Friday, August 24, 2012
DAILY TENNIS NEWS - BRIEFS
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Murray Has A Tough Draw At The Open, But His Mom Thinks He Can Handle It
Gold
medalist Andy Murray has been handed one of the toughest draws possible
in his bid to finally add a Grand Slam title to his memorable Olympic
achievement but nobody knows the Scot better than his mother Judy and
she is convinced he is in the perfect frame of mind to finally win a
major.
Aetna To Sponsor Children’s Activities At The Open
For
the second year, Aetna is sponsoring children’s activities at the US
Open and is determined to deliver twice the fun as part of its
three-year sponsorship agreement with the USTA. Aetna’s sponsorship
provides support for children’s activities on Arthur Ashe Kids Day on
August 25; the Arthur Ashe Essay & Art Contest Luncheon on August 26;
and the ICON Awards on September 4. Beyond the US Open, Aetna and the
USTA will continue delivering community-based programs that bring tennis
to children in urban neighborhoods nationwide.
ATP Might Boycott 2013 Australian Open
It
appears that next January’s Australian Open is seriously under threat of
a boycott from players if prize money is not increased.
Daily Tennis News—Business
Bob
Larson Tennis produces several tennis newsletters. One of these is Daily
Tennis News—Business. This publication is a daily report on the money in
tennis; Who is getting the money, Where does it come from, What do they
do with it and Where does it go.
If you are interested in the business side of tennis, you will find it
interesting. For a free copy of Daily Tennis News—Business, just send
an email to
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A
Collection of Tennis Images For Sale
A
professional tennis photographer has been shooting for almost 40 years
at all the major and minor tennis tournaments for the wires systems,
daily newspapers, magazines and advertising agencies. He has been to
venues all over the world and has compiled tennis images (archives) of
all the professionals and some juniors. The images have all been
preserved in a temperature-controlled environment and are color
positives (slides), color and black & white negatives and contact
sheets, as well as digital. There are in excess of 400,000 images and
they are for sale. Seller will transfer copyright and will give total
usage to the purchaser. Lists available with players, tournaments,
dates, etc. For more information please contact 954-448-4999.
Tennis Job of the Day
The Landings Club,
Savannah, Georgia is looking for a pro shop salesperson. Contact is 912
598 0500.
Bob
Larson’s Tennis Jobs publishes a weekly list of available tennis jobs
throughout the US market. For a free sample of the current list, just
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RESULTS - MEN
THURSDAY
Winston-Salem
Singles - Quarterfinal
(1) J Tsonga def. (6) M Granollers 6-1 6-2
(2/WC) T Berdych def. S Darcis 4-6 6-2 6-0
(3) J Isner def. D Goffin 7-6(7-5) 6-3
(7) S Querrey def. (4) A Dolgopolov 7-5 4-6 7-6(7-3)
Doubles - Quarterfinal
Marrero/Sa def. Melzer/Roger-Vasselin 1-6 7-5 10-8 (Match TB)
RESULTS - WOMEN
THURSDAY
New Haven
Singles - Quarterfinals
(2/WC) Petra Kvitova def. (8) Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-3
(3) Caroline Wozniacki def. (6) Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-1
(4) Sara Errani def. (5) Marion Bartoli 6-4 6-2
(7) Maria Kirilenko def. (Q) Olga Govortsova 6-1 6-2
Doubles - Quarterfinal
(3) Srebotnik/Zheng def. Klepac/Rosolska 6-3 7-5
Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy def. (4) Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez
7-6(10-8) 6-1
Dallas (partial)
Singles - Semifinal
(2) Jelena Jankovic def. (Q) Casey Dellacqua 7-5 6-4
(3) Roberta Vinci def. (WC) Bojana Jovanovski 6-0 6-0
Doubles - Semifinal
(4) Erakovic/Watson def. (1) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova 6-7(5-7) 6-4
10-7 (Match TB)
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