Singapore Combined Schools emerge third in ASEAN tennis competition
A team of young Singaporean tennis players battled it out with their ASEAN schools counterparts to finish third.
“Maria spoke to me!”
Singapore Indoor Stadium, 30th December 2007 - While most eyes were on Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze last night, few may have noticed that the boys and girls manning the lines and picking the balls were Singapore's national age-group tennis elites.
“I watched Maria Sharapova LIVE!”
Singapore Indoor Stadium, December 30th, 2007 - About an hour before the match between Russian tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze started, long queues were already forming outside the entrances of the stadium. The heavy rain did not dampen their spirits as the crowds came with their various coloured umbrellas, huddling close to each other to avoid the rain splashes.
Sharapova and Chaktevadze serve up exhibition tennis for Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium, December 30, 2007 - A near-capacity mostly middle-aged crowd watched Maria Sharapova beat Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 7-6 yesterday evening at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in a game that hit few high notes.
“Anna is hot!”
“Think of life as a zebra.”
Fullerton Hotel, Singapore, December 29, 2007 - In a short 15 minute press conference, you realise that Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, aged 20, is a confident, realistic and practical person without any illusions of what life is and that the millions she has in endorsements and prize money can disappear if she gets injured.
“I was the worst in my group…”
16 Singapore juniors get a clinic with Anna Chakvetadze
