Monday, May 14, 2012
DAILY TENNIS NEWS - BRIEFS
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Pasarell
Leaves Indian Wells
Charlie
Pasarell, a former player (1962-1979), and tournament director
(1981-2002), owner, and managing partner of the BNP Paribas Open
(1981-2010), is leaving the tournament.
Djokovic
Blames Helfant for Allowing Madrid Switch to Blue Clay
Simmering
Serb Novak Djokovic has charged that former ATP boss Adam Helfant
orchestrated the undercover switch to blue clay in Madrid that has the
world No. 1 up in arms and out of the event in the semi-finals.
Nadal’s Uncle
Toni Joins Djokovic in Blaming ATP for Allowing Court Switch
With
Rafael Nadal cooling his jets by fishing in the Mediterranean off the
island of Mallorca after a stressful week on the dreaded blue clay of
Madrid, his uncle Toni has joined Novak Djokovic in attacking the ATP
for allowing the experimental switch of surfaces.
Murray Excited
About Opportunity to Play at London Olympics
Andy
Murray's elder brother, doubles specialist Jamie, is getting excited by
the idea of playing the Olympics at home at Wimbledon. And he thinks
that crowd support for British players will be - naturally - huge.
Fundraiser
Held at Home of Swedish Ambassador
Two
heartfelt tributes to each other by Hall of Famer Pam Shriver and former
nine-term Congresswoman Jane Harman were the high point of a fundraiser
attended by 300 people at the residence of the Swedish Ambassador on May
10 in Washington, DC. and raised more than $150,000 for the Junior
Tennis Champions Center in College Park, MD.
Tennis Job of
the Day
Assistant Women’s Coach at Wellesley College at
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts is available. Call 781 283 1000.
Bob Larson’s Tennis Jobs publishes a list of
available tennis jobs throughout the US market. For a free sample of the
current list, just email
bob@tennisnews.com and say you want a free sample.
Tennis Images
For Sale
A professional tennis photographer has been
shooting for almost 40 years at all the major and minor tennis
tournaments for the wires systems, daily newspapers, magazines and
advertising agencies. He has been to venues all over the world and has
compiled tennis images (archives) of all the professionals and some
juniors. The images have all been preserved in a temperature-controlled
environment and are color positives (slides), color and black & white
negatives and contact sheets, as well as digital. There are in excess of
400,000 images and they are for sale. Seller will transfer copyright and
will give total usage to the purchaser. Lists available with players,
tournaments, dates, etc. For more information please contact
954-448-4999.
Want to Buy a
Tennis Club in the Boston Area
"Looking at purchasing a tennis club in the Boston
area or a part of equity.
Contract time of 50-100 hours a week will be considered as well as
long-term leasing with the buy-out option. Please email
aspitom@hotmail.com".
Vermont Club
for Sale
Tennis club for sale in Southern Vermont. A
2-indoor, 2-outdoor court facility ideal for tennis professional
husband/wife team. Recent renovations include: New lighting system for
indoor courts, new fitness facility, lounge and locker rooms. Call or
e-mail Bob Cofer at (860)482-9424 or
bob@pinewoodsclub.com.
