James Blake and Mardy Fish attended Kid's Day at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament in New Haven yesterday. Blake, however chose not to enter the tournament in order to prepare for the US Open.
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Czech tennis player Ivo Minar was tested positive for a banned substance after a Davis Cup quarterfinal victory over Argentine on July 10-12.Minar was said to have taken an unspecified supplement that apparently contained a derivative of the banned stimulant pseudoephedrine.
Currently ranked at no. 66, he denied he had never 'consciously' taken a banned substance.
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Andre Agassi’s autobiography, OPEN, is heading to book stores in November.
In the book, Agassi discusses his start in tennis as a child, his relationship with his father and his failed marriage to Brooke Shields.
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Is Paradorn Srichaphan selling adult product?According to Srichaphan, he hoped his latest business, a herbal-product company called Magic Thaiherbs, will not tarnish his image as a national hero.
"Unlike Viagra, my product is more like a tonic which is good for men's bodies. When men are happy and healthy, they make married life better,'' said the former Thai no.1.
