Atlanta Tennis Championships: Weekly Player Update #1– Week of June 14

Written by: Staff on 14th June 2010

Atlanta Tennis Championships: Weekly Player Update #1– Week of June 14 |

Lleyton Hewitt snapped a 15 match winless streak against world #2 Roger Federer, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. It was Hewitt’s seventh grass court title and Federer’s first loss at the Gerry Webber Open in Halle, Germany.

In London at Queen’s Club an All-American Final, ATC player Mardy Fish lost a tight two set match to good friend Sam Querrey.

This week the players move to Eastbourne, where ATC player James Blake returns to the tour after being sidelined since March with a knee injury.

In the Netherlands at the Unicef Open, ATC player Marcos Baghdatis is Seeded #2 and Benjamin Becker is Seed #8.

These top players plus many more will compete in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, July 19th – 25th at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, GA.

About the Atlanta Tennis Championships

The Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga., will be the tournament site. The ATP formally awarded the ATP 250 sanction Atlanta Tennis Championships to the USTA Southern Section in December 2009. The Atlanta event will serve as the kick-off to the 2010 Olympus US Open Series.

Premium tickets are now on sale and daily tickets are now on sale. To order daily tickets by phone, call 866-840-8822. For an order form or other ticket info, call (678) 527-2138 or visit www.atlantatennischampionships.com.

About the Olympus US Open Series

Now in its seventh season, the Olympus US Open Series has established itself as a true regular season of hard court tennis, linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. Fans can follow the action throughout the summer through national television coverage, culminating each week with back-to-back men’s and women’s finals every Sunday afternoon. Players battle for $40 million, including a chance for bonus prize money at the US Open. In 2008, Olympus became the first title sponsor of the Series. The Olympus US Open Series is also supported by sponsors American Express, Evian and Grand Marnier.

About the USTA Southern Section

The USTA is divided into 17 sections, of which USTA Southern is the largest. The 185,000+ USTA members living in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee make up USTA Southern, and account for approximately 25 percent of the total USTA membership. The section owns and operates the Atlanta Tennis Championships, an ATP World Tour 250 tournament. A professional staff housed in Norcross, Ga., carries out USTA Southern’s daily operations, but policy is formed and much of the organization’s work is executed via a board and committee structure of over 200 volunteers. For more information about the types of programs and services offered by USTA Southern, visit www.southerntennis.com.

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