Federer vs Nadad in US Open 2009. Whether Federer would be under pressure like whenever he faces Nadal or more calming down now after reaching his record-breaking 15 grand slam milestone is interesting to watch. We’ll wait and see what happens. My bet is Federer will win the Finale fight. This fourth round of US Open 2009 between Nadal and Nicholas Almagro is reported by reported by Miami Herald.
Third-seeded Rafael Nadal cruised to a straight-set win to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open, the tennis season’s final Grand Slam event.

The former top-ranked player and Spaniard Nadal defeated compatriot and 32nd seed Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 39 minutes to reach the fourth round here for the fourth straight year.

Both players struggled in the opening set, as there were seven breaks of serve in the 12 games. Nadal posted four of the breaks of serve, with the last one putting him ahead, 6-5. He was down, 15-40, in the next game but rallied with the next four points to claim the set on an Almagro error.

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Roger Federer loses a set but defeats Lleyton Hewitt at U.S. Open
Top-seeded Roger Federer has overcome an error-filled first set to beat former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in the U.S. Open’s third round.

Federer recovered from a sloppy stretch — and a fall — to eliminate Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 Saturday and extend his winning streak at Flushing Meadows to 37 matches.

Federer is trying to become the first man since Bill Tilden in 1920-25 to win six consecutive titles at the American Grand Slam tournament.

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Roger Federer advances to the French Open 2009 final defeating Juan Martin del Potro in gruelling five sets of 3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4. With no Nadal insight, Roger really smells the blood of Frech Open 2009 cup. However he has to beat Robin Soderling, the one who beats Nadal, in the final before he can claim the glory to be among the six tennis players who can win in all four grand slams (Wimbledon, American Open, Australian Open and French Open championship) and equals Pete Sampras 14 major titles. Can he beat Soderling? The question will be answered by both players in June 7 (day 13) when both are playing against each other in French Open 2009 final. The first final in four years without Rafael Nadal.

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