Tennis World news
29.08.2009
Mario Ancicquit tennis, started working in law
24.08.2009
Upcoming tournaments:
New Haven is the last event before the US Open. It is played with the same balls and on the same surface as the Slam and it is the final preparation for the big event.
17.08.2009
Upcoming tournaments:
Toronto is played on medium/slow decoturf hard court with fairly high bounce.
10.08.2009
Upcoming tournaments:
Montreal The Masters event in Canada alternates each year between Toronto and Montreal. The Rogers Cup is played on Deco Turf - the same surface as the US Open and they will use Penn Masters series balls.
Cincinnati is played on a fast Decoturf hard court. "Here the balls are flying through the air really quick. It's hard to control the ball and you can't really have big swings at it," said Murray.
07.08.2009
Roger Federerconfirmed his start in Mntreal.
03.08.2009
Upcoming tournaments:
Los Angeles It is played on Plexipave surface which is considered to be medium fast with high bounce. It favours players with big serve and offensive game.
Washington is played on a fast decoturf hard court (the same as the US Open) and they use the bullet-like Wilson balls.
27.07.2009
Upcoming tournaments:
Los Angeles It is played on Plexipave surface which is considered to be medium fast with high bounce. It favours players with big serve and offensive game.
Gstaad Tournament is played at an altitude of 1050m above sea level. The ball flies fast through the thin air and tha favour the bigger serving players.
Umag Very slow clay courts.
24.07.2009
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer is the proud father of twin girls after his wife Mirka gave birth in Switzerland on Thursday night.
20.07.2009
Rafa Nadal has resumed training after positive results on medical tests last week. He will return at Montreal tournament. He said: "After stopping for a month - almost two - you lose your rhythm while others carry on competing."
19.07.2009
Upcoming tournaments:
Indianapolis The surface is a relatively quick Decoturf hard court with high bounce.
Hamburg Slow clay courts with medium bounce. They use fast balls.
Portoroz Slow hard courts with high bounce.
15.07.2009
Richard Gasquet ended his 2.5 months suspension (tested positive for cocaine).
15.07.2009
Rafael Nadal aiming for Montreal return in three weeks.
13.07.2009
Lucky Loser Rajeev Ram upset No. 3 seed Sam Querrey to take the singles title at the Hall of Fame Championships. He also captured the doubles crown with Jordan Kerr.
10.07.2009
Jelena Dokic was diagnosed with mononucleosis and She wont play tennis next two weeks.
Stanislaw Wawrinka has pulled out of Stuttgart tournament next week.
09.07.2009
Brydan Klein
has been suspended from the world tour for six months for racial abuse. The 19-year-old was also fined about $14,000 over the abuse, which was directed at South Africa's Raven Klaasan during a recent tournament in the UK. He reportedly called Klaasan a "kaffir" and spat at his coach and another player. The former junior Australian Open champion will have two months of his suspension lifted if he completes a racial sensitivity training course.
Rafael Nadal about Mathieu Montcourt death:
"When someone disappears like this, when something like this happens, you realize where you are and you put your life into perspective, winning or losing a tennis match, not competing at an event and everything else. This is the loss of a guy who was only 24 and who was a sportsman. He will not be playing with us again."
