Post by dengdai on Jan 15, 2014 8:37:59 GMT
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Roger Federer says he was misunderstood and he did not blame Switzerland teammate Stanislas Wawrinka for their Davis Cup loss to the United States. babyliss pro perfect curl uk . In comments translated from French, Federer appeared to criticize Wawrinkas performances in the 5-0 first-round whitewash at the weekend. But speaking at a pre-tournament news conference Monday at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Federer said there was no rift with Wawrinka. "It was a tough weekend for us," he said. "I did have a day to sort of recover on Sunday and just weather the press because it was taken completely the wrong way, me blaming Stan. I would never do that and it was just an unfortunate weekend. "There were many different circumstances leading to our defeat. First and foremost, I think the Americans played really well." Playing at home on indoor clay, Federer and Wawrinka both surprisingly lost their singles matches on the opening day against the U.S. before they also lost the doubles against Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan to seal the loss on Saturday. "Ill move on quickly from here," Federer said, "because I had good conversations with the captain (Severin Luthi), with Stan himself obviously, and just making sure theres no misunderstandings." After two losses in Davis Cup and a semifinal defeat to Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open last month, Federer is looking to bounce back in Rotterdam, where he is playing for the first time since winning the title in 2005. He will meet Nicolas Mahut of France in the first round. babyliss perfect curl . Freeman had five RBIs in the first two innings and the Braves battered Santana in his return from the disabled list, routing the sluggish New York Mets 9-3 on Saturday night. babyliss pro curl . The Bobcats suffered a big loss in Orlando on Friday and fell two games behind Indiana for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with just seven games to play.The weather is getting cold and teams are starting to think playoffs. Were heading into the final stretch, when the most outstanding of the outstanding truly prove themselves in going above already lofty expectations to secure that playoff spot; that home field advantage; that division title. While the race for Most Outstanding Player will be won and lost over the next six weeks, we take a look at the candidates who have done enough to put themselves in the late season conversation with the TSN.ca MOP Watch. Through the first 13 weeks of the 2013 season, who is the frontrunner for the leagues top individual award? The Saskatchewan Roughriders had two top candidates in RB Kory Sheets and QB Darian Durant through the first half of the season, but both have since fallen back to the pack, coinciding with the Riders recent fall in the standings. Durants dimmed star has been due to some uneven play the past three weeks while Sheets has been injury related. Toronto Argonauts QB Rickyy Ray is another candidate to lose ground to injury. babyliss curl secret. Prior to his shoulder woes the veteran had a dazzling stat line of 15 touchdowns to zero interceptions and a nearly 80 percent completion rate. If Ray and backup Zach Collaros could share the award, it would all but be wrapped up. The young Collaros is making a case for himself as it is, most recently leading the Argos to a three-game road winning streak in Rays stead. All these injuries opened the door to players like Henry Burris, who leads the league in passing in Hamilton, and Jon Cornish, the league leader in average yards per carry with the Stampeders. Meanwhile Edmontons first-year starter Mike Reilly has put up the individual numbers to warrant MOP consideration but his teams win/loss record hampers his case. The Rouge asks: Through the first 13 weeks of the season, who is your pick for Most Outstanding Player? Youve heard what weve had to say, now its your turn. As always, its Your! Call. ' ' '