Aces and Faults: WTA and ATP to Feature Four Mandatory Joint Events
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Oct 19, 2006 | Print
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Aces
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will be joining forces with the ATP Tour to create four mandatory events by the year 2009. Key Biscayne and Indian Wells may be included in the plan, with the possibility of a clay court tournament before Roland Garros and another event later in the season in Asia. (WTA, ATP planning four joint showcase events by 2009)
Team WTA has a great story on Maria Sharapova, including some interesting tidbits on her participation in Fed Cup and the Olympics. (Sharapova’s beautiful life)
Martina Hingis is during a good job blogging from Zurich. It’s definitely the most entertaining read that we have had yet from a player’s blog. (Martina Hingis’ Zurich Blog)
Looking for a place to retire in peace and play tennis? Charleston, South Carolina has been ranked as one of the top six places in the United States for retired tennis players. (Lowcountry appeal gets high marks)
The teams for next season’s Hopman Cup have been announced:
Australia - Alicia Molik and Mark Philippoussis
Croatia - Sanja Ancic and Mario Ancic
Czech Republic - Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych
Korea Republic - Y J Cho and H T Lee
Russia – Nadia Petrova and Dmitry Tursunov
Spain – Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo
USA – Venus Williams and Taylor Dent
and the winner of the Asian Hopman Cup
Venus and Serena Williams will be playing an exhibition match in Denver on November 30th to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities. (Williams sisters Broomfield bound)
Faults
Tatiana Golovin had to retire from the Zurich Open yesterday during her match against Maria Kirilenko with a sprained right ankle.
Amelie Mauresmo made it through her second round match against Samantha Stosur, but her right shoulder is still giving her a lot of trouble. She admitted that she is worried about the injury and is not playing her best tennis this week in Zurich. (Mauresmo next for Hantuchova)
On Court
ZURICH: Katarina Srebotnik vs. Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Timea Bacsinszky vs. Francesca Schiavone, Shahar Peer vs. Maria Sharapova, Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur vs. Jelena Jankovic/Corina Morariu
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