Aces and Faults: Anna Kournikova to Appear at Chris Evert’s Tennis Classic
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Oct 20, 2006 | Print
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Aces
Anna Kournikova and Lindsay Davenport will be at the Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic in Boca Raton, Florida on November 4-5. (Evert Classic returns to Boca Raton)
WTA Tour President Stacey Allaster has said that women’s tennis needs to look to Asia in order to grow more and increase in popularity. (WTA Tour president: Tennis must look to Asia to grow)
Faults
Technical Note: If any of you are using the new Internet Explorer 7.0 that was officially released yesterday, you may have noticed that On the Baseline is having some trouble appearing correctly. I’m working on the fix and it should be looking fine soon.
Francesca Schiavone had to retire from her second round match against qualifier Timea Bacsinszky at the Zurich Open because of a sprain in her right calf.
The future looks a little bleak for professional women’s tennis in the United States. (American women losing ground)
On Court
ZURICH: Maria Kirilenko vs. Katarina Srebotnik, Timea Bacsinszky vs. Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Daniela Hantuchova already reached the semifinals because of Amelie Mauresmo’s withdrawal.)
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