Welcome to the 3rd edition of Pro Tennis thread. We will discuss everything about pro tennis, from Grand Slams to beautiful female tennis players here.

ATPtennis Official Website - www.atptennis.com
WTAtennis Official Website - www.wtatour.com

TV Schedule [Come back often to check the latest tennis TV coverage]


Hopman Cup 2009 [Starsports]
03 Jan 09:30 France vs. Chinese Taipei
04 Jan 09:30 Russia vs. Italy
05 Jan 17:00 USA vs. Slovak Republic
06 Jan 09:30 France vs. Italy
07 Jan 09:30 USA vs. Germany
08 Jan 09:30 USA vs. Australia
09 Jan 13:00 Russia vs. France
09 Jan 17:00 Final


ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2009 [Starsports]
05 Jan 21:00 Day 1
06 Jan 21:00 Day 2
07 Jan 21:00 Day 3
08 Jan 21:00 Quarterfinals
09 Jan 21:00 Semifinals
11 Jan 21:00 Final (Delayed)



WTA Medibank International Sydney Tennis 2009 [Eurosport]
13 Jan 1700 Round of 16
14 Jan 1700 Quarterfinals
15 Jan 2000 Semifinals (Delayed)
16 Jan 1615 Final


For tour calender, please scroll down to the 3rd post. Thanks.

Enjoy.

ATP 2008 Tour Calender[Men's Tour]

Australian Open, Melbourne [Grand Slam] - Jan 14 - 27 : | Official Website |
Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells [Masters Series] - Mac 10 - 23 : | Official Website |
Sony Ericsson Open, Miami [Masters Series] - Mac 26 - Apr 6 : | Official Website |
Monte Carlo [Masters Series] - Apr 19 - 27 : | Official Website
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome [Masters Series] - May 5 - 11 : | Official Website |
Hamburg [Masters Series] - May 12 - 18 : Official Website |
French Open, Paris [Grand Slam] - May 25 - June 8 : | Official Website |
Wimbledon, London [Grand Slam] - June 23 - July 6 : | Official Website |
Rogers Cup, Toronto [Masters Series] - July 19 - 27 : | Official Website |
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati [Masters Series] - July 28 - Aug 3 : | Official Website |
Olympic, Beijing [Olympic] - Aug 10 - 17 : | Official Website |
US Open, New York [Grand Slam] - Aug 25 - Sep 7 : | Official Website |
Mutua Madrilena Masters, Madrid [Masters Series] - Oct 13 - 21 : | Official Website |
BNP Paribas Masters, Paris [Masters Series] - Oct 27 - Nov 2 : | Official Website |
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai [Masters Cup] - Nov 9 - 16 : | Official Website |


WTA 2008 Tour Calender[Women's Tour]
Australian Open, Melbourne [Grand Slam] - Jan 14 - 27 : Official Website |
Qatar Total Open, Doha [Tier 1] - Feb 18 - 24 : | Official Website |
Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells [Tier 1] - Mac 10 - 23 : | Official Website |
Sony Ericsson Open, Miami [Tier 1] - Mac 26 - Apr 6 : | Official Website |
Family Circle Cup, Charleston [Tier 1] - Apr 14 - 20 : | Official Website |
Qatar Telecom German Open, Berlin [Tier 1] - May 5 - 11 : | Official Website |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome [Tier 1] - May 12 - 18 : | Official Website |
French Open, Paris [Grand Slam] - May 25 - June 8 : | Official Website |
Wimbledon, London [Grand Slam] - June 23 - July 6 : | Official Website |
Rogers Cup, Montreal [Tier 1] - July 26 - 3 : | Official Website |
Olympic, Beijing [Olympic] - Aug 10 - 17 : | Official Website |
US Open, New York [Grand Slam] - Aug 27 - Sep 9 : | Official Website |
Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo [Tier 1] - Sep 13 - 21 : | Official Website |
Kremlin Cup, Moscow [Tier 1] - Oct 6 - 12 : | Official Website |
Sony Ericsson Championships, Doha [YEC] - Nov 4 - 9 : | Official Website |

Nadal in the Rogers Cup?

All top players will be in Rogers Cup. So there is no need to ask who's in and who's out.


Lolz!

Rogers Cup happen to be any connection with Roger Federer? hahahaha...

He does have his knee injury mah. And I'd like him to rest for the Olympics. Winning two Grand Slams must be tiring

That one is only his "excuse" to withdraw from the tournament. The actual reason is he's tired after winning Wimbledon. He will be okay by next week for Rogers Cup. Well, he does find time to go beach with his girlfriend.

Lolz, it is Rogers Cup because a company called Rogers Telecommunication sponsors the tournament.

i was also wondering but then thought that it couldn't be since fed's still not retired haha...
normally wait till that fella no more on tour only name a stadium after him haha..

So Rogers cup is hard court rite?? I hope Nadal won't conquere hard court, not yet plz... BTW, i see Djoko is more capable to chalengge FedeX on hard court coz he oso can serve very well to get ace..

haha... that's the name of the competiton... not the name of the stadium lo

anyway if it had any connection to federer... then u will see only federer winning it every single year when he participates even till old age lol.. ok i m not making any sense here :

got sense also...he will be on fire playing in his own tournament well he might be winning the senior ppl
's cup when he's old...

haha i think they should name a stadium after him..
one of the greatest players in history..

although nadal beat fed in wimbledon i still don't feel like he's a very keng player or something.
but fed, despite his loss, still maintains his class.. it's the look and the way he wins points i guess

Both of them are top class player.

i so totally agree with you!

wah finally new thread hopefully the number 1 can bounce back in style after losing the cup in his familiar territory

i am sure he will bounce back for US open

nadal ftw. lol. maybe fed will have a chance to win the olympics

No worries about Nadal, he's always injured. Sometimes arms, sometimes ass, sometimes knees, sometimes ankle.. But he still gets to play well. Haha, i don't really trust all his "injuries".

Yeah, Federer really needs to bounce back.

i remember last year fed said in an interview that he does not need to worry bout his level of play coz he's already a level above the rest...
then now it seems like many more players are coming up dy...
he really needs to make a comeback and win more finals...haha

nadal is really amazing with his injuries. he has all the pain in the world and 3 painkillers later, he is playing his best tennis and all. hmm, maybe he trying to get the opponent to sympathise with his injuries. or maybe those aren't just painkillers... lol.. joking joking. no offence

finally new thread
Nadal still can win even he injured(i dont care it fake or true) bcos Uncle Toni already teach Nadal not to give up and fight every ball,that why we can see Rafa win the set even he already look will lost that set

just read H.Metro today about Rafa only have one coach since he start learn to play tennis,and surprisingly his main ambition is to be a footballer and play for Real Madrid,even he ask his uncle Miguel Angel (ex Spain footballer) to bring him meet Ronaldo at Barcelona,really funny to read his story,even get a million but still stay with family and his mom always shouting to Rafa when bcos his bedroom bersepah

i think its a psychological play by nadal...when opponent see his leg..they change play tactic, and nadal immediately counter-attack on the tactic...hehe clever dude

somehow Federer seems to fear him too much which gives Nadal the edge even before the match starts

he is one of the toughest man to beat in tennis.

suddenly question pops out from mind...i wonder if Nicol David ventures into tennis would she be successful or not?

Probably not.. Due to the height maybe. Haha.

And also the high competition in tennis compared to squash.

Haha,i think she will have disadvantage due to smaller built.

lol what if ivo karlovic play squash.....
or chong wei play tennis...can't imagine haha

Chong Wei and Nicol cant get success if play tennis,just look at their small hand
tennis required strong hand

Anyway people, men's tennis back to full action next week in Montreal. All the top players including Federer, Nadal, Djokovic will all be in Toronto next week for Rogers Cup.

Starsports will be showing the tournament.


Rogers Cup Masters Series [Starsports]
22 Jul 0100-1100 First Round
22 Jul 2300-0930 (next day) Second Round
23 Jul 2330-0930 (next day) Second Round
24 Jul 2300-0930 (next day) Last 16
25 Jul 2300-0100 (next day) Quarterfinals #1
26 Jul 0100-0300 Quarterfinals #2
26 Jul 0700-0900 Quarterfinals #3
26 Jul 0900-1100 Quarterfinals #4
27 Jul 0300-0500 Semifinals #1
27 Jul 0700-0900 Semifinals #2
28 Jul 0130-0330 Final

excellent.. cant wait for more tennis and hopefully this time the tournament does not end with me being upset for a week..lol..

Yeah... Hope Federer gonna win this. He needs it to keep his No.1 spot and also as a confidence booster.

Federer and players practising in Toronto.

bepeon, if both fed and nadal meet in the final of the next two tournaments, and nadal wins them both, will nadal be no.1 already?

I don't think so. Unless Federer loses in 1st round and Nadal wins the tournament, then he's the new No.1.

So it is the hardcourt season already? :D Grass court season seems pretty short er...

If that happens in toronto, nadal's the new no.1?

Yeah. Or it happens in Cincinnati (the next Masters Series after Toronto)

Everything is on the line now.. Federer can't let it slip by a bit. Every match can change everything.

wow. difference of 500 points rite?
is it that easy to close that gap?

If Federer somehow gets kicked out during the first round of Cicinnati, which he won last year.. then a lot of his point is going to be deducted. (Or rather a whole 500 will be gone @@)

Djokovic won last time.
Go home early joko

ATP Masters Series Canada is Rogers Cup? @@

Yeah... Lolz. Its held in Toronto. It will start off today.
Today is the first round and Starsports will begin the covereage at 1am.

About the points... A victory in Grand Slam worths 1000 points, a victory in Masters Series event worths 500 points.

Since Federer was the finalist for last year in Rogers Cup Masters, he has to defend 350 points. Nadal was the semifinalist, he has 225 points.
So if Federer loses before the final, he loses points. Same with Nadal.. if he loses before semifinals, he loses points.

Federer can only add points if he wins the tournament, while Nadal can add points if he reaches the finals.

And on the side note, Djokovic is the defending champion.

Oh this was the tourney Djoker won no.3 then no.2 then no.1 when he was still no.4 back then one is it?

Yes. He beat Roddick in the quarters, Nadal in the semis and Federer in the final. Very impressive.

But this year will be Federer who shines.

Can't wait to watch Federer playing after the heart-breaking Wimbledon final.

i never knew that points would be deducted if u perform worse than the previous year.
so fed dropped quite a number of points at wimbledon while nadal gained much needed points la..
hmmm that explains the sudden talk bout displacing the world no.1 player

Breaking news!!!

http://news.smh.com.au/sport/tennis-legend...80721-3iqq.html

According to this article, Federer will play against Nadal and Borg will play against McEnroe in November in Malaysia!

Haha, really didn't expect this to happen. Since when they like Malaysia so much? ($$$)

fantastic news as i will be having my AS level exams in nov why? last year when fed came i was having spm. now again he come i having AS. why me?

lol , same situation for me as levels , D: sad

fantastic, huh? when he plays in my own country i cant c him, but when he plays in other places i do everything i can to get to c him on tv or watever. nov what exactly? if end of nov then can la