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Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King, who founded the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 35 years ago, says her real dream was to bring men's and women's players' unions together under one banner.” If people knew the history, they would know that I never wanted us to be separate from the guys," King told Reuters in a telephone interview on Monday Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King, who founded the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 35 years ago, says her real dream was to bring men's and women's players' unions together under one banner.” If people knew the history, they would know that I never wanted us to be separate from the guys," King told Reuters in a telephone interview on Monday.
After completing his course in US, Somdev came back to India and started playing here. He represented India in Davis Cup. Then the next big tournament for him was the recent Chennai Open. It changed his career as he was the runner up here. Indian ace, Sania Mirza crashed out of Australian Open after being defeated by Russian Nadia Petrova 3-6, 2-6, in the second round on Wednesday. Mirza, who had come back after a four-month layoff, made some unforced errors at crucial stages.
Indian ace, Sania Mirza crashed out of Australian Open after being defeated by Russian Nadia Petrova 3-6, 2-6, in the second round on Wednesday. Mirza, who had come back after a four-month layoff, made some unforced errors at crucial stages. Sometimes you just get the feeling that things aren't going your way in a salary arbitration hearing. Tal Smith had a good chuckle recalling such an event the other day. In 1986, he was representing the Kansas City Royals in an arbitration case against pitcher Bret Saberhagen. After both sides made their arguments, the arbitrator slid a piece of paper over to Saberhagen and requested an autograph.
"That sort of distressed us," Smith said in a telephone interview from his office in Houston, where he runs a consulting business and serves as president of baseball operations for the Astros. "Needless to say, we lost that one." When it comes to salary arbitration in baseball, Smith has seen it all. He argued his first cases in 1974; the year baseball adopted the process, when he was an executive vice president with the New York Yankees.