BRISBANE tennis fans may glimpse Novak Djokovic's glamour girlfriend Leryn Franco when the Serb takes to the court at the Brisbane International.
"A lot of these guys do travel with their girlfriends through to the Australian Open, so I guess there is every chance she could be here," said the tournament's director, Steve Ayles. "But I couldn't say for sure."
I can't believe this 'cheap' claims comes from the Brisbane tournament director. I mean Djokovic himself already denied the rumour at the recent U.S Open.
Another event's big drawcard, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be attending the Brisbane International too.
Ayles also confirmed that Tsonga, is desperate to check out Queensland's deep-sea fishing.
"He does love to fish so we're trying to organise a trip for him."
In the meanwhile here are some latest pictures of Djokovic at a welcoming evening at Bratislava, before the start of the Davis Cup match between Serbia and Slovakia. He was seen dancing with Slovakian singer Sisa Sklovska.
Updated: And here are more photos of Djokovic and his Serbian teammates and the Slovakian team.
Novak Djokovic leads the Serbian team.
Serbian tennis player Janko Tipsarevic is pictured at the press conference at the end of
the draw for of the Davis Cup World Group.
The Serbian tennis team (Left to right) Novak Djokovic, Bogdan Obradovic,
Janko Tipsarevic, and Viktor Troicki. 
(Left to right) Slovakia tennis team members Dominik Hrbaty, Lukas Lacko, and Milos Mecir, and Serbian tennis team players Bogdan Obradovic, Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarevic, Viktor Troicki, and Nenad Zimonjic.
Tennis players Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia and Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
(Via couriermail.com.au, Images via Yahoo! Sport)
Roger Federer’s part-time coach, Jose Higueras, was hired by the U.S. Tennis Association earlier this week as director of coaching for elite player development, a program that aims to identify future champions. “Jose is one of the greatest minds in coaching today,” said Patrick McEnroe, the U.S. Davis Cup captain and general manager of the development program.
“His understanding of the sport is unrivaled, and his familiarity with American tennis makes him an invaluable asset and important addition to our staff as we continue to develop the skills of the brightest young talents in tennis.”
Higueras will work at USTA training centres in California and Florida. As a coach, he helped Michael Chang and Jim Courier win Grand Slam titles, and he also worked with Pete Sampras, Jennifer Capriati, Todd Martin and Robby Ginepri.
Higueras began working off-and-on with Federer this season and was at the U.S. Open this month when the Swiss star won his 13th major singles championship.
The question now is, who is Federer's new coach?
(Via Yahoo! Sport)
Thanks, Esther for this tips.
Rendy Lu Yen-Hsun (盧彥勳) is best remembered for beating Andy Murray in the first round at the Beijing Olympics 2008.
Right after the Olympics, Rendy accepted an interview and photo shooting from the Next Man Magazine.
Rendy resembles Rain in this cover, isn't he?
In the magazine, Rendy talks about his experience at the Beijing Olympics and various aspects of his life.
Hopefully I'll be able to grab two copies (one for you, Esther!) here in KL.
By the way, here's the article in Chinese from his website.
不一樣的盧彥勳，將出現在9月18日382期的「壹週刊」 2008/9/16 下午 03:09:21 盧彥勳北京奧運結束後，接受「壹週刊」的專訪。「壹週刊」除了幫盧彥勳拍攝網球揮拍動作外，還特地幫盧彥勳拍了幾套時裝的照片，都會出現在9月18日382期的壹週?。盧彥勳會出現在該期「壹週刊」的封面。訪問內容也包含盧彥勳奧運的心路歷程，各位喜歡盧彥勳的朋友，想要多瞭解盧彥勳的朋友，想要看看不同面貌盧彥勳的朋友，可以鎖定這星期發行(382 期)的「壹週刊」
(Via Rendy's website)
Updated: And here are more photos of Djokovic and his Serbian teammates and the Slovakian team.
Novak Djokovic leads the Serbian team.
Serbian tennis player Janko Tipsarevic is pictured at the press conference at the end of
The Serbian tennis team (Left to right) Novak Djokovic, Bogdan Obradovic,
(Left to right) Slovakia tennis team members Dominik Hrbaty, Lukas Lacko, and Milos Mecir, and Serbian tennis team players Bogdan Obradovic, Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarevic, Viktor Troicki, and Nenad Zimonjic.
Tennis players Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia and Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
