Least Favourite Women's Player
There are actually quite a few players on the WTA circuit that I don't like that much. But I think my least favourite player would have to be Jelena Jankovic.
She's whingy and sour and annoying and find her really hard to stomach.
In fact, unless she's playing someone I really love - then I'd more than likely switch of any coverage of her matches.
Semi Finalists: Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki and Andrea Petkovic.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Day Four: 30 Days of Tennis Challenge
Least Favourite Men's Player
Hands down, Andy Murray.
I think the main reason I dislike him so much, is because he always whinges about something, anything, everything. Whenever I watch his matches, which I'll be honest is almost never, he always whinges about something stupid and when he whinges, he carries on like there is no tomorrow and I find it beyond annoying!
Plus he also always looks sour. And the way he overreacts to everything irks me.
Runner-up for the title: Radek Stepanek - for very similar reasons to Murray.
xx love Breanna
Hands down, Andy Murray.
I think the main reason I dislike him so much, is because he always whinges about something, anything, everything. Whenever I watch his matches, which I'll be honest is almost never, he always whinges about something stupid and when he whinges, he carries on like there is no tomorrow and I find it beyond annoying!
Plus he also always looks sour. And the way he overreacts to everything irks me.
Runner-up for the title: Radek Stepanek - for very similar reasons to Murray.
xx love Breanna
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
My Porschy!
I snapped this photo of my darling girl Porscha this morning...
She's actually not supposed to be on the bed... But shhh!! Hehe
xx love Breanna
She's actually not supposed to be on the bed... But shhh!! Hehe
xx love Breanna
Day Three: 30 Days of Tennis Challenge
Favourite Doubles Team
I don't really have a favourite doubles team, per se. I guess that's because doubles is hardly ever televised and players seem to switch partners quite regularly. But if I was going to pick a team that always play together, then I would probably choose The Bryan Brothers.
Aside from being an awesome doubles team, I mean their records and titles speak for themselves, I like the way the conduct themselves on court. I also really like that they always look like their having fun and I love their chest bumps! haha.
The Bryan Brothers also really remind me of a guy I went to school with and swam with through my teenage years. I dunno, it's something in the face!
I was lucky to pick one favourite doubles team, so I don't have a "Final 8" for this question, but I will say that my runners-up team would be John Isner and Sam Querrey (aka Quisner). Two of my favourite men's singles players, playing doubles together - what more do I have to say!?! I just wish they'd play more regularly!!
And in a very distant third, and only because I love the "team name" the media dubbed them with, it would be Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish (aka Fish 'N' Rod). Hehe!!
xx love Breanna
I don't really have a favourite doubles team, per se. I guess that's because doubles is hardly ever televised and players seem to switch partners quite regularly. But if I was going to pick a team that always play together, then I would probably choose The Bryan Brothers.
Aside from being an awesome doubles team, I mean their records and titles speak for themselves, I like the way the conduct themselves on court. I also really like that they always look like their having fun and I love their chest bumps! haha.
The Bryan Brothers also really remind me of a guy I went to school with and swam with through my teenage years. I dunno, it's something in the face!
I was lucky to pick one favourite doubles team, so I don't have a "Final 8" for this question, but I will say that my runners-up team would be John Isner and Sam Querrey (aka Quisner). Two of my favourite men's singles players, playing doubles together - what more do I have to say!?! I just wish they'd play more regularly!!
And in a very distant third, and only because I love the "team name" the media dubbed them with, it would be Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish (aka Fish 'N' Rod). Hehe!!
xx love Breanna
Monday, 28 May 2012
Day Two: 30 Days of Tennis Challenge
Favourite Women's Player
This is a tough one for me. But I think I'll have to go with Sam Stosur.
There are many reasons why I love Sammy!! Starting with her fighting capabilities! OK yes, she is very fragile at times and can be very inconsistent, but there have been plenty of times where you would, or should have counted her out and she's come back to win!
Another testament to her fighting capabilities is the success she has had in recent years after missing a significant portion of time on the tour whilst she fought Lyme disease.
I've seen her play live a couple of times, including being there to witness what most would consider the best win of her career: The 2011 US Open Women's Final win over Serena Williams.
That match was amazing! She came out swinging and firing and Serena (and the majority of the Flushing Meadows crowd) didn't know what hit them! It was amazing and I loved every minute of it!!
The Final 8: Kim Clijsters, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Daniela Hantuchova, Jarmila Gajdosova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Na Li.
xx love Breanna
This is a tough one for me. But I think I'll have to go with Sam Stosur.
There are many reasons why I love Sammy!! Starting with her fighting capabilities! OK yes, she is very fragile at times and can be very inconsistent, but there have been plenty of times where you would, or should have counted her out and she's come back to win!
Another testament to her fighting capabilities is the success she has had in recent years after missing a significant portion of time on the tour whilst she fought Lyme disease.
I've seen her play live a couple of times, including being there to witness what most would consider the best win of her career: The 2011 US Open Women's Final win over Serena Williams.
That match was amazing! She came out swinging and firing and Serena (and the majority of the Flushing Meadows crowd) didn't know what hit them! It was amazing and I loved every minute of it!!
The Final 8: Kim Clijsters, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Daniela Hantuchova, Jarmila Gajdosova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Na Li.
xx love Breanna
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Day One: 30 Days of Tennis Challenge
Favourite Men's Player
In January 2009 I took my mum to the Australian Open as a birthday present. Prior to that I wasn't "that" interested in tennis. I mean, I would watch occasionally on TV, but I never would have thought I would be as interested in it as I've become.
On that first day at the Australian Open in 2009, we had a ground pass so I told mum to pick which match she wanted to go and watch. She chose a match between John Isner and Dominik Hrbaty on some obscure back court.
From that moment my true love of tennis was born! I had the best 10 days in Melbourne and now I am completely and utterly obsessed.
My favourite men's player is John Isner. He was the first live match I ever saw and I have been following his career closely ever since. Often that involves waking at ridiculous hours of the morning to watch his matches!
One of my favourite things about him is his demeanour on court. His facial expressions never cease to make me laugh! In a sport where most players are either poker faced, or completely over the top in their actions to pump themselves up, his looks of exasperation, smirks, and everything in between make me laugh!
Here is some photographic proof of what I'm talking about:
I'm hoping he will have a good run at Roland Garros this year - he's already looking better than last year! This year he is seeded #10 and drew a qualifier... Last year he drew Rafael Nadal - It's amazing the difference a year makes!!
The Final 8: Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, Bernie Tomic, Sam Querrey, Nicolas Mahut, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish
xx love Breanna
In January 2009 I took my mum to the Australian Open as a birthday present. Prior to that I wasn't "that" interested in tennis. I mean, I would watch occasionally on TV, but I never would have thought I would be as interested in it as I've become.
On that first day at the Australian Open in 2009, we had a ground pass so I told mum to pick which match she wanted to go and watch. She chose a match between John Isner and Dominik Hrbaty on some obscure back court.
From that moment my true love of tennis was born! I had the best 10 days in Melbourne and now I am completely and utterly obsessed.
My favourite men's player is John Isner. He was the first live match I ever saw and I have been following his career closely ever since. Often that involves waking at ridiculous hours of the morning to watch his matches!
One of my favourite things about him is his demeanour on court. His facial expressions never cease to make me laugh! In a sport where most players are either poker faced, or completely over the top in their actions to pump themselves up, his looks of exasperation, smirks, and everything in between make me laugh!
Here is some photographic proof of what I'm talking about:
I'm hoping he will have a good run at Roland Garros this year - he's already looking better than last year! This year he is seeded #10 and drew a qualifier... Last year he drew Rafael Nadal - It's amazing the difference a year makes!!
The Final 8: Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, Bernie Tomic, Sam Querrey, Nicolas Mahut, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish
xx love Breanna
30 Days of Tennis Challenge
Anyone that knows me, knows that I am completely and utterly obsessed with sport... In particular I absolutely love tennis. One of my fellow tennis obsessed twitter friends (You can read her blog here or follow her on twitter: @NatBatTennis) started this challenge a few weeks ago and have loved her updates, so I decided to follow suit and accept the challenge!
The French Open starts today, which I am beyond excited about! So as well as spamming your twitter feed with all sorts of ridiculous tweets that don't actually form sentences and make no sense to anyone who doesn't follow tennis, I'm going to spam you all with tennis blog posts as well. You're welcome world!
So the challenge is: 30 tennis related questions. 30 days. One a day. Let's do this!!
The questions are..
1. Favourite men’s player
2. Favourite women’s player
3. Favourite doubles team
4. Least favourite men’s player
5. Least favourite women’s player
6. Your most memorable match
7. First player you became a fan of
8. Earliest tennis memory
9. Favourite retired men’s player
10. Favourite retired women’s player
11. A player that no one would expect you to love
12. A player that you aren’t a fan of but you respect
13. Favourite Grand Slam tournament
14. Favourite Non Grand Slam tournament
15. Most attractive women’s player
16. Most attractive men’s player
17. Favourite women’s tennis outfit
18. Favourite men’s tennis outfit
19. Which men’s and women’s player was world no. 1 on the day you were born
20. Favourite men’s slam champion
21. Favourite women’s slam champion
22. Favourite umpire
23. Favourite mixed doubles team
24. Favourite tennis couple
25. Favourite tennis wag
26. A match that makes you happy
27. A match that makes you sad
28. The Grand Slam you would most like to go to
29. What’s your favourite tennis surface
30. Post your fave tennis related gif or picture
2. Favourite women’s player
3. Favourite doubles team
4. Least favourite men’s player
5. Least favourite women’s player
6. Your most memorable match
7. First player you became a fan of
8. Earliest tennis memory
9. Favourite retired men’s player
10. Favourite retired women’s player
11. A player that no one would expect you to love
12. A player that you aren’t a fan of but you respect
13. Favourite Grand Slam tournament
14. Favourite Non Grand Slam tournament
15. Most attractive women’s player
16. Most attractive men’s player
17. Favourite women’s tennis outfit
18. Favourite men’s tennis outfit
19. Which men’s and women’s player was world no. 1 on the day you were born
20. Favourite men’s slam champion
21. Favourite women’s slam champion
22. Favourite umpire
23. Favourite mixed doubles team
24. Favourite tennis couple
25. Favourite tennis wag
26. A match that makes you happy
27. A match that makes you sad
28. The Grand Slam you would most like to go to
29. What’s your favourite tennis surface
30. Post your fave tennis related gif or picture
Let's get started!
xx love Breanna
Aunty Gok made me over!!
On Sunday last week, I had a once in a lifetime opportunity! I got made over by Gok Wan!
Aunty Gok was in the middle of his Westfield tour, and that included a stop at Westfield Chermside.
I was one of the main parts of the show.
My part involved me being dressed in ridiculously baggy, oversized clothes and going out on stage so Gok could snip, tuck, cinch and clip the clothes in a more flattering way.
It was so much fun! Aunty Gok is a HOOT!
Here are a couple of shots from the day :)
Aunty Gok was in the middle of his Westfield tour, and that included a stop at Westfield Chermside.
I was one of the main parts of the show.
My part involved me being dressed in ridiculously baggy, oversized clothes and going out on stage so Gok could snip, tuck, cinch and clip the clothes in a more flattering way.
It was so much fun! Aunty Gok is a HOOT!
Here are a couple of shots from the day :)
In my daggy, baggies!
In the middle of the snip, clip and cinch!
The end result - check me out on the big screen! ha!
Getting my hair and makeup done! That's Rae Morris doing
my makeup for those who know who she is!!!!!
The final result of my makeover!
Before and After - My big reveal on stage!
It was so much fun and I loved every minute of it!! Thanks Westfield Chermside, and thanks Aunty Gok!
xx love Breanna
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Katrina's Wedding
Last Saturday, the daughter of one of my parent's oldest friends got married! Katrina's parents and my parents have been friends since long before either of us were born.
It was such a beautiful day: from the stunningly clear blue sky, to the bride and her sisters, to the table settings!!
My day started at the hair dresser, my hair was long over due for a colour refresher, so while I was there my amazing hair dresser put my hair up into an updo for me. This was how my hair ended up:
I loved it!!!
Katrina's parents, my parents, my pseudo parents and another friend Sam's parents have been friends for so long. My pseudo mum couldn't make it, and obviously my pseudo dad is no longer with us. But it was really nice to celebrate with everyone. It's a shame pseudo dad is no longer here, he would have absolutely loved the wedding. He would have completely been in his element.
Here are a couple of photos from after the ceremony.
This is my brother and I:
And this is Sam (mentioned above) and I:
And finally this is a photo of us all from the reception:
It was such a wonderful day. Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
xx love Breanna
It was such a beautiful day: from the stunningly clear blue sky, to the bride and her sisters, to the table settings!!
My day started at the hair dresser, my hair was long over due for a colour refresher, so while I was there my amazing hair dresser put my hair up into an updo for me. This was how my hair ended up:
I loved it!!!
Katrina's parents, my parents, my pseudo parents and another friend Sam's parents have been friends for so long. My pseudo mum couldn't make it, and obviously my pseudo dad is no longer with us. But it was really nice to celebrate with everyone. It's a shame pseudo dad is no longer here, he would have absolutely loved the wedding. He would have completely been in his element.
Here are a couple of photos from after the ceremony.
This is my brother and I:
And this is Sam (mentioned above) and I:
And finally this is a photo of us all from the reception:
It was such a wonderful day. Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
xx love Breanna
Monday, 21 May 2012
Brunch, Lunch and a Movie
On Thursday last week, Siany had an RDO so we made the most of it and met up for brunch at Cockadoodle. This really cute/quirky cafe at Red Hill. Siany lives quite close by and loves the place. I worked on the sale of the business before it became Cockadoodle about 18 months ago. This was my second outing there! We both ordered the crepes. I had fresh strawberries and warm melted chocolate, while Siany had the maple syrup crepes.
They were divine!
I had intended to take a photo of them, but they were in my belly before I could remember!!
From there I went and met up with my pseudo mummy for lunch. We went to The Gap Tavern. It is kind of our regular lunch spot. It's about the only place that has decent lunch food that's close to us both.
While we were there we decided to go to the movies and see "The Five Year Engagement".
I really liked it. It was cute and had some funny one liners in it.
We were 2 of 4 people in the showing. The other two were this old couple. When they walked into the theatre pseudo mum asked me if they were in the right cinema... We both agreed that they probably weren't... Well they sat through it and then left with about 15 minutes to go. Pseudo mum and I couldn't understand why they'd sat through that much of it, to leave as it was finishing...?!
Oh well, we both enjoyed it and it capped of a lovely day!
xx love Breanna
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