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Can you describe the "Ultimate" match vision of the future?In tennis it will be decided in 2020 to reintroduce wooden racquets again to slow down high speed tennis. The youthful veteran Roger Federer (39) is looking forward

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Nespresso is proud to be the Official Coffee of this year’s Swiss Indoors ATP World Tour 500. From October 31st through November 8th, the eyes of the tennis world will be focused on the St. Jakobshalle sports complex in Basel, Switzerland, as the g

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Interview with Michael Kempf, patron of the Nespresso Pastry Cup 2009. First of all thanks for deciding to be the patron of the first Nespresso Pastry Cup. What was your ultimate experience with the first Nespresso Pastry Cup?

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Interview with Nespresso Club member Mrs. Ulrike Lang.First of all thanks for taking part and of course for being on the jury. What we’re naturally really interested in is how did you feel about being part of the jury for the first N

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Interview with Michael Kempf, patron of the Nespresso Pastry Cup 2009. First of all thanks for deciding to be the patron of the first Nespresso Pastry Cup. What was your ultimate experience with the first Nespresso Pastry Cup?

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As organiser of the European Masters in Crans-Montana, do you always experience the same feelings of excitement at the start of the tournament?Yves Mittaz: Yes, it’s always the same feeling, even though I’ve lived with the tournament for practica

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Nespresso and the Omega European Masters: A story of loyalty!An enchanting setting, nestled amongst the Swiss Alps, which gaze down upon the best golfers in the planet.The Omega European Masters, which unfolds this year between 3rd and 6th September,

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Episode 8 : Re-cap

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You might think The Roca Brothers are a high-wire circus act and you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca — respectively, head chef, head sommelier and dessert maestro of El Celler de Can Roca — recently accomplished a dizzyin

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Can you describe the jury’s selection process this year?As on previous occasions, the main thing has been to choose people who travel and who know the majority of restaurants in the greatest number of places in the world.Also, people who are discer

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This time, everything will go as it was meant to. Yes, after three consecutive losses in the finals to Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer has vowed to make June 7, 2009 his day of triumph.

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On this particular Sunday, June 8, 2008, Roger Federer arrives at Centre Court ticking like a Swiss watch.

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Episode 7 : In the VIP Bar With the Stars

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Episode 6 : In the Arena

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Episode 5 : Why I Always Wanted to Be John McEnroe

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Episode 4 : The Gifts

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Episode 3 : I'm about to meet lots of stars (and no doubt become their friend)

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Episode 2 : "Hello"

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Episode 1 : Hello. I'm gonna tell you how I talked my way into the V.I.P. section of the French Open this year.

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Roland-Garros: Charles Berberian's interview. When the little yellow ball becomes Proust's madeleine.

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The samurai : What goes through your mind, dear tennis-player, before serving the match point in the finals at the French Open?

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Best quote, 2009 : Every year at the French Open, there's one quote that rises above all others. A funny quote that wasn't meant to be. A quote that will survive the past, the present and the foreseeable future.

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"Gentlemen's doubles" : This year I'm on a doubles team with the writer Philippe Delerm. Good choice, guys. That's what a call a dynamic (and complementary) duo.

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The girl in the red sweater : In the crowd at centre court there's always a girl in a red sweater. This has been the case for years. The girl is always very pretty and she wears — even on cloudy days — huge sunglasses.

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The outcast : riday, May 29, 2009, Radek Štěpánek, the UFO of this tournament (ATP ranking: 19), wound up facing a particularly harsh reality: the Croatian Marin Čilić. A Spanish kind of Croatian.

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Memories, memories : All it takes is a bit of rain and a bunch of kids rolling out the big green tarp in the Roland Garros Stadum, and here we are, talking to strangers.

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A very discreet hero : He doesn't have the honor of playing on the centre court. He's playing on court 17. One of the "annex courts", as they're called at the French Open. His name is Peter Polansky. He's Canadian and ranked 273rd in the world.

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Roland-Garros : Nicolas Rey's interview. When the little yellow ball becomes Proust's madeleine

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Lovely hat, madam : The "Lovely hat, madam" was, until the beginning of the 2000s, Michel Dhrey's signature contribution to the French Open.

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