ALLASTER TALKS ON WTA IN DELRAY

By Charles Bricker
Here’s Stacey Allaster, CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, on the possibility of the women’s tour returning to Delray Beach, Fl., to play a tournament in conjunction with the ATP’s International Tennis Championships being played in Delray this week.
“As you know, we have several tournaments in the Delray time period. However, if [...]

WTA TOUR COULD RETURN TO DELRAY BEACH, FLA

By Charles Bricker
Could the women’s tennis tour return to seaside, holiday-maker paradise Delray Beach, Fla., where it once was a highly desirable venue 15 years ago?
The idea isn’t even on the back burner of anyone at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, but it’s beginning to smoulder on the back burner of Mark Baron’s brain, and Baron, tournament [...]

FEDERER IS SECOND-MOST POPULAR ATHLETE ON FACEBOOK; SHARAPOVA’S $70 MILLION DEAL WITH NIKE: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS

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 [...]

CLIJSTERS SIGNS WITH AA; NADAL ENDORSES COOKIES: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS

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 [...]

Federer Is Most Googled Tennis Player: This Week in Tennis Business

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 [...]

Mondays With Bob Greene: Wickmayer and Malisse to appeal against ban

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Michael Berrer beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-7 (6) 64 7-6 (3) to win the men’s singles at the Ritro Slovak Open in Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Michael Russell won the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, beating Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in Champaign, Illinois, USA

Eduardo Schwank beat Jorge Aguilar 7-5 6-4 to win the Lima Challenger 2009 in Lima, Peru

Takao [...]

This Week in Tennis Business: Querrey inks seven-figure deal with K-Swiss

By Justin Cohen

According to the Sportsbusiness Journal, Sam Querrey has signed a seven-figure deal with K-Swiss.
Tommy Haas has been diagnosed with Swine Flu. “I did a test because I suspected that I had swine flu. The test was positive,” Haas told a newspaper on Tuesday. “Of course, it was a shock for me.”
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This Week In Tennis Business: USTA to award over $400,000 in grants to 45 non-profit organizations

By Justin Cohen

The USTA announced that they are awarding more than $400,000 in recreational tennis grants to 45 non-profit organizations across the United States. Winners of the grants include Parks and Recreation agencies, USTA National Junior Tennis League chapters, YMCA’s and even entire school districts. “We are excited to [...]

Henin commits to play Australian Open in 2010: This Week in Tennis Business

From Justine Henin committing to play in the 2010 Australian Open to Fila signing a clothing and footwear deal for the 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha to Gustavo Kuerten helping secure an Olympic bid for Brazil to tennis legend Chris Evert and pro golfer Greg Norman separating after 15 months of marriage to the [...]