Men’s Doubles League

Our Men’s Doubles League was held on 21-22 Feb 2009.

We decided to have it over a single weekend rather than drag it out over several weeks.

The results are as follows:

Group A Champions - Masami Sasaki and Nick Chua
Runners up- Albert Cheah and Robert Tie

Group B Champions – Robin Cheah & Koay Theam Hock
Runners up- Hiroshi and Shan

Spot the Oh Lang

Can you spot the Oh Lang (Black Man) in this photo? This photo was taken from the Jacob's creek wine bar, from which Lisa and I were relaxing in air conditioned comfort, sipping a cold sparkling wine while watching Gael Monfils play in the over 40C heat and blistering sun... (I saw a tournament official check the court surface temperature that day and it was 60C)


click here to see the "Oh Lang" .... cooked black by the sun, hint: Its not Monfils !

Australian Open 2009 Melbourne

Lisa and I followed our Tennis Captain, Loo Choo Teng to Melbourne this year for the first week of the Australian Open. If you've never been , you really should consider going next year...it really is one of the best shows in the world for tennis...

You can see all our photos from Melbourne at my flickr site: Ted and Lisa at Australian Open

Also, have you ever been curious as to exactly what the surface is at the Australian Open? The vendor had a booth there and the surface is called "Plexicushion" It was changed to Plexicushion from Rebound Ace in 2008. Both Plexicushion and Rebound Ace differ from the USA Open's hard court ( Decoturf ), the ball slows down slightly less on the bounce and bounces slightly lower on the DecoTurf.

The Plexicushion Systems consist of a Plexicushion substrate (which is a blend of latex, rubber, and plastic particles) and the 100% acrylic Plexipave Surface. The substrate forms a layer which absorbs body shock and reduces muscle fatigue. The speed of the surface is classified as medium to medium-fast