Aces
Justine Henin’s tennis club in Belgium is set to open on November 30. (Justine Celebrates the Grand Opening of Her Tennis Club)
Venus Williams was a guest lecturer at Mary Baldwin College yesterday evening. (Venus Williams encourages Mary Baldwin College crowd to reach for goals)
Alicia Molik and Peter Luczak are planning to compete for Australia in the 2008 Hopman Cup. (Molik and Luczak to play Hopman Cup)
Net Cords
Tennis Channel has officially dropped the “The” from its name. (“The” Officially Retires from Tennis Channel Name)
Faults
Austrian crowd favorite Sybille Bammer lost 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0 to Ai Sugiyama on Tuesday at the Generali Ladies Linz. (Schnyder rolls; Bammer ousted in Linz)
Top Results on Tuesday
Generali Ladies Linz First Round
(6) Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. (Q) Aravane Rezai (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d. (8) Sybille Bammer (AUT) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-0
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 7-6(6) 6-3
Stars On Court Today
Generali Ladies Linz: Vaidisova vs. Pennetta, Golovin vs. Daniilidou, Chakvetadze vs. Schiavone
