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...humble champion, thought the theory was right. And the fact that four of his eight grand slam victories were Australian Open titles did nothing to undermine it. The first grand slam event of the year, the Australian Open poses a peculiar challenge to the players. Apart from a warm-up event or two, it's their first tournament for more than a month and follows a festive period often characterised by rest, (relative) overindulgence and an aversion to anything that reminds them of tennis. Thus, the Oz Open tends to favor two types of player - the naturals like Agassi...
...apparently playing more or less the same this year. Nadal, at 20 five years younger than Federer, went off the boil in the second half of last year and hasn't started this year in sensational touch; he also withdrew with a groin strain from last week's warm-up event in Sydney. But Federer would still regard him as the main obstacle to a third Australian Open title...
...David versus Goliath, only in this version, David had no chance. The Crimson easily defeated the Jumbos 24-3, besting last year’s 23-4 victory. Annually the first head-to-head meet of the season, the matchup against the Jumbos always carries the tone of a warm-up. “I pretty much expected that we were going to do well,” Harvard coach Peter Brand said, adding, “I think it was a good warm-up for the coming weekend at NYU, where we are going to have some really tough...
...sophomore Louis Caputo, who finished No. 2 at 184 pounds. Senior Bode Ogunwole, Harvard’s heavyweight wrestler, defaulted out of the tournament after two matches to prepare for the NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) All-Star Match tomorrow. “Bode just wanted to get some warm-up matches before that, so after he finished the first two matches he dropped out of the tournament to make sure he didn’t get hurt,” said junior Robbie Preston, who placed No. 1 at 141 pounds. Freshman J. P. O’Connor...
...that came up most often, however, was Canada. When fellow Canadian Nowski asked what they thought made them distinctly Canadian, Robertson’s response was: “We offer free health care at all of our shows.” And the 40 students invited to the warm-up brunch were selected from “a list of music-oriented groups on campus...and the Canadian Club,” said O’Brien. “They support the Canadian culture—like FUBU: for us, by us,” said Canadian Club...