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Post by Annie on Apr 16, 2007 15:09:33 GMT 3
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Post by davis on Apr 16, 2007 15:47:50 GMT 3
"We don't want it to come to a situation where we say we don't want to play," said the Croatian (i.e. Ljubo). Players going on strike - wow!!!  Let's hope they find a better solution  Good to see that the stars show some initiative as well, ET really needs to be stopped! |
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Post by davis on Apr 30, 2007 10:02:22 GMT 3
Not really "tennis news" but I didn't know where else to put it... Congrats to one of the nicest guys on the tour (who played photographer for Alex and me and took a picture of us in Bercy - nice change of routine for him ;D) Paradorn Proposes: Will wed former Miss Universe  It has been a quiet, yet quickly blossoming romance for Thai No. 1 Paradorn Srichaphan and former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova. The couple has been an item since meeting last year at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Glebova was seen giving Srichaphan a congratulatory kiss after he defeated Tim Henman, and it appears they have been inseparable since. Just prior to the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Srichaphan decided to forego training in the desert in favor of spending time with Glebova in her native Canada, where she was judging a pageant. Professionally, the decision did not pay dividends as he tumbled out of the tournament in the first round, and two weeks later, a nagging wrist injury flared up again and will likely keep him out for the entire duration of the claycourt season. But Srichaphan has never been a fan of the clay season, and besides, he now has more pressing engagements on his mind – literally. The English-language Thai paper The Nation reported on Saturday that the 28-year-old Srichaphan had become engaged to the 25-year-old brunette bombshell, and on Tuesday the couple formally announced their engagement to a throng of gathered press at Bangkok’s luxurious Sukhathai Hotel. Srichaphan, dressed in a brown and gray pinstriped suit, stood alongside Glebova, who donned a strapless yellow dress and had a 3 carat diamond and white gold engagement ring on her finger. Though the couple has been together for a relatively short time, it’s a decision that Srichaphan took after serious thought. "I'm a bit nervous," he told the media. "For a man to decide to have a family, it's a one-time decision and a big one." But, he added, "This feels right. We share the same passions and really understand each other. “It is once in a lifetime that a man has to decide to settle down and have a family and I have only one chance to make this. Natalie is definitely going to be a daughter-in-law for the Thai people." His fiancée echoed his sentiments. “He's very down to earth and humble, and most importantly I could see that he has compassion and a great heart," Glebova said. Her parents, who had flown in from Canada for the announcement, were by her side. The couple became engaged on April 13 while in Bali on vacation. Srichaphan confessed he had been racked by nerves during the proposal. "I knelt down and asked her to marry me and she said 'yes' four times,” he said. “I put the ring on her fourth finger. I had it engraved 'Natalie.'" While the pair wants to get married within the next eight months, they do plan on waiting for a few years to have children. Srichaphan also has no desire to hang up his racquets any time soon and plans to continue his tennis career at the professional level. "I will continue to play after I settle down, because tennis is my passion." The Nation predicts that the event will be "one of the most celebrated weddings of 2007," while the Thai Daily News reports that the pair will tie the knot in Bangkok in November. That’s a popular month for tennis nuptials – Ivan Ljubicic and Nicolay Davydenko, who were married in 2004 and 2006, respectively, both had winter weddings to take advantage of the brief tennis off-season. |
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Post by jenhatter06 on May 1, 2007 0:57:01 GMT 3
yay - congrats to Paradorn!  |
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Post by Annie on May 2, 2007 11:48:24 GMT 3
awwwwww wow..congrats to both ;D ;D ;D
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Post by annie on May 2, 2007 21:02:22 GMT 3
*sigh* one less bachelor tennis player....LOL
Congrats to Paradorn and Natalie
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Post by SAFINNO1 on May 30, 2007 16:06:28 GMT 3
Australian Open plans new surface
Australian Open chiefs are set to scrap the Rebound Ace playing surface in favour of a new acrylic court composition for Melbourne Park in 2008.
The court speed will continue to play medium to medium-fast, but will be firmer and have lower heat retention.
Tournament director Craig Tiley also said the new surface will have more consistent pace and bounce.
Australian former US Open and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt has long been a critic of the Rebound Ace surface.
The 26-year-old says a faster court would improve his chances of winning his home event.
But Tiley says the court will continue to play at the same speed as the Rebound Ace surface, saying: "The court characteristics will be very similar to what we achieved in 2007."
He added: "The annual review of the courts had to be more extensive this year because of their age and condition. But once it was established that a major rebuild was required, an exhaustive selection process was undertaken."
Tiley also insisted the court was not classified as hard, maintaining its difference from the other Grand Slam events on the calendar.
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 10, 2007 4:21:47 GMT 3
didn't really know where else to put this but had to pass this along -- ATP is starting up the fantasy league again, starting this week with Queens/Halle, but that's not the best part .... on the home page: fantasy.atptennis.com/ there's a little video with several players (including Nikolay and another certain Russian ...  ) giving their best "don't forget to pick me" lines -- it's pretty funny the lines some of them had to say ;D |
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Post by davis on Jun 12, 2007 11:36:06 GMT 3
I couldn't find a Pete-thread so I chose this highly inappropriate place... A little treat for our Admin ;D  |
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Post by davis on Jun 12, 2007 12:17:57 GMT 3
didn't really know where else to put this but had to pass this along -- ATP is starting up the fantasy league again Has anyone actually signed up for the game? I have and I discovered that one can create sub-leagues. If there are enough players here, we should hold up the tgfr-banner ;D Web-address once more: fantasy.atptennis.com/index.php |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jun 12, 2007 15:32:14 GMT 3
Has anyone actually signed up for the game? I have and I discovered that one can create sub-leagues. If there are enough players here, we should hold up the tgfr-banner ;D i did  ... and i already lost two people this week   |
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Post by Elisabeth on Jun 12, 2007 21:00:11 GMT 3
June 10, 2007 www.WTATOUR.comNEWPORT BEACH, CA, USA - It was a joyous day in Newport Beach for one of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's all-time greatest players on Sunday as Lindsay Davenport, who announced her pregnancy in December and subsequently left the Tour, gave birth to her first child, Jagger Jonathan Leach. Davenport had an incredible professional career, being one of just 15 women since the inception of computer rankings over 30 years ago to own the No.1 ranking, and reaching a number of Grand Slam finals, claiming the 1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon and 2000 Australian Open singles titles. She married investment banker and former Southern Cal player Jonathan Leach in Hawaii on April 25, 2003, and at the end of last year announced she would be leaving the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to have the child. Congrats ;D ;D |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jun 12, 2007 22:24:24 GMT 3
Has anyone actually signed up for the game? I have and I discovered that one can create sub-leagues. If there are enough players here, we should hold up the tgfr-banner ;D i did ... and i already lost two people this week I've created my dream team too ;D.... Frensjes dream team..... Didn't saw the sub league from TGFR ...... is it there yet?? Then we have 3 members already there |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jun 12, 2007 22:28:48 GMT 3
there's a little video with several players (including Nikolay and another certain Russian ... ) giving their best "don't forget to pick me" lines -- it's pretty funny the lines some of them had to say ;D Totally was LMAO on Maratiks line ;D " Am I in your fantasy...........................................................................   team?" Oh, Yes, Maratik..... You centrainly are  |
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Post by davis on Jun 29, 2007 23:05:42 GMT 3
www.tennis.com: British Davis Cup coach Peter Lundgren has been given a two-month "leave of absence" by the LTA, which British tabloids report is due to a possibly drunk appearance at a coaching clinic last week. Heard about his drinking before but this would be 
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Let's hope they find a better solution 
Good to see that the stars show some initiative as well, ET really needs to be stopped!
... and i already lost two people this week 
