Aces
Jennifer Capriati treasures fond memories of winning the Acura Classic. (Acura reaches end of ride)
Eurosport has a look at some of the young players to watch heading into the US Open. (US Open Countdown: Young Blood)
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has debuted a new way to measure the “power index”. (WTA creates ‘power index’ stat to measure who hits hardest)
Bangkok will be hosting the Asian Hopman Cup in November. (Bangkok To Host Asian Hopman Cup)
Net Cords
Svetlana Kuznetsova’s request to enter January’s ASB Classic has been turned down because of Tour restrictions. (Kuznetsova volleys surprise request)
Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo has withdrawn from the Pilot Pen tennis tournament in New Haven. (Mauresmo withdraws from Pilot Pen)
Tatiana Golovin retired from the East West Bank Classic yesterday because of a hamstring injury. (Hamstrung Golovin bows out)
Faults
None today!
Top Results from Monday
East West Bank Classic Singles First Round
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d. (11) Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 7-5 ret. (right hamstring strain)
(13) Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Laura Granville (USA) 6-4 6-2
(Q) Yuliana Fedak (UKR) d. (14) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 1-6 6-2 6-3
(16) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. Olga Poutchkova (RUS) 7-5 6-2
Stars On Court Today
East West Bank Classic: Ekaterina Makarova vs. Elena Dementieva, Maria Kirilenko vs. Marion Bartoli, Sania Mirza or Aleksandra Wozniak vs. Martina Hingis
