Lleyton Hewitt won in straight sets to give Australia a 2-0 lead over Thailand after Chris Guccione fended off three match points and rallied to win a five-set opening match of the Davis Cup regional playoff on Friday. Guccione saved three match points in a fourth-set tiebreaker and beat Thailand’s Danai Udomchoke 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 and Hewitt easily beat Kirati Siributwong in the…
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Tennis Channel selling Vegas tournament (AP)
April 10th, 2008 
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Tennis Channel is selling the rights to its Las Vegas tournament to the ATP, which could take the event out of the city. “It’s time for us to focus more of our energy on … (bringing) more tennis to television and the Internet than ever before,” Tennis Channel chairman Ken Solomon said in a statement Thursday.
Injured Henin to miss Family Circle Cup (AP)
April 10th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Top-ranked Justine Henin pulled out of next week’s Family Circle Cup because of a knee problem. Henin said her right knee still feels too sore to compete in the WTA event in Charleston, S.C. “She does not want to endanger her clay-court season,” the Belgian’s Web site said. Henin has won two events so far this season, but lost to Serena Williams 6-2, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson…
HEAD Re-Signs Tennis Sensation Young
April 10th, 2008 Tennis Industry News Kennelbach – Austria – April 2008 -– HEAD announced today that the company has re-signed an agreement with young tennis standout Donald Young. The partnership begins immediately and will continue through 2010. Coached by his parents Donald Sr. and Ilona,…
Tennis Channel to Sell Las Vegas Tournament to ATP
April 10th, 2008 Tennis Industry News City and Network Created Historic Pro Tennis Tournament, Landmark Television Coverage
Roddick puts US into Davis Cup semis (AP)
April 10th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News The U.S. has a hot Andy Roddick, the No. 1 doubles team and the home crowd. France is missing its budding star and has to play on an extremely quick surface handpicked by the Americans. The deck is stacked for the U.S. as it continues defense of its Davis Cup title against France in the quarterfinals beginning Friday.
Players aren’t as Patient – Polyester saved my Life!
April 9th, 2008 Nima Naderi Games style have certainly changed over the years in men’s tennis. The days of 25-30 stroke rallies are all but over. The modern game has introduced more of a “surf and turf” style, which famed coach Brad Gilbert has defined as the big serve followed by the big forehand. Players stature as well as advancements [...]
Adidas Wimbledon/US Open Collection 2008
April 9th, 2008 Christopher Spiropoulos Djokovic, Baghdatis and other Adidas sponsored players are expected to wear the white tops to Wimbledon, and the red/black to the US Open.
Djokovic is expected to wear this warm-up to the US Open.
Djokovic and Baghdatis are expected to wear these shorts to Wimbledon (white shorts) and US Open (dark shorts).
Djokovic is expeted to wear this [...]
France’s Tsonga won’t play in Davis Cup (AP)
April 9th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulled out of France’s team for this weekend’s Davis Cup quarterfinal series against the United States with a right knee injury. Tsonga, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of this season’s first Grand Slam tournament, made his Davis Cup debut in France’s 5-0 win over Romania in the first round.
Max Brownlee “Comes Home” to Prince as Regional Vice President of Sales
April 9th, 2008 Tennis Industry News Industry Veteran and Recent Racquet Sports Industry “Person of the Year” Ready to Help Bring Surging Brand to Next Level
IRT Pro Jason Thoerner Extends Contract with HEAD for Additional 3 Years
April 9th, 2008 Tennis Industry News Phoenix, Ariz. -– HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports has re-signed Jason Thoerner, a top men’s professional racquetball player to a three year deal to exclusively use racquetball equipment from HEAD. Thoerner (Pekin, Ill.) is currently ranked ninth on the International Racquetball Tour…
Top Ranked IRT Pro Shane Vanderson Renews Contract with HEAD
April 9th, 2008 Tennis Industry News Phoenix, Ariz. -– HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports is proud to announce the resigning of Shane Vanderson, a top men’s professional racquetball player. Vanderson (Fort Myers, Fla.) is currently ranked fifth on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) and has signed a three…
Austrian Daniela Klemenschits dies at 25 (AP)
April 9th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Former Austrian doubles player Daniela Klemenschits died Wednesday after battling cancer. She was 25. The Austrian tennis federation said Wednesday that Klemenschits and her twin sister Sandra were diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer in January last year, forcing them to retire. They played doubles on the WTA Tour and the ITF women’s circuit until 2006.
Davis Cup players to get ATP points (AP)
April 9th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Players competing in the Davis Cup World Group will get ATP ranking points for the first time starting next season. The International Tennis Federation and the ATP said Wednesday they made the decision to award points to encourage more top players to participate in the team event. “The addition of ranking points for all live singles and doubles rubbers is an added incentive for players to represent…
Agent: Venus’ medical issue not serious (AP)
April 8th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Six-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will be sidelined indefinitely, though she did not say why she will be out of action. “I’ve just been having some issues that I need to resolve, so I’m working on that at the moment and I’m hoping to be back playing as soon as possible,” Williams said Tuesday at the Bausch & Lomb Championships.
