Aces
With twenty days to go before the season-ending Championships, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, Venus Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska are the frontrunners for the last three spots. (Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)
Ana Ivanovic has been honored with German Tennis Magazine’s Michael Westphal Award. (Women’s Tennis Blog)
The US Open is hosting an auction of official 2008 items. (Tennis Ace Auctions)
The Australian Open is expected to remain in Melbourne. (Reuters)
Net Cords
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport has been removed from the FORTIS Championships’ entry list. (FORTIS Championships)
Faults
The ball kids at the Australian Open will not receive monetary compensation, plus their food allowance has been cut. (The Tennis Times)
