Tennis News From Around the Net

Written by: on 13th December 2013
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Tennis News From Around the Net

epa03893642 Maria Kirilenko of Russia hits a return against Serena Williams of the US during their third round women's singles match in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 03 October 2013. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA  |

Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva will return to play at the 2014 Australian Open after 18 months off, but No. 19 Maria Kirilenko will miss the tournament due to ankle and knee injuries. . . Andy Murray will open his inn, called Cromlix, near his hometown of Dunblane, Scotland, next spring. The rooms will be named after William Wallace, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sean Connery and other famous Scots. Rates will start at 200 British pounds per person. . . The Telegraph is reporting that Javier Thebes – the president of the Spanish Football League – confirmed that his law firm is representing a tennis player who stands accused of corruption. . . Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniack said she had a surprise visit early on Wednesday morning from the anti-doping team who gave her a blood test. She didn’t seem to mind as she tweeted “#PlayGameFair” . . The 2014 edition of the Roland Garros poster has been created by Spanish artist Juan Usle. . . Roger Federer is testing new rackets in Dubai. . . Pat Cash, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors will reprise their epic Super Saturday semifinal matches from the 1984 US Open at PowerShares Series tournaments in Nashville and Charlotte in 2014, InsideOut Sports & Entertainment announced. Thirty years after their fabled semifinal confrontations at Flushing Meadows, Cash will play against Lendl and McEnroe will compete against Connors in semifinal matches at the Champions Challenge on Wednesday, March 12 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., and again on Thursday, March 13 at the Champions Cup at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C. . . South Africa Davis captain John-Laffnie de Jager has contacted all possible candidates for the Euro-Africa Group Two tie against Monaco in Pretoria, even his top player Kevin Anderson, who has not made himself available for the past two years. . . Cara Black has been named Sportsperson of the Year in Zimbabwe. . . Jim Courier on the US’s top ranked player, John Isner: “It will take a special person to get back up there. But John’s beaten the top players.”

 

We Hear —

 

— that Head is making a conditional buyback of common stock shares for one week. If the company is successful in buying back a significant number of shares, there may be no market for remaining shares in the future.

 

We Hear —

 

–That it appears the USTA is going to move its player development center from Boca Raton, Florida to Orlando, Florida. An announcement is expected soon.

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