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...bistro Chez Georges. For years I passed that list around like samizdat. The idea of tapping into the experiences of globetrotters inspired this special supplement to TIME. We asked Louis Vuitton's Antoine Arnault to share his favorite destinations (one is Roppongi Hills, Tokyo). Peripatetic tennis star Maria Sharapova emphatically recommended the first-class flights on Emirates for their private rooms and candy. And designer Diane Von Furstenberg shared her inspiration from journeys to exotic locales like Rajasthan and Croatia...
...Famer Tracy Austin, "but she weighed more before. She has trimmed down and become quicker." At the French Open, Ivanovic nullified the nerves that brought her down during her two prior Grand Slam finals, last year's French against Henin and this year's Australian Open against Maria Sharapova. "During the match, thoughts would come up--Oh, this is a Grand Slam final," says Ivanovic of the '08 French. "And then I'm like, Oh, no, no, no--don't go that far. Stay in the moment. Stay in the moment. And you know, I managed...
Wimbledon plays to Ivanovic's strengths. The ball moves faster on grass, which will help her monstrous serve. Ivanovic likes playing at the net. Plus, her backhand slice will skid away from opponents on the turf: good luck lunging for it, Ms. Sharapova and Mss. Williams...
...ground eventually dried, and baseliners have excelled since; in men's tennis, Roger Federer, who serves and volleys only around 10% of the time, has reigned supreme. And while women have always been more inclined to play from the back of the court, big-hitting groundstrokers such as Maria Sharapova and Serena and Venus Williams have all but shut the door on the serve-and-volley style ushered in by the now-retired Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna...
...Peer says her most powerful weapon is that she's "strong, mentally." Most likely, it won't be the Arab spectators in Qatar who test her mettle but a formidable tennis rival, the glamorous Russian Maria Sharapova. When the two dueled recently in Israel, Peer whipped up the home crowd, which hooted and ridiculed the Russian's habit of grunting loudly when she slams the ball. Seething, Sharapova buckled down and demolished Peer, winning 6-1, 6-1. Peer was later scolded by Israeli sports officials for inciting the crowd against Sharapova. As she heads to Qatar, Peer may have...