Aces
Adidas will return to tennis racquet production with its new Barricade line. The new racquets will be available in the USA in February 2009. (The Tennis Times)
Serena Williams participated in a Hollywood event at Paramount Studios that celebrated the 60th anniversary of Israel. (KSL)
Marion Bartoli and Nadia Petrova made sushi while in Tokyo for the Toray Pan Pacific Open. (Marion Bartoli Fan Blog)
ATP Tour doubles player Jamie Murray hopes to continue his mixed doubles partnership with Liezel Huber. (Scotsman)
Babolat has introduced a new range of high performance tennis racquets–the XS line–featuring the new Xtra Sweetspot technology. (Tennis Wire)
Alize Cornet is expected to compete for France with Gilles Simon at the Hopman Cup. (Fox Sports Australia)
Michael at The Tennis Times takes a look at the proper shoes for tennis surfaces. (The Tennis Times)
Net Cords
Retired WTA Tour star Tracy Austin regrets never having an opportunity to compete for the United States at the Olympics. (Reuters)
Faults
None today!
[...] (source: Marion Baroli Fan Blog via On the Baseline) [...]