New Balls Please!

bulldog55 · 03-29-2005, 11:47 AM

New balls please!

Tennis star Ivan Ljubicic got more than he bargained for when he opened his locker - and found a naked rival inside.

The Croat's suspicions had become aroused when he went to get changed for his third-round match at the Nasdaq-100 Open and saw his clothes strewn across the dressing room floor.

But nothing prepared him for the shock of finding Frenchman Michael Llodra crouched inside the tiny wardrobe, with not so much as a strategically-placed tennis ball to hide his dignity.

Ljubicic, who recovered to beat Vincent Spadea, said: "I saw the door slightly open, so I went to open it and then, shock, complete shock - there was Michael Llodra, naked in my locker!

"He was looking at me, I was looking at him. I said, 'What the hell are you doing here?'

"He said: 'I'm trying to focus for my match'.

"I said: 'It's 10 to 10 - you're playing at 10 O'Clock!'

"He replied: 'I'm trying to get positive energy from you. You're winning a lot of matches this year'."

And, it seems, there was method in his madness, with Llodra going on to win his doubles match with partner Arnaud Clement.

How the 6ft 3in player managed to squeeze into the locker is another matter altogether.

"The locker, it's not a big locker, it's a small locker. It's not easy to get in that locker, I'm telling you," said Ljubicic.

"He is not a small guy but very flexible. Very, very flexible."

Ljubicic now faces Spain's Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the Miami tournament and will be more than a little nervous when he enters the dressing room.

"When I open my locker, I'll be opening it really slowly," he said. "After this I don't know what I'm going to find in there."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funn...me/4389625.stm

Jonzard · 03-29-2005, 01:28 PM

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What up wit dat homey!?

bulldog55 · 03-29-2005, 02:08 PM

You found me out. I made the whole thing up.

Draft Dodger · 03-29-2005, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bulldog55

The Croat's suspicions had become aroused when he went to get changed for his third-round match at the Nasdaq-100 Open and saw his clothes strewn across the dressing room floor.

nice choice of words

03-29-2005, 11:47 AM	#1
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,481	New Balls Please! New balls please! Tennis star Ivan Ljubicic got more than he bargained for when he opened his locker - and found a naked rival inside. The Croat's suspicions had become aroused when he went to get changed for his third-round match at the Nasdaq-100 Open and saw his clothes strewn across the dressing room floor. But nothing prepared him for the shock of finding Frenchman Michael Llodra crouched inside the tiny wardrobe, with not so much as a strategically-placed tennis ball to hide his dignity. Ljubicic, who recovered to beat Vincent Spadea, said: "I saw the door slightly open, so I went to open it and then, shock, complete shock - there was Michael Llodra, naked in my locker! "He was looking at me, I was looking at him. I said, 'What the hell are you doing here?' "He said: 'I'm trying to focus for my match'. "I said: 'It's 10 to 10 - you're playing at 10 O'Clock!' "He replied: 'I'm trying to get positive energy from you. You're winning a lot of matches this year'." And, it seems, there was method in his madness, with Llodra going on to win his doubles match with partner Arnaud Clement. How the 6ft 3in player managed to squeeze into the locker is another matter altogether. "The locker, it's not a big locker, it's a small locker. It's not easy to get in that locker, I'm telling you," said Ljubicic. "He is not a small guy but very flexible. Very, very flexible." Ljubicic now faces Spain's Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the Miami tournament and will be more than a little nervous when he enters the dressing room. "When I open my locker, I'll be opening it really slowly," he said. "After this I don't know what I'm going to find in there." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funn...me/4389625.stm __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular. Last edited by bulldog55; 03-29-2005 at 02:08 PM.

03-29-2005, 01:28 PM	#2
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	"Not Found The requested URL /sport1/hi/fun...ame/4389625.stm was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. " What up wit dat homey!? __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

03-29-2005, 02:08 PM	#3
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,481	You found me out. I made the whole thing up. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular.