Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Fed Cup
Nominations Announced
The
ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Fed Cup by BNP
Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties, taking place on
February 9-10.
WORLD
GROUP FIRST ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Cez Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoors)
Czech Republic
Petra Kvitova
Lucie Safarova
Lucie Hradecka
Andrea Hlavackova
Captain: Petr Pala
Australia
Samantha Stosur
Casey Dellacqua
Jarmila Gajdosova
Ashleigh Barty
Captain: Alicia Molik
ITALY v USA
Venue: 105 Stadium, Rimini, ITA (clay – indoors)
Italy
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Karin Knapp
Nastassja Burnett
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
USA
Sloane Stephens
Varvara Lepchenko
Jamie Hampton
Liezel Huber
Captain: Mary Joe Fernandez |
RUSSIA v JAPAN
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)
Russia
Maria Kirilenko
Ekaterina Makarova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Elena Vesnina
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
Japan
Ayumi Morita
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Misaki Doi
Kurumi Nara
Captain: Takeshi Murakami
SERBIA v SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Venue:
Hala "CAIR", Nis, SRB (hard – indoors)
Serbia
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovic
Bojana
Jovanovski
Vesna Dolonc
Captain: Dejan Vranes
Slovak Republic
Dominika Cibulkova
Daniela Hantuchova
Magdalena Rybarikova
Jana Cepelova
Captain: Matej Liptak |
WTA Considering
Three Bidders To Hold Championships
The
bidding competition to stage the WTA Championships and take over from
Istanbul in 2014 has been narrowed down to three cities; Singapore,
Tianjin in China and Monterrey, Mexico.
Nadal is Nervous
About Resuming His Life on the Tour
Rafael
Nadal has confessed to pre-event nerves - and some lingering knee pain -
as the No. 5 flies to South America to resume his injury-interrupted
career with a start at a low-key ATP event in Chile.
Murray Honored by
the Queen
Andy
Murray has begun 2013 with a new lift in his stride after being named on
the Queen's New Year’s list, with the Scot who won the Olympic gold
medal at home being named as an OBE (Order of the British Empire).
Federer is Sitting
Out This Week’s Davis Cup Tie
Roger
Federer is sitting out another Davis Cup tie as Switzerland faces the
reigning champion Czech Republic in Geneva indoors. But the player's
good friend and traveling coach Severin Luethi - who happens to also be
the Davis captain - says Federer is far from done with the team
competition.
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Tennis Job of the Week
Position: Community Outreach Manager
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Community Outreach Manager (COM) will work closely with the General
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Salary and benefits.
Email resume to
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Tennis Job of the Day
Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Briar Cliff Manor, New York seeks a pro. 914
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