Names: A Wonderful Mouthful

       Tennis players come from all over the world these days to compete, and the names can be a challenge.  In the women's doubles final today at the U.S. Open,


       Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta played Ekaterina Makarova          and Elena Vesnina who were winners over Kimiko Date-Krumm              and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.


       In that connection, Kei Nishikori today won a men's singles semifinal.  When Kei's father was asked how his son was given the first name Kei [kay], the reply was that he thought the name was pronounceable, and both parents wanted their son to be a citizen of the world.  A couple American broadcasters admitted Kei's English was far better than their Japanese.