Posted by WTM on March 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
Melanie Oudin has signed an endorsement deal with Virgin Mobile that will reportedly pay her between $500,000 and $2 million over four years. Virgin Mobile announced that they will donate $1 million to homeless youth organizations if Oudin wins the 2010 US Open in New York.
Sony Ericsson has reached a contract extension [...]
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Posted by WTM on March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By: Justin Cohen
According to Jay Greenberg of the New York Post, Andre Agassi will headline an exhibition match to be played at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2011. Agassi will play either Pete Sampras or Andy Roddick, according to the report. Monday at the BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG, Venus Williams defeated Kim Clijsters, [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Sampras, Blake Added to Atlantic City Event: This Week in Tennis Business
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Posted by WTM on February 17, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
The USTA announced on Tuesday that the Birmingham –Jefferson Convention Complex Arena in Birmingham, Ala., will host the 2010 Fed Cup semifinal tie between the United States and Russia from April 24-26. “We are very excited to have earned this home tie and are thrilled to choose a community that is rampant in [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
The USTA Southern section announced on Tuesday that the Atlanta Athletic Club will host the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships from July 19-25, an ATP World Tour 250 event that will kick-off the Olympus US Open Series. “The Atlanta Athletic Club is the perfect site for the Atlanta Tennis Championships,” said Rex Maynard, the [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
After an absence of nearly 16 years, Ivan Lendl is returning to competitive tennis. The three-time U.S. Open champion will face one of the biggest rivals from the 1980s, Mats Wilander, in the inaugural Caesars Tennis Classic on April 10 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The event will also feature Andy [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
Bob Stockton is subbing for Justin Cohen this week for THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
* U.S. Davis Cup Captain, USTA General Manager of Player Development and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe will have his book called “Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches” come out on June 8, 2010.
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Posted by WTM on January 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
To secure the Melbourne Park venue for the Australian Open until 2036, the state of Victoria will spend $336 million (US). One the major projects involved in upgrading the venue is adding a roof over Margaret Court Arena, which would give the tournament three retractable-roof arenas. The first stage of the redevelopment [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 13, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
· According to Marca, Roger Federer is the second most popular athlete on Facebook. The current World No. 1 has 3.18 million Facebook fans.
· Maria Sharapova has signed an eight-year sponsorship deal with Nike, which is reportedly [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
Kim Clijsters signed a new partnership deal with AA Drink, a sports energy drink. “The physical demands in tennis increase all the time” said Clijsters. “A perfect sports drink is essential: before, during and after training sessions and matches. Energy, endurance, recovery, that is where it is all about.”
Rafael Nadal has signed an [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By: Justin Cohen
Roger Federer was the most searched tennis player on Google in 2009. Serena Williams was the second most searched tennis player followed by Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova. Federer also recently became the newest entry in the latest edition of Britain’s Who’s Who, a guide to prominent people in a variety of fields.
Former [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 2, 2009 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
· Serena Williams was slapped with a record fine of $82,500 for her US Open tirade at a line judge from this past September. Williams was also put on two-year probation at the four Grand Slam events and if another “major offense” occurs will face [...]
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