Aces
Kim Clijsters and Brian Lynch tried pulling a fast one on the overbearing press in Belgium by getting married a day early. (Former tennis star Clijsters marries in secret dawn ceremony)
Russia’s Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpischev was finally granted a visa and is headed to Vermont for the semifinal ties. (Russian team makes do until captain Tarpishchev arrives)
Austria and Israel will be facing off this weekend for a spot in the Fed Cup World Group next season. (Israel in Austria for historic Fed Cup tie)
Guest blogger Nicholas McCarvel at TennisWorld has a fascinating look at the state of Maria Sharapova’s game against her fellow top players. (The Big-Game Girl)
Venus Williams has entered the Acura Classic. (Venus joins other stars at Acura Classic)
Even though she can’t compete, Samantha Stosur will be cheering on her teammates from the sidelines at Gold Coast. (Stosur to support from sidelines)
The Bank of the West Classic has teamed up with NFL (National Football League). (Raiders to Bring a Touch of the NFL to the Bank of the West Classic)
Net Cords
Nicole Vaidisova is suffering from a mild form of mononucleosis and has pulled out of Fed Cup this weekend. She will be replaced on the Czech Republic’s squad by Iveta Benesova. (Vaidisova suffering from glandular fever)
Ana Ivanovic has pulled out of Fed Cup and the Acura Classic because of a knee injury. (I have to rest for two weeks)
Belgium’s Fed Cup team will be fielding its youngest squad in history this week for a chance to remain in the World Group. (Newcomer Feys starts for Belgium)
Fault
None Today!
World Group Semifinal action at Fed Cup begins tomorrow! Be sure to check back at On the Baseline later today for a preview!
Aaress, Kim and Brian did not get married a day earlier than scheduled. The 14 July date still holds, but that is the church ceremony. The one they had today is the legal ceremony.
Thanks Ice for the clarification. Actually, I’m not sure it was much of a “secret” – the Belgian press has been speculating that Kim was going to do this for days.
Apparently, Kim has issued a statement saying that she wanted the official ceremony to be a smaller, close family affair.
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Yes, they want the whole wedding to be private, so everything is off-limits to the press. Which is why the Belgian press having been camping out in Bree to get anything from the wedding