A Little Birdie Told Us A Little Of This & That…

Written by: Staff on 8th April 2013

A Little Birdie Told Us A Little Of This & That... |

Jessica Korda ( the daughter of former Aussie Open champ Petr) and Isabelle Lendl (daughter of eight time Grand Slam champion Ivan) both played in one of women’s golf Grand Slams last weekend. The two are friends and grew up together in Florida “We played tennis before, but we both stink at it,” Jessica said. . .

Former top 10 player Mardy Fish, who has been struggling with heart issues has been awarded wild cards into two USTA Pro Circuit events this month. Fish will compete in two $50,000 Challengers—the Savannah Challenger, held the week of April 22, and the USTA Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida, held the week of April 29. . .

Two former top 10 players will face off in the In the first round of the US Men’s Clay Courts on Monday when Gael Monfils faces James Blake. . .

Liezel Huber went over the 750 doubles wins mark by teaming with Andrea Hlavackova to win in Charleston.

—That On April 18th the street behind Gardnar Mulloy’s house (NW North River Drive in Miami) will be renamed Gardnar Mulloy Way. City officials, tennis luminaries and the Miami High School Marching Band are just a few of the people who will be on hand.

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Topics: Andrea Hlavackova, Gael Monfils, Gardnar Mulloy, Isabelle Lendl, Ivan Lendl, James Blake, Jessica Korda, Liezel Huber, Mardy Fish, Petr Korda, USTA Pro Circuit