{"id":20281,"date":"2013-06-08T21:46:53","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T19:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sport-news-served-with-french-flair\/"},"modified":"2013-06-08T21:46:53","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T19:46:53","slug":"sport-news-served-with-french-flair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sport-news-served-with-french-flair\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport news served with French flair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rafael_Nadal_holding_the_2008_Rogers_Cup_trophy2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox[4587]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Rafael Nadal holding the 2008 Rogers Cup trophy\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal holding the 2008 Rogers Cup trophy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/81354_300px-Rafael_Nadal_holding_the_2008_Rogers_Cup_trophy2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rafael Nadal holding the 2008 Rogers Cup trophy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s French Open semi-final between <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/nadal-happy-to-suffer-at-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> and Novak Djokovic was something to behold. The world, and we at MySport24, will be watching to see whether he will become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times when he faces off against fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>By then, Saturday\u2019s battle between <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/sharapova-takes-on-williams-at-french-open-final\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Sharapova<\/a> and Serena Williams will be done and dusted \u2013 no pun intended.<\/p>\n<p>It seems money is rearing its ugly head again as Real Madrid and <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/ronaldo-confident-he-will-renew-contract-with-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> continue contract negotiations. We think a bargain is out of the question after club president Florentino P\u00e9rez\u2019s earlier comment that Ronaldo is \u201cpriceless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The traditionally conservative ICC are aiming to make the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/champions-trophy-media-campaigns-launched-by-icc\/\" target=\"_blank\">ICC Champions Trophy<\/a>, which is currently taking place in England and Wales, one of the most talked about cricket events as they implement digital and social media campaigns for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Then we have to applaud <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/blaauw-blows-them-away-to-win-vodacom-origins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jacques Blaauw<\/a> for winning the Vodacom Origins of Golf tournament at Simola, Knysna, on Friday \u2013 his first as a pro.<\/p>\n<p>And, while we are in the neighbourhood, a heartstopper of a final stage is in prospect when <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/evans-and-stewart-draw-even-in-knysna\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Evans<\/a> and Brandon Stewart take on Waylon Woolcock and Lourens Luus in the final stage of the RE:CM Knysna 200 mountain bike race on Sunday. 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