Tennis Tour Tidbits

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 12th June 2013

Tennis Tour Tidbits |

Tonic by Martina Hingis has been named Official Clothing Partner of the WTA Southern California Open at La Costa. . . Bob Bryant has resigned as director of the BB&T Atlanta Open and will step down after this year’s tournament, which begins July 20. He has accepted a position as president and CEO of the 500 Festival in Indianapolis. . . BBC director Jo McCusker on her forthcoming BBC1 documentary about Andy

Murray: You don t see anything flash because he doesn’t do anything flash. He doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t go out. And it all comes back to one word, mentioned by everyone we spoke to: ordinary. . . Andy Murray on the strong possibility that Rafael Nadal will be seeded fifth at Wimbledon. I saw that with the bookies Djokovic is the favorite, I’m second favorite, then Rafa third, then Roger. But who knows with the way Rafa played at the French Open? He can beat anyone playing like that. But it’s a completely different surface and he hasn’t played on the grass for a year, so there will be some doubts there. . . Toni Nadal says that had his nephew lost to David Ferrer in the final of Roland Garros it would have been a disaster. . . Emilio Sanchez Vicario says that Rafael Nadal is better than ever. . . John Tomic, who has been banned by the ATP and ITF, was allowed to watch his son Bernard play at Queens as he is only banned from getting in on accreditation and can buy tickets. . . Maria Sharapova, who has been on the road since early April and has lived in the United States since she s been seven, says she misses a lot of things about being home but she Skype s her dog and her dad. “When I call his name, his ears go up. Yeah, the only time I want to Skype with my dad is when I want to see my dog. Sorry, dad.” . . . Sharapova is watching her boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov play at Queen’s.