Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Mouratoglou Is A Positive Influence On Williams
Serena
Williams’ dominance since her shock French Open first round demise,
highlighted by Wimbledon titles at singles and doubles and a pair of
Olympic gold medals, could be directly correlated to her using Frenchman
Patrick Mouratoglou as her coaching consultant.
This Is The Final Tournament For Tennis-Great Clijsters
Three
time US Open champion Kim Clijsters is preparing for her second farewell
to competitive tennis in the next fortnight when she plays her last
tournament at Flushing Meadows and at the age of 29, she insists her
body tells her the time is right to quit.
Tucci And Baldwin To Attend US Open Opening Night Gala
USTA
Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis
Association, announced that Emmy-award winning actor and star of the
recent hit film “The Hunger Games” Stanley Tucci and Emmy-award winning
actor and star of NBC's “30 Rock” Alec Baldwin will headline the 12th
annual Opening Night Gala on August 27 at this year’s US Open. Renowned
sports journalist and USTA Serves President Mary Carillo will serve as
host for the event.
Two Tennis Greats Think Murray Will Win The US Open
A
pair of former Grand Slam greats have gone out on a limb to pick Andy
Murray as their title favorite for the US Open. Television talking head
mats Wilander and crazy Croatian Goran Ivanisevic say the Scot may just
be buoyed enough by his Olympic gold medal to do some trophy damage at
this edition in New York.
Alonso Appointed To PTR Board Of Directors
Professional
Tennis Registry (PTR) announced the appointment of Leo Alonso, of Buenos
Aires, Argentina, to its Board of Directors. Alonso has been a member of
the organization for more than 30 years, and has served as the Official
Representative for PTR in Argentina since 1995. A PTR Master
Professional, Alonso is currently the coach and manager of ATP players
Carlos Berlocq (#44) and Leonardo Mayer (#63). In addition, he is the
owner and founder of T.S. Management, a club management company
currently responsible for 102 tennis courts and 30 teaching
professionals.
Daily Tennis News—Business
Bob
Larson Tennis produces several tennis newsletters. One of these is Daily
Tennis News—Business. This publication is a daily report on the money in
tennis; Who is getting the money, Where does it come from, What do they
do with it and Where does it go.
If you are interested in the business side of tennis, you will find it
interesting. For a free copy of Daily Tennis News—Business, just send
an email to
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A
Collection of 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.
Tennis Job of the Day
Cliff Drysdale Weston
Tennis Center, Weston, Florida is seeking a Tennis Pro. Contact is
954.389.8666
Bob
Larson’s Tennis Jobs publishes a weekly list of available tennis jobs
throughout the US market. For a free sample of the current list, just
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