The Tennis Times » atp http://thetennistimes.com Your Look Inside The World Of Tennis From a Players Perspective Thu, 24 May 2012 13:39:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Novak Djokovic Meets Alberto Tomba http://thetennistimes.com/novak-djokovic-meets-alberto-tomba/ http://thetennistimes.com/novak-djokovic-meets-alberto-tomba/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 10:12:11 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=8073 Novak Djokovic was lucky enough to spend some time with his childhood idol over the weekend, Alberto Tomba. Tomba is one of the best skiers of all time!

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/novak-djokovic-meets-alberto-tomba/feed/ 0 Terrible Conditions at ATP Tournament in Casablanca http://thetennistimes.com/terrible-conditions-at-atp-tournament-in-casablanca/ http://thetennistimes.com/terrible-conditions-at-atp-tournament-in-casablanca/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:08:14 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=7644

Robin Haase and other top players had an awful time at the ATP tournament in Casablanca.

“At the tournament, the bathrooms are so dirty that you want to keep your clothes and shoes on when taking a shower,” Haase wrote on his website. “Some players don’t shower at all and decide to take one at the hotel in the evening. If the showers are that disgusting, I hope you can image yourself how the toilets are. Some players even take their own toilet paper with them.”

Haase also claimed that he and other players were robbed. “Fortunately not my computer or other valuables which however did happen to other players.”

ATP you really need to sort this out ASAP.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/terrible-conditions-at-atp-tournament-in-casablanca/feed/ 0 ATP Monte Carlo 2012 R1 Juan Ignacio Chela vs Alexandr Dolgopolov http://thetennistimes.com/atp-monte-carlo-2012-r1-juan-ignacio-chela-vs-alexandr-dolgopolov/ http://thetennistimes.com/atp-monte-carlo-2012-r1-juan-ignacio-chela-vs-alexandr-dolgopolov/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:18:01 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=7629 ATP Monte Carlo 2012 R1 Juan Ignacio Chela vs Alexandr Dolgopolov.

ps. Sorry the commentary is in Russian.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/atp-monte-carlo-2012-r1-juan-ignacio-chela-vs-alexandr-dolgopolov/feed/ 0 ATP Monte Carlo 2012 R1 Lukasz Kubot vs Jurgen Melzer http://thetennistimes.com/atp-monte-carlo-2012-r1-lukasz-kubot-vs-jurgen-melzer/ http://thetennistimes.com/atp-monte-carlo-2012-r1-lukasz-kubot-vs-jurgen-melzer/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:00:31 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=7626 ATP Monte Carlo 2012 round 1 between Lukasz Kubot vs Jurgen Melzer.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/atp-monte-carlo-2012-r1-lukasz-kubot-vs-jurgen-melzer/feed/ 0 Michael Llodra Fine to Possible Rise and Further Action Taken Over Racial Slur http://thetennistimes.com/michael-llodra-fine-to-possible-rise-and-further-action-taken-over-racial-slur/ http://thetennistimes.com/michael-llodra-fine-to-possible-rise-and-further-action-taken-over-racial-slur/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:33:20 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=6735

There has been a lot of press around the Michael Llodra racial insult scandal. The ATP Tour has just announced that the Michael Llodra investigation isnt closed and it is still ongoing.

Originally Llodra was fined $2,500, but apparently that fine could go higher, or other measures could be taken.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/atp-vs-wta-who-are-the-best-dancers/feed/ 0 Rafael Nadal Pushing for Two Year ATP Tour Ranking System http://thetennistimes.com/rafael-nadal-pushing-for-two-year-atp-tour-ranking-system/ http://thetennistimes.com/rafael-nadal-pushing-for-two-year-atp-tour-ranking-system/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:49 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=6218 Rafael Nadal seems to be pushing for a change in the ATP ranking system. At the moment the ATP rankings take in 1 year of results, but Nadal wants to see 2 years used instead (which is used in Golf). Nadal has said the change would lengthen careers by allowing big names to play less often and better protecting injured players. This all makes sense, but there are a lot of downsides. If players want to play less and earn as much money, the only person to lose out is the fans. Fans will only have limited opportunities to see their favourite players play, which I think will drive fans away from tennis and towards more active top player sports (such as Football).

Ohh.. and did I mention that Rafael Nadal would be the main player to benifit from the change. He would becoming world number 1 again!

p.s. Is it about time someone else started a new tour?

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/rafael-nadal-pushing-for-two-year-atp-tour-ranking-system/feed/ 2 Bob and Mike Bryan Finish Number 1 Doubles Pair in 2011 http://thetennistimes.com/bob-and-mike-bryan-finish-number-1-doubles-pair-in-2011/ http://thetennistimes.com/bob-and-mike-bryan-finish-number-1-doubles-pair-in-2011/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:31:56 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5286

Bob and Mike Bryan are going to finish 2011 the number 1 doubles pair in the world. This a record seventh time they will finish the number 1 pair in the world.

Since 2003, the Bryans have only twice failed to finish No. 1—in 2004 and 2008.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/bob-and-mike-bryan-finish-number-1-doubles-pair-in-2011/feed/ 0 ATP Tour 2010 Finals – Funny Questions http://thetennistimes.com/atp-tour-2010-finals-funny-questions/ http://thetennistimes.com/atp-tour-2010-finals-funny-questions/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:57:54 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5215 Here is a little clip from the 2010 ATP year end finals in London. I love it when they ask players funny and embarrassing questions.. makes them a little bit more human and you can relate.


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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/atp-tour-2010-finals-funny-questions/feed/ 0 Roger Federer Fourth Player to Qualify for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals http://thetennistimes.com/roger-federer-fourth-player-to-qualify-for-barclays-atp-world-tour-finals/ http://thetennistimes.com/roger-federer-fourth-player-to-qualify-for-barclays-atp-world-tour-finals/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:12:43 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=4855 There are now four who have qualified for the year ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Roger Federer has joined Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

(Based on Year-to-Date 2011 ATP Rankings points as of Monday, 29 August, 2011)

1. N. Djokovic (SRB) 11,295
2. R. Nadal (ESP) 7,785
3. A. Murray (GBR) 4,730
4. R. Federer (SUI) 4,450
5. D. Ferrer (ESP) 3,420
6. M. Fish (USA) 2,505
7. N. Almagro (ESP) 2,270
8. T. Berdych (CZE) 2,260
9. R. Soderling (SWE) 2,080
10. J. Tsonga (FRA) 2,080

1. Bryan (USA)/Bryan (USA) 9,120
2. Llodra (FRA)/Zimonjic (SRB) 5,340
3. Mirnyi (BLR)/Nestor (CAN) 4,990
4. Bhupathi (IND)/Paes (IND) 3,970
5. Lindstedt (SWE)/Tecau (ROU) 3,165
6. Bopanna (IND)/Qureshi (PAK) 2,590
7. Butorac (USA)/Rojer (AHO) 2,340
8. Melzer (AUT)/Petzschner (GER) 1,920
9. Isner (USA)/Querrey (USA) 1,780
10. Kas (GER)/Peya (AUT) 1,575

Bold denotes qualification

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