Archive: December 2011
After meeting with Randall at the Asia Tennis Academy of Chiang Mai and playing with the tigers, I took a few days to travel North into the mountains close to the Myanmar border. I stayed in a traditional "Akha" village at Doi Mae Salong.
Flo, The Great Ziegfeld, The New Amsterdam theatre guy - Yes, New Years Eve in New York City will see the fantastic Lady Gaga. The Mega/Uber Star will be with Mayor Bloomy to drop the big AmazeBall @ 11:59, almost midnight...
It's been more than forty years since we first met Harry Hopman. What a guy... One of the GREATEST ever! Tennis was just lucky he chose our sport.
10sBalls.com great friend Bethanie Mattek-Sands is in Australia. / La gran amiga de 10sBalls.com, Bethanie Mattek-Sands esta en australia.
Click to access preview results and schedule for the Women's 2011 Brisbane International tournament as it kicks off on 12/30.
Stars Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mardy Fish to Represent United States in Prestigious Mixed-Doubles Tournament.
Currently suffering from a sore shoulder Rafael Nadal only recently decided to defend his title in Abu Dhabi. After competing in the Australian Open, Nadal plans on taking several weeks off during the month of February to practice and rest his shoulder.
Anna Chakvetadze, who missed most of the 2011 season after suffering from dizziness and then dabbled in politics by standing in the Russian elections as a member of the Right Cause Party, is ready to return to the game.
The female ranks in Australian tennis continue to grow at the expense of other nations. New Zealand’s Sacha Jones has followed the trend of switching nations after Jarmila Gajdosova, Anastasia Rodionova, and Jelena Dokic.
Lleyton Hewitt is determined to do everything possible to play a full 2012 season despite the chronic toe injury which continues to hang over the game of the soon-to-be 31-year-old. Hewitt will make a start at the weekend at the Hopman Cup in Perth when he plays for Australia.
After disappointing Auckland by not re-upping for 2012 and then pulling from Brisbane due to an ankle injury. Maria Sharapova may actually be third time lucky if she heals in time to play the minor WTA event in Hobart from January 8.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, the former world no.1 and unquestionably the most prominent female player in Spain’s illustrious tennis history has been appointed the nation’s new Fed Cup captain.
Venus Williams has launched a t-shirt design contest exclusively for college students in Florida’s Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The "Empowering Artists Through the Arts" t-shirt contest started December 17 and runs through January 17.
Agent Atleta Ltd. announced the signing of Irina Falconi, 21, to an agency agreement where she will be represented by Jordan J. Butler. Falconi climbed over 100 spots in the WTA rankings in 2011 finishing amongst the top 80 players in the world.
Following Alex Corretja’s appointment as Spanish Davis Cup captain, former world number one Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has also signed a two-year contract to take on a similar role as captain of the country’s Fed Cup team.
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