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Spain v Argentina - Davis Cup World Group Final - Day One

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2011 US Open - Day 11

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Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Janko Tipsarevic

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Rogers Cup - Day 6

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Mardy Fish, Janko Tipsarevic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Novak Djokovic, Nenad Zimonjic

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2011 French Open - Day Ten

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Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Francesca Schiavone, Gael Monfils, Viktor Troicki

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Mike Davies Named to International Tennis Hall of Fame

By crenk on | From thetennistimes.com

Mike Davies has just been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Currently Mike is the CEO of the New Haven Open tennis tournament, so its great to see him getting some more recognition within tennis. The 76-year-old Davies is credited with bringing about the first major network television broadcast of a tennis tournament, introducing colored clothing to a pro tour, and was the first to put chairs on the court during changeovers. Davies was elected as a contributor to the game...Read Full Story

Francesco Ricci Bitti Back as ITF President Again

By crenk on | From thetennistimes.com

Francesco Ricci Bitti is yet again the president of the ITF. Bitti was re-elected just a few days ago and will now remain as president until 2015. This will be his fourth four year term as ITF president. Thirteen others were elected or re-elected to the ITF board of directors through 2013. They are Ismail El Shafei of Egypt, Jean Gachassin of France, Lucy Garvin of the United States, Jack Graham of Canada, Chris Kypriotis of Brazil, Suwat Liptapanlop of Thailand, Juan Margets of Spain...Read Full Story

Slobodan Zivojinovic to be Honored with Davis Cup Award of Excellence

By Karen Flax- Jardine on | From blog.gvtnews.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWPORT, R.I., U.S.A., December 3, 2010 - The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced that Slobodan Zivojinovic will be honored with the 2010 Davis Cup Award of Excellence. Presentation of the award will be made on Saturday, December 4 during a special on-court ceremony at the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group...Read Full Story

Jacques Dupré to Serve Second term as Tennis Europe President

By Karen Flax- Jardine on | From tennispanorama.com

Tennis Europe President Jacques Dupré will serve a second term in the role, after being returned to office at the organisations’ Annual General Meeting, which was held in Amsterdam from 24 th – 27 th March. Mr. Dupré of France was the only candidate for the presidency, and received the full support of the delegates. A new Board of Management was also elected at the Meeting. Seven of the eight previous Board members were re-elected, with Karin Van Bijsterveld of the Netherlands being the...Read Full Story

AP Interview: Officials drop Agassi drug inquiries

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Tennis officials have closed the book on Andre Agassi's drug revelations. International Tennis Federation president Francesco Ricci Bitti tells The Associated Press that despite appeals from the World Anti-Doping Agency, the statute of limitations in the case expired and no retroactive punishment is possible. In Agassi's recently published autobiography, "Open," he wrote that he took crystal meth in 1997 and lied to the ATP to avoid a suspension after failing a doping test. Ricci Bitti says...Read Full Story

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ITF increases use of Hawk-Eye in Davis Cup and Fed Cup

Its use was extended to the Fed Cup Final in 2007 and the Davis Cup semifinals in 2010. ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: "The increased use of electronic review in our major team competitions reflects their status in the tennis calendar ...

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An i for sport with Glen Quartermain

He has already spoken with ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti. The Hopman Cup clashes with the Brisbane International and WA Government insiders fear TA's raison detre is to pump all of its resources into the latter, which is housed at the $82 million ...

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Luke Saville wins Australian Open boys' final

Saville, who turns 18 next week, shocked dignitaries, including Tennis Australia president Steve Wood and International Tennis Federation president Francesco Ricci Bitti, by swearing during his victory speech on centre court. After being presented with the ...

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Hopman Cup 'to stay in Perth'

WA Tourism Minister Kim Hames revealed he had spoken with ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti and argued for Tourism WA to run the Hopman Cup. "And then Paul McNamee may or may not be able to continue as the on-ground manager of the event," he said.

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Wilson serves up ITF extension

“Wilson remains an outstanding partner for the ITF, helping in our efforts to develop and promote the game,” said ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti. “In particular the company has been a long and loyal sponsor of our premier team ...

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