Tennis Tour News and Tidbits

Written by: on 12th December 2013
Tennis Tour News and Tidbits  |

Tennis Express, the Houston-based internet retailer, has launched a 12 Days of Tennis Giveaway.

 

It is giving away some tennis gear, and each prize is signed by one of the biggest stars in the game! They kicked things yesterday by giving away an autographed, framed photo of the gold-medalist Bryan Brothers. Andy Murray, Ana Ivanovic, David Ferrer, John Isner, Andy Roddick, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are just some of the tennis stars who have signed items for the giveaway.

 

Here’s how to enter the Tennis Express 12 Days of Tennis Giveaway: Simply input your name and email address. That’s it! Share the contest via Facebook, Twitter and email for additional entries.

 

 

Additional News

 

Tennis facilities with an $8 million price tag are planned for Calgary, Canada. . .

 

Xavier Malisse cut his famous ponytail. . . Lleyton Hewitt will arrive in Brisbane on Friday for his first hit ahead of Brisbane International when he practices with Peter Luczak. . . 
Christophe Rochus is thinking about becoming a professional golfer next year. . . ‏Patrick Mouratoglou listed the players who are training with him in Mauritius this off season — Jeremy Chardy, Stephane Robert, Enzo Couacaud, Shuai Peng, Yulia Putintseva and Alize Lim – but made no mention of Serena Williams. The No. 1 American, who is coached by Mouratoglou, is currently working out in Florida with her longtime hitting partner Sascha Bajin and her father, Richard. . . In an interview with Jeff Pearlman, James Blake lists the five nicest players he’s met: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, John Isner, Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey. Blake’s five greatest players are Federer, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, Nadal and Bjorn Borg. . . The WTA will be releasing its 2015 calendar today. . . Max Norris, an assistant women’s tennis coach at Alabama, has been named the fifth head coach in Ball State women’s tennis history. . . Zubin Engineer, men’s and women’s coach at Loyola, New Orleans, has been named the head men’s coach at the University of Southern Mississippi.

 

 

We Hear —

 

—That tennis facilities with an $8 million price tag are planned for Calgary, Canada.

 

—That it is believed a well-known Spanish tennis player is under investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit on charges of corruption. Javier Thebes, president of the Spanish Football League and one of the nation’s most prominent lawyers, confirmed that his firm is representing a player who stands accused. “My firm is defending a player who has been the victim of the Russia betting mafia,” Thebes said. “The player is not a criminal but a victim as a result of being threatened by gangsters.”

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