tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811326.post-89324907417423490112008-03-27T08:01:00.002+08:002008-03-27T14:01:50.811+08:002008-03-27T14:01:50.811+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Nevermind Rafael Nadal lost at Indiana Wells last week.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Qg6J04XZhR4/R-r3M1Rq5ZI/AAAAAAAABeA/OSHPdxsrP6E/s1600-h/rafael_nadal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182226121074861458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Qg6J04XZhR4/R-r3M1Rq5ZI/AAAAAAAABeA/OSHPdxsrP6E/s320/rafael_nadal.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">To kick off the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams played a spirited in water game of tennis in the 110-foot long, 43,000-gallon swimming pool at the Gansevoort South Hotel.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Qg6J04XZhR4/R-r3SVRq5aI/AAAAAAAABeI/ArQQ67bWBLk/s1600-h/serena_williams.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182226215564141986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Qg6J04XZhR4/R-r3SVRq5aI/AAAAAAAABeI/ArQQ67bWBLk/s320/serena_williams.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Balanced on acrylic, invisible platforms at either end of the Bisazza-glass tiled infinity edge pool for the players to stand, the water-covered court took seven days to build.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><blockquote>"This was a once in a lifetime chance to play tennis on water," says Serena Williams, the defending Sony Ericsson champ. "And it was a new challenge to play against Rafael. Especially since he volunteered to play at the deep end!"</blockquote><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-h-5E6XxwI8&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-h-5E6XxwI8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Pictures from Getty Images)<br /></span></span>hcfoonoreply@blogger.com