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Missouri Senator Maria Chappelle-nadal Accuses Colleague Of 'unwarranted And Unwanted' Harassment

... floor in Jefferson City on Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File). State Rep. Joshua Peters, D-St. Louis. Missouri senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal accuses colleague of 'unwarranted and unwanted' harassment. Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal speaks on the Senate floor in Jefferson City on Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File). State Rep. Joshua Peters, D-St. Louis. JEFFERSON CITY • A debate about “right-to-work” legislation in the Missouri Senate took a turn on Tuesday when Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, accused a fellow lawmaker of touching her inappropriately. Speaking on the Senate floor, she said that after a state of the judiciary speech Tuesday morning, Rep. Joshua Peters grabbed her arms in a “forceful embrace” that was “unwarranted and unwanted,” calling her “boo,” and later, “bitch.”. Peters, a St. Louis Democrat, flatly denied the allegations. “This is categorically false,” he told the Post-Dispatch. In a statement issued later, Peters said Chappelle-Nadal’s floor speech was a “vicious personal and politically motivated attack,” adding he would not rule ...

Nadal Ready To Take One More Step Back To Top

... tougher now. I think now there is really a new very good generation. So that's very important for me because that means that I am competitive and playing well.". STRAIGHTER PRIORITIES. Next up is Dimitrov. Once tipped as the young player most likely to challenge the established order, the Bulgarian has struggled to live up to those expectations and was hindered by off-court distractions. Friday will mark just his second grand slam semi-final but the 25-year-old feels that under new coach Daniel Vallverdu he now has the mental strength and attitude to match the game that prompted those expectations. "I have straighter priorities right now. I know what I want from myself as soon as I come to a tournament," he said. "I come on the court. I'm just happy to try to find a way, even if things are not going my way.". Things have indeed gone his way this year. Dimitrov is on a winning run of 10 matches that earned him the Brisbane International title and has taken him to the last four at the Australian Open. However, he ...

Rafael Nadal Discusses One Key Element He Needs For Successful Comeback

... Milos Raonic hits a return against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut during their men's singles fourth round match on Jan. 23. GREG WOOD, AFP/Getty Images. Serena Williams reacts as she plays against Barbora Strycova during round four of the Women's Singles at the Australian Open Grand Slam on Jan. 23. TRACEY NEARMY, EPA. Coco Vandeweghe dabs after winning her women's singles fourth round match against No. 1 Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open on Jan. 22. MARK R. CRISTINO, EPA. Germany's Angelique Kerber hits a return against Coco Vandeweghe of the US during their women's singles fourth round match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 22. SAEED KHAN, AFP/Getty Images. Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates his victory against Japan's Kei Nishikori during their men's singles fourth round match during the Australian Open on Jan. 22. SAEED KHAN, AFP/Getty Images. Roger ...

Australian Open Men

... Smash from Raonic brings up set point for the Canadian - Nadal to serve. Wayward forehand levels it at 7-7. Six set points come and gone for Raonic. And now it's Nadal with set point - and he's taken it! Raonic's forehand flicks the net and bounces wide. Nadal two sets to the good. RAONIC 4-6 6-6 NADAL: What a lob from Raonic. Sensational. And it gives the Canadian two set points. Unreturned serve saves the first for Nadal, but now it's Raonic on serve. DOUBLE FAULT! Gasps from the crowd and it's 6-6. RAONIC 4-6 6-6 NADAL: Well playe Milos! Giving one another the runabout but he picks out a great volley to take the mini-break. A crisp volley takes it to 5-3 but Nadal finds some space with a passing how and we're back on serve at 5-4. RAONIC 4-6 6-6 NADAL: Chance for Rafa to take an immediate mini-break, but he goes long with a forehand. The defence from Nadal again to take a 2-1 lead. Stays on serve at the change-over. 3-3. RAONIC 4-6 6-6 NADAL: ...

Nadal Breaks Fifth-set Hex With Confidence-building Win Over Zverev

... five-set matches at the Grand Slams, he had come away the winner in 14 of them. But he had lost the last three. By the fourth set, Rafa himself had to admit that he had seen—and starred in—this four-hour movie one too many times before, and he wasn’t up for another tragic old-guy ending. He didn’t need any more meditations on the cruelty of age, and the inevitable decline of the great athlete. “I’ve been losing a lot of these five-setters,” Nadal said. “I said to myself, ‘Today’s the day.’”. As he had against Pouille, Nadal played his best when he was in catch-up mode. He may no longer be the closer he was once was, but he’s still a world-class chaser. Immediately after losing the third set, and watching Zverev leap across the court in celebration, Rafa dug in and broke serve. Now he was up 4-2 and struggling to protect that break; slowly but surely, Zverev had begun to creep back into the set. Rafa went down 0-15, before leveling at 15-15 with a strong crosscourt backhand. Then he went down 15-30, ...

Nadal Stops Big-serving Raonic In Bare-knuckle Brawl

... the stadium for a medical timeout, leaving Nadal to stay warm by jumping around at the side of the court playing an imaginary match, which he was also presumably dominating. Whatever Raonic had tweaked was given a workout upon resumption as Nadal sent him galloping around the court, but soon the Canadian recovered and set up two break points for the set. The response to that minor crisis was a classic Nadal rearguard: his first ace of the night, a minor rollicking of a ball kid, one curling forehand winner to save yet another set point, then a determined hold. If Raonic’s veins were bulging, his opponent’s nerves were imperceptible. The ensuing tiebreak produced 13 minutes of nerve-shredding tennis, though not for Nadal. Again he withstood three set points to take it 9-7 – at his first opportunity. Raonic had played some sublime tennis too, lobbing the veteran with perfection, but he lacked the cutting edge when it mattered. The third set was emblematic of that: Raonic ...

Rafa Nadal Wears £720,000 Richard Mille Watch To Play In Australian Open Quarter-final Win

... a £720,000 Richard Mille watch to play in Australian Open quarter-final win over Milos Raonic. Nadal reached his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2014 with a superb 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 victory over Canada's third seed. by WALLY DOWNES JR. Click to share on Whats App (Opens in new window). RAFA NADAL will pocket over £2.2 million if he wins the Australian Open this weekend but that would only buy him THREE of the luxury watches he has been wearing DURING the matches Down Under. The Spanish ace has played his way into a semi-final with Gregor Dimitrov with £720,000 worth of Richard Mille timepiece hanging from his wrist. Rafa Nadal has played his way into a semi-final with Gregor Dimitrov. The RM 27-02 is specially designed for the 14 time Grand Slam champion who has a long-running relationship with the Swiss designer. Since 2010, Mille has sponsored Nadal  and made a handful of amazing watches. Brazilian F 1 driver ...

Fedal

... of a grand slam. Nadal produced some inspired tennis to move within a match of the Australian Open final with a straight-sets win over Milos Raonic in their quarter-final on Rod Laver Arena. Nadal last won the title at Melbourne Park in 2009 but stayed on track for another crack with a 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 victory over the world No. 3 Canadian. The 30-year-old’s obstacle in the semi-final is Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who disposed of Belgian David Goffin in straight sets. Here’s what the Spaniard had to say after the match. ON BEING BACK TO HIS BEST. “I am not a very arrogant person so I always have doubts. So it is normal, even when I was winning a lot I had doubts, you can imagine I haven’t won and I have injuries. “But that is good I think, no, because when you have doubts you feel ready to work more. You know how tough all the victories is and I think I had a great career. At the same time, I had a lot of tough moments.”. An emotional Rafa Nadal after winning Source: Getty Images. ON HOW HE BEAT RAONIC. “Just fighting and believing just try to win the next point. That is the only way and that is the way I work at all my career. And it worked today, against a very, very ...