Tennis Tour Tidbits – Roger Federer enjoys wrestling and more…

Written by: Staff on 19th July 2013

Tennis Tour Tidbits - Roger Federer enjoys wrestling and more...

epa03791116 Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball in the second round match against Germany's Brands during the ATP tournament in Hamburg, Germany, 17 July 2013. EPA/AXEL HEIMKEN |

Roger Federer the most elegant man to play tennis decades enjoys watching sweaty wrestlers ? That’s what we hear. John Isner said when they are in the “showers” he and Roger chat about it . It’s so hard to imagine. The man that doesn’t really sweat he “glows ” watches wrestling. That’s just such a surprise and shock. We’ve seen a little wrestling in our time and we are wondering what we are missing ? Ok John Isner is American. He is from the south. So Johnny boy liking wrestling no problem … But RF…?

Whole Foods Plaza Club Night: Whole Foods is a sponsor of the Bank of the West Classic. The local store in Palo Alto was the first Whole Foods store established on the West Coast as the company expanded from the East Coast. Whole Foods has come up with a unique way to expand local consumer awareness as they will be sponsoring the Whole Foods Plaza Club night on Saturday July 27, 2013. The evening will have a collection of Whole Foods vendors and partners sampling some of the best foods and wines from the Bay Area….

That some 7,500 walk up tickets were sold on Wednesday in Hamburg to watch Roger Federer play his opening match in what became a full 13,000-seat stadium, It was the first time that the tournament had a sell out since 2009 when it was a Masters Series. ” Roger Federer is a superstar, Tommy Haas is a German superstar. The fans are happy,” said tournament Michael Stich….

Bartoli Withdraws From Stanford And La Costa. Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has pulled out of Stanford’s Bank of the West Classic and Southern California Open at La Costa with a hamstring strain. Mallory Burdette replaces her in the main draw at Stanford and Daniela Hantuchova will replace her at La Costa….

That after announcing that she will return to WTA play at La Costa with Daniela Hantuchova, Martina Hingis said that she will also play doubles at the New Haven Open August 16-24, 2013 at the Connecticut Tennis Center…..

Victoria Azarenka, who pulled out of Wimbledon with an ankle injury, has been practicing in California. . .

Nuria Llagostera Vives, who has been nursing a wrist injury, will return at Stanford. . .

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) were among those Congressmen who played tennis at the second annual Washington Kastles Charity Classic. Others who were scheduled to play were Fox News’s Bret Bayer, NBC’s David Gregory, ABC’s Jon Karl and Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Mel Watt (D-N.C.). . .

The tennis facility used by the Johns Hopkins University is expected to undergo a major facelift later this year that will include the complete resurfacing of all six playing courts, a new lighting system, spectator seating, and a plaza area with restrooms, concessions, and storage areas. The planned improvements would be made possible by a $1.5 million capital campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the tennis programs. Construction and renovations could begin in a few months, and the facility would be ready prior to the start of the 2014 season. . . .

Andy Murray’s mother Judy said her son’s Wimbledon triumph may encourage more kids to play in the family’s hometown of Dunblane, Scotland. “I was glued to Wimbledon since I was a little girl, and then I was thinking, god, my son has just won Wimbledon – and of course Jamie won a Wimbledon title a few years before that – and this is where it started our little club – and hopefully it’s going to inspire a lot more kids to pick up tennis and certainly in the local area to come down to our little club,” she told CNN’s Open Court.

Topics: Andy Murray, Daniela Hantuchova, John Isner, Marion Bartoli, Martina Hingis, Roger Federer, Sports, Tennis News, Tommy Haas, Victoria Azarenka, Whole Foods Plaza Club

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July 19, 2013 at 8:28 am

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