ADDITIONAL NEWS & Tennis Tidbits

Written by: on 25th February 2014
Mexican Open
ADDITIONAL NEWS & Tennis Tidbits

epa04099311 Bulgaria´s Grigor Dimitrov (L) and Canada´s Eugenie Bouchard (R) play on a 14 meters long and 5 meters wide 'court' in the Mexican Pacific during an event in the frame of the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico, 24 February 2014. EPA/Jose Mendez  |

Gael Monfils, who is committed to play in the BB&T Atlanta Open for the first time in 2014 and is excited about it: “I like to play in front of anybody. I like to play for a full crowd and I like to play on the American hard courts. If the crowd gets into the action, that makes it even better. I’m looking forward to playing in front of the fans in Atlanta for the first time.” . . . “More is More” is the tagline of the new Credit Suisse advertising campaign for the Boniva banking package. In the TV ad, this is visually depicted in a number of scenes with Roger Federer. . . Organizers of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the company Orangina Schweppes have signed a five-year agreement. Orangina Schweppes will sponsor the Catalan clay-court tournament until 2018, providing soft drinks, energy drinks and juices. . . Madison Keys was a late entry to Acapulco and was forced to play qualifying, and did qualify, along with American teen Victoria Duval who bested another teen, Swiss Belinda Bencinc in a third set tiebreaker. Aussie teen Ash Barty also made it into the main draw. The tournament has switched to hard courts and Sam Querrey is also playing there. . . Eugenie Bouchard and Grigor Dimitrov took part in a highly ported stunt organized by the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, riding a helicopter and a yacht, and then playing some mini-tennis on a court built in the middle of Acapulco Bay.

After winning Marseille, Ernests Gulbis said he wants much, much more: “My long-term goal in tennis isn’t to be Top 20. It’s to be No. 1. Anything less than that wouldn’t make me fully satisfied. I don’t want to get to 30 years old, look back on my career and say I didn’t make something of it.”

 

Schweppes Named Official Beverage Provider Of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell

 

Organizers of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the company Orangina Schweppes have signed a five-year collaboration agreement. Orangina Schweppes will sponsor the Catalan clay-court tournament until 2018, providing soft drinks, energy drinks and juices.

Schweppes will be advertised at different areas during the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, including the Pista central and surrounding tennis courts, the VIP Village and Fan Boulevard.

One of the most important clay-court tournaments on the tour, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell will celebrate its 62nd edition from April 19 to 27 in 2014. So far, top players including Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Richard Gasquet and Kei Nishikori have confirmed their participation in the ATP World Tour 500 event.

—That the US Supreme Court will not review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington DC which overturned an FCC ruling that ordered cable giant Comcast to take Tennis Channel off its sports tier and placed it on the same level of its own Golf Channel and NBC Sports Network.

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