AAMI Classic This is an exhibition held in the few days leading up to the Australian Open. This year, eight men participated: Tsonga, Berdych, Fish, Roddick, Monfils, Raonic, Melzer, and Tomic. Tsonga said he was a bit fatigued after his travel from Doha, but finished two matches before exiting (the exhibition allows for two matches
The Hopman Cup might be a model of how a different Davis Cup might be like. Although this is an exhibition, it tends to draw very good players. This year, were two top ten players in Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish and also included Richard Gasquet and Fernando Verdasco. One advantage, for many players, is
It's always struck me as peculiar how that period just after the year-end championship seems to lead to quicker healing than any other time of the year. Djokovic took 5 weeks off, but still looked flat, bothered by shoulder issues and lost in the semis of Basel, retired in Paris, and didn't get past the
Once upon a time, there was a split between pro and amateur tennis. Amateur tennis was more of the Olympian ideal. No money except for basic expenses (food, travel, etc). Of course, the lack of money meant that most good amateurs had to become pros to make money, and the poorer you were, the sooner
