Aces
Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association has signed a five-year sponsorship deal believed to be in the region of £25m with financial services company AEGON. (BBC Sport)
The Bali Classic tennis tournament will be transformed next year into one of the most prestigious events on the WTA Tour calendar, the secondary season-ending Championships. (Sport Business)
Miguel Margets of Spain was honored with the 2008 Fed Cup Award of Excellence. (Tennis Wire)
Tennis Identity has reviewed the WristAssist. (Tennis Identity)
The Tennis Channel is filming an upcoming show at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. (Nick’s Picks)
Russia’s Elena Dementieva says she would not trade her Olympic gold medal. (Reuters)
The 2009 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group draws have been announced. (USTA)
Official On the Baseline t-shirts are now on sale. All qualifying purchases over $25.00 will receive free shipping.
Net Cords
Venus and Serena Williams have both withdrawn from the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Venus is suffering from a left elbow injury and Serena has a right ankle injury. (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)
French Tennis Federation president Christian Bîmes will not seek re-election in 2009. (Tennis Week)
Faults
Tuesday was a disastrous day for top players in Tokyo. (Women Who Serve)
