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Post by love15 on Mar 22, 2007 5:50:53 GMT 3
rr was confusing, and its pretty bad when even the officials dont know how to score. They shouldnt cheat the players just to raise revenues or whatever
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Post by Annie on Mar 22, 2007 11:05:48 GMT 3
wow, sounds like de Villers had a handful on him Tuesday, and this is truly not a very easy issue to deal with... we'll keep a close eye on the developments  AND YAY FOR ROUND ROBIN ELIMINATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by lau on Mar 22, 2007 15:15:12 GMT 3
yay!
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Post by lena on Mar 23, 2007 12:58:59 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Mar 23, 2007 13:06:48 GMT 3
HANDS OFF HAMBURG!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to go visit Annette and lena :-<
Monte Carlo can go..easily LOL
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Mar 23, 2007 19:53:23 GMT 3
HANDS OFF HAMBURG!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to go visit Annette and lena :-< Monte Carlo can go..easily LOL Yeah.... DO NOT MESS!!!!!! With Hamburg...... It's the closest masters tournament to Holland...... And i'm gonna visit them.....   (  ) |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Mar 27, 2007 1:20:57 GMT 3
2006 ATP Awards: Player of the Year - Roger Federer Doubles Team of the Year - Bob & Mike Bryan Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship - Roger Federer Most Improved Player - Novak Djokovic  Newcomer of the Year - Benjamin Becker Comeback Player of the Year - Mardy Fish  Fans' Favorite (Singles) - Roger Federer (10,772 votes out of more than 40,000 ... 2nd was Gonzalez & 3rd was Nadal) Fans' Favorite (Doubles) - Bob & Mike Bryan Arthur Ashe Humanitarian - Roger Federer more info & video here: www.atptennis.com/1/en/awards/default.asp |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Mar 28, 2007 20:15:20 GMT 3
Shanghai to get Masters event in '09 Posted: Wednesday March 28, 2007 9:15AM; Updated: Wednesday March 28, 2007 9:15AM LONDON (Reuters) -- The Chinese city of Shanghai will host an ATP Masters Series tournament starting in 2009, the ATP has confirmed. Shanghai hosted the season-ending Masters Cup in 2002, 2005 and 2006, but this will be the first time a top tier Masters Series event has been staged in Asia. "We are delighted to confirm that the ATP will expand its relationship with the city, its tennis fans and our partners in Shanghai in their world class tennis facility and stadium," ATP executive chairman and president Etienne de Villiers said in a statement. "China is a major growth market for tennis and it is vital for the sport to have premium events in its major cities, ideally on a continuing basis." There are currently nine Masters Series tournaments on the men's tour although that number will drop to eight in 2009. No decision has been taken yet on which of the current Masters Series tournaments will lose their status, although one is expected within the next month, according to an ATP spokesman on Wednesday. At present there are five in Europe -- the clay-court events in Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg and indoors in Madrid and Paris -- and four in North America, all on hard courts in Indian Wells, Miami, Montreal and Cincinnati. Shanghai will host the next two Masters Cup tournaments but but it will move elsewhere in 2009, probably to Europe. sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/tennis/03/28/bc.tennis.atp.shanghai/index.html |
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Post by davis on Apr 2, 2007 23:43:57 GMT 3
German Tennis Federation files suit over ATP plans
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -The German Tennis Federation has filed a lawsuit against the ATP in federal court to protest planned schedule changes by the governing organization for men's tennis.
The German federation said Friday that months of negotiations between the two sides had broken down over a plan by the ATP to reduce the clay-court Masters tournaments - leading up to June's French Open - to Madrid and Rome, starting in 2009.
That would bump the Hamburg Masters from its traditional spot on the calendar and take away its status as a major clay-court warmup for the Roland Garros grand slam.
The federation filed suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, saying a contract guarantees Hamburg's spot on the calendar.
``The structural changes planned by the ATP will clearly hurt Hamburg the most,'' federation president Georg von Waldenfels said. ``As a result there would be major economic disadvantages to us.''
German media reported 60 players - including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal - signed a petition against the move.
Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic, head of the tennis player's union, told German news agency DPA that members were disappointed with the change and that Hamburg had a long tradition and high attendance.
The ATP stood by its plan.
``The ATP is confident in its position, and will continue to take steps to improve and grow its men's professional tennis circuit for the benefit of fans,'' the organization said in a statement.
Tommy Robredo of Spain won the Hamburg Masters in 2006.
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Post by Alya10 on Apr 3, 2007 14:53:00 GMT 3
this "for the benefit of the fans" claim is starting to stink a little... everytime they have said that it was clear that the "dollar" and not the fans were on their mind...
Anyway, let's see how things go.
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Post by Alya10 on Apr 3, 2007 17:57:11 GMT 3
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Post by davis on Apr 3, 2007 18:51:05 GMT 3
Only 8 Masters Series tournaments (well, plus TMC)!!!! Hamburg is definitely out  , seems they saved Bercy (but 1 week later than usual). Strange!!!!!!   |
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Post by Annie on Apr 3, 2007 18:53:51 GMT 3
As emma said it... it's official... idiots work for the ATP  |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Apr 6, 2007 3:25:15 GMT 3
ATP First Quarter Report
Canas Leads Rankings Movers in 2007
The first quarter of the season is completed and here’s a look at some of the players with the biggest ranking jumps from the end of last year and other statistics of interest.
Argentine Guillermo Canas has made the biggest jump of any player in the Top 100 ATP Rankings (as of Apr. 2), climbing 114 positions, highlighted by his title at Costa do Sauipe, Brazil in February and runner-up at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami where he defeated five consecutive seeded players, including No. 1 Roger Federer for the second straight time.
In addition, four teenagers have made big ranking improvements in the first three months of the season, led by 19-year-old American Sam Querrey, who has climbed from No. 127 at the end of last year to No. 67. Other teenagers among the Top 10 ranking jumpers include: Ernests Gulbis of Latvia, Evgeny Korolev of Russia and the youngest player in the Top 100, 18-year-old Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.
The youngest player in the Top 10, 19-year-old Novak Djokovic, leads the ATP circuit with 24 match wins and joins Roger Federer and Xavier Malisse as the only two-time singles winners thus far. Jonas Bjorkman, who turned 35 last month, is the oldest player In the Top 100 at No. 40.
Singles Ranking Jumpers in Top 100
Ranking Improvement/Year-end 2006/Apr. 2, 2007
1) Guillermo Canas +114 No. 143 No. 29
2) Michael Russell +77 No. 145 No. 68
3) Sam Querrey +60 No. 127 No. 67
4) Oscar Hernandez +54 No. 142 No. 88
Chris Guccione +54 No. 152 No. 98
6) Ernests Gulbis +52 No. 139 No. 87
7) Alexander Peya +46 No. 140 No. 94
8) Diego Hartfield +37 No. 119 No. 82
9) Evgeny Korolev +34 No. 100 No. 66
10)Juan Martin del Potro +33 No. 91 No. 58
Teenagers in Top 100 – By Age
Age Apr. 2 Rank
1) Juan Martin del Potro 18 yrs, 6 mons. No. 58 (career-high)
2) Ernests Gulbis 18 yrs., 7 mons. No. 87
3) Evgeny Korolev 19 yrs., 1 mon. No. 66 (career-high)
4) Sam Querrey 19 yrs., 5 mons. No. 67
5) Novak Djokovic 19 yrs., 10 mons. No. 7 (career high)
Andy Murray 19 yrs., 10 mons. No. 11 (career high)
30 & Over in Top 100 – by Age
Age Apr. 2 Rank
1) Jonas Bjorkman 35 yrs. No. 40
2) Fabrice Santoro 34 yrs., 3 mons. No. 57
3) Vincent Spadea 32 yrs., 8 mons. No. 77
4) Tim Henman 32 yrs., 6 mons. No. 48
5) Thomas Johansson 32 yrs. No. 73
2007 Match Wins Leaders W-L Titles
1) Novak Djokovic 24-5 2
2) Andy Murray 23-5 1
3) Andy Roddick 21-5 0
Ivan Ljubicic 21-7 1
5) Tommy Haas 20-5 1
Juan Ignacio Chela 20-6 1
First-time Singles Titles Winners
Gilles Simon, Marseille
Juan Monaco, Buenos Aires
Title Leaders
Novak Djokovic 2
Roger Federer 2
Xavier Malisse 2
Most Finals
Novak Djokovic 3 (2-1)
Ivan Ljubicic 3 (1-2)
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Post by jenhatter06 on Apr 10, 2007 0:51:17 GMT 3
sigh :/ ...
Monte Carlo tourney sues ATP Tour, citing antitrust laws
April 9, 2007
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Monte Carlo clay-court tennis tournament sued the ATP Tour in federal court Monday, arguing that dropping the event from the Masters Series would violate antitrust laws.
The German Tennis Federation filed a similar suit in the same court last month, trying to block the ATP from downgrading the Hamburg Masters tournament.
The Masters Series is the second tier of men's tennis tournaments, below the four major championships.
The Monte Carlo tournament, first held in 1897, has been a part of the Masters series since that level began in 2000. It also was part of the Masters Series' predecessor, the "Super 9" category of events.
"By downgrading it, we would really be put in a position where we wouldn't matter anymore," Monte Carlo tournament director Zeljko Franulovic said in a telephone interview. "We are talking about survival here, not only being a little less important event. We would probably disappear if we were downgraded."
The Monte Carlo Masters (April 15-22) and Hamburg Masters (May 14-20) are played on clay in the weeks before the French Open, the only Grand Slam played on the surface. The lawsuits seek to prevent the ATP from taking away those tournaments' Masters Series status starting in 2009.
An ATP spokesman issued a statement via e-mail Monday afternoon: "The ATP has not received a copy of any lawsuit from the Monte Carlo tournament and therefore can't make any comment until a complaint is received and the ATP has had a chance to review it."
The ATP's corporate home is in Delaware.
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, seems they saved Bercy (but 1 week later than usual). Strange!!!!!! 
