Aces
14 Year Old Makes Pro Debut at Sawgrass
Fourteen-year-old Madison Keys made her WTA Tour debut a memorable one, upsetting Russia’s Alla Kudryavtseva 7-5, 6-4 on Monday in the opening round of The MPS Group Championships.
– First Coast News
Wimbledon selling Centre Court seats
The All England Club is selling up to 2,500 Centre Court seats at Wimbledon in five-year blocks for $40,700 each.
– USTA
Ivanovic Among Favorites for Laureus Nod
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic is among the favorites to be nominated for the 2009 Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, after all she achieved during the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season.
– Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Stosur’s rankings rise
Sam Stosur’s impressive run at last week’s Sony Ericsson Open in Miami has seen her rocket up 11 places in the rankings to world No.31.
– Tennis Australia
Zvonareva, Kuznetsova to lead Russia against Italy
World number five Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova, who is currently eighth in WTA rankings, will lead Russia in the Fed Cup semi-final against Italy, skipper Shamil Tarpishchev said Wednesday.
– AFP
CAA continues sports push, signs Agassi, Graf
Creative Artists Agency has signed retired tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. CAA will work on behalf of Agassi, Graf and their company Agassi Graf Holdings to create new opportunities in business, sports, entertainment and philanthropy.
– Sports Business Journal
Ana hires Kardon
Ana has appointed American Craig Kardon as her full-time coach on a permanent basis. The pair worked together during a trial period over the past six weeks before Ana moved to formalize the coaching relationship, following a successful North American hard court season.
– Ana Ivanovic’s Official Website
McEnroe to work on ESPN2′s US Open telecasts
John McEnroe will be part of ESPN2′s announcing team when the network carries the U.S. Open for the first time this year.
– USTA
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– Tennis Metro
Murakami named Japanese Fed Cup captain
The Japanese Tennis Association (JTA) announced that Takeshi Murakami has been appointed the new captain of Japan’s Fed Cup Team.
– Fed Cup
Net Cords
Dokic withdraws from MPS
Jelena Dokic, who was once the No. 4 player in the world and a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2000, withdrew from the tournament Saturday because of sports fatigue syndrome, according to a tournament release.
– Jacksonville.com
How bad is Maria Sharapova’s shoulder?
“Maria Sharapova retiring from tennis because of her chronically bad shoulder?”
Just a rumor, says fellow Russian Nadia Petrova, who quickly added, “I don’t believe it, but that’s the rumor.”
– Tennis News
Faults
Decision in the case of Courtney Nagle
The International Tennis Federation announced that Courtney Nagle has been found to have committed a Doping Offence under Article C.1 of the 2008 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (presence of a Prohibited Substance in player’s specimen).
– ITF
