The compliments from her famous colleagues are inevitable. Cristy Turlingtong left “love” in the comments column, while Karen Elson praised, “You look amazing.” Erin O’Connor, in turn, wore a series of heart emojis. But perhaps the most telling comment came from fellow model Yasmeen Ghauri, who wrote: “Beautiful! But you’re gorgeous in every way.” How right she is. Christensen’s gorgeous shaggy haircut is a sight to behold! (lkr)
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More than a domination, it is a revolution that Serena Williams has imposed on women’s tennis during her twenty-year reign – almost – unchallenged, even if she may miss a title to equal the record of 24 victories in Margaret Court Grand Slam.
The American has “changed tennis”, “opened the doors”, “invented intimidation”, brought in “business”, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou told AFP in September 2021, to explain how her champion was the greatest player in history, she who announced on Tuesday, approaching her 41st birthday (September 26), that the “countdown” to her retirement was on.
Since he was handed his first racquet shortly following his fourth birthday, only his sister Venus has, at times, challenged his superiority. This was the case in their childhood, in the black ghetto of Compton, in Los Angeles, because Serena was fifteen months younger and attracted less attention than her slender sister.
But their father Richard was never mistaken. When a trainer assured him that he wanted Venus, then ten years old, “the next female Michael Jordan”, he replied: “No, I want the next two”.
This former manager of a babysitting company was a key figure in the careers of the Williams sisters, which he shaped from an early age following learning the coaching trade from books and videos. The story was told in 2021 in a successful film where Will Smith plays the role of the father.
Spotted quickly – the New York Times was already talking regarding it when they weren’t ten years old – the Williams sisters first scoured the circuit together. It was Serena who won the family’s first Grand Slam title, at the US Open in 1999, just before she turned 18. Then Venus became world No.1 in 2002, shortly before her sister. From Roland-Garros 2002 to the Australian Open 2003, four consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ended with the same poster: Williams once morest Williams. Never seen.
– Gagner par KO –
The money also quickly flowed in. Sports equipment brands signed the two sisters, from their pre-teens, on multi-million dollar contracts that turned the lives of this family of nine members upside down, the parents having had five other children from previous unions.
Then the trajectories of the sisters diverged. While Venus specialized in the grass at Wimbledon, where she won five times, Serena extended her dominance on all surfaces thanks to a simple tactic: take advantage of her incomparable power to strike as early and as hard as possible and win. by KO. No question of being drawn into long exchanges where his kilos of muscles end up being heavy to bear.
His weapons? The serve, sometimes hit at over 200 km/h, and the forehand. Confidence too. She is convinced that when she plays her best tennis, no one can beat her. But the accidents of life have not always allowed him to express himself.
In 2003-2004, she was absent eight months following knee surgery. Even if she was then only 21 years old, it was doubted that she would play tennis once more, seeming monopolized by other centers of interest, fashion or television.
– Tragedy –
In 2010 she slashed her feet stepping on broken glass, then in March 2011 a pulmonary embolism nearly claimed her life. Her setbacks, and especially the tragedy that struck her family in September 2003 when her half-sister Yetunde was shot dead in Los Angeles, made her more human in the eyes of the public, some of whom were tired of seeing her win.
A few months before, she had been whistled at Roland-Garros, she who has always said her love for Paris, where she has an apartment. These people did not imagine that ten years later, trained by the French Patrick Mouratoglou, she would express herself in the language of Molière on the central court.
At the head of an immense record – 7 Australian Open, 3 Roland-Garros, 7 Wimbledon, 6 US Open, but also thirteen Grand Slam titles in doubles with his sister and four Olympic gold medals (one in singles , three in doubles) – Serena won her 23rd and last ‘Major’ in Australia in 2017. Since then, she has been chasing a 24th major title, in singles, which would equal her Court l’Australian’s record, established between 1959 and 1975.
While some might have seen the birth of her first child in September 2017, following a complicated pregnancy and childbirth, as a sign of early retirement, the youngest of the Williams has on the contrary shown that her daughter Olympia was for her an additional motivation to want to inscribe his name in the history of tennis.
Returning to competition in March 2018, she regained her level and played four more finals, two at the US Open and two at Wimbledon, but in vain.
Grease Actress Olivia Newton-John Dies – NBC Los Angeles
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
LOS ANGELES, California – Australian actress and singer Olivia Newton-John, who starred alongside John Travolta in the musical “Grease,” died Monday at the age of 73, her husband reported on social media.
“Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away very peacefully this morning at her home in Southern California, surrounded by her family and friends,” she wrote. the artist’s Instagram account her husband, John Easterling.
“Olivia has been a symbol of triumph and hope for more than 30 years, sharing her fight once morest breast cancer,” Easterling added in her statement.
Newton-John’s artistic career exploded following the success in 1978 of the film “Grease”, also known in Latin America as “Vaselina” and “Brillantina”. Set in the 1950s, Grease tells the love story of Sandy Olsson, played by Newton-John, and Danny Zuko, the young rebel played by Travolta.
Born in the United Kingdom on September 26, 1948, the artist grew up in Australia.
In addition to cinema, Newton-John had an extensive musical career that led her to win four Grammy Awards, first reaping success in Europe, where in 1974 she came in fourth position in the popular Eurovision Song Contest — that year the winners were the Swedish ABBA. — and then emigrated to the United States, where he topped the charts five times.
Perhaps his biggest hit as a solo singer is “Physical“, released in 1981 and spent 10 weeks at the top of the sales charts.
She is survived in addition to her husband by her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, her sister Sarah Newton-John, and her brother Toby Newton-John.
Actor Paul Sorvino has died at the age of 83, according to his publicist.
Only women do this! A colleague took Khrustalev by surprise
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
TV presenter Alla Mikheeva revealed the unusual hobby of Dmitry Khrustalev, which became a real surprise for fans.
The star of the scene filmed a colleague from Evening Urgant on board the plane, while he deftly wielded two long sharp objects. As it turned out, the actor knows how to knit, and does it like a true professional: there are several colors in his products, and they themselves impress with their size.
Khrustalev is focused on the frames and does not pay attention to the camera. It can be seen that he is passionate, and at this moment, most likely, his favorite music is playing in the headphones.
Formerly Dmitry Khrustalev replaced Alexandra Maslyakova at an event in Kaliningrad. Information regarding the new presenter was kept secret to the last and surfaced a few days before the festival.
Source: “MK”