SWISS TENNIS OFFICIALS QUESTION ANSWERS FROM ROGER FEDERER

Photo: REUTERS/Petr Josek (Czech Republic)

Big thanks to GTT reader, Judy, for passing along this interesting story.

Website swissinfo.ch is reporting that Swiss Tennis officials questions of Roger Federer after team Suisse-TKO ' ed by team Kazakhstan last weekend in the Davis Cup. Switzerland, in spite of the fact that two top tennis players living within its borders for reasons other than tax benefits, relegated to the gloomy zonal Group next season.

Yes, this sounds all controversial and exciting – but please bear in mind that these people are Swiss.Via swissinfo.ch:

"We need an answer [from Federer]-is he going to as part of the team, or not?"René Stammbach, President of the Swiss Tennis since 2006, said swissinfo.ch.An answer will be respected and accepted, but we want a reply. "

We want answers Federer! It really doesn't matter what you say, but we would like to now ... r earliest.

Stammbach has ordered team captain Severin Lüthi to talk Federer and find out where it stands.

"At the end of the day that it always will be ruling – we do not have a contract with him.We are dependent on good will only. If he wants to make the colors of to defend the country, that's up to him, "he said."It's not that we absolutely want to force him to say "Yes".We cannot expect of him. But that we want to know what the goal is in his head-it is still to the semi-finals and final of the world or even win? "

Read this before you absolutely love Stammbach for 100% cancellation of Federer, albeit in a roundabout, neutral-ish, the insight of way:

"Please bear in mind what he has done for tennis in General and tennis in Switzerland in particular, how can you be angry with a guy like that? no one else has done so much for tennis."

Click here for more of swissinfo.ch.

According to Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger, the same Stammbach believes that Federer is displayed in a hip job of red and white suit at any given time in the near future. with the exception of this year, Roger showed up for the Davis Cup at least once a season since 1999. He will also be faced with more supervision, as the dictates of the ITF regulations that he at least one more time in front of the games in 2012 in London – but if everyone would benefit from an Olympic loophole, it would be Roger.

I know what most of my colleagues Roger fans thinking about the problem of the Davis Cup, but count me in this case, under Davis Cup team nags. Roger, with the support of Stanislas Wawrinka, the chance of something that has not been done in the 110 years of history of the Cup-home range to Switzerland., and for the GOATY about it, Rafa has now slam career

I understand fully what Stammbach says: "we need an answer [from Federer] ...we would like to know what the goal is in his head. "

Because we all know what happens if Roger his Davis Cup Cap.

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TENNIS TV SCHEDULE AND LIVE STREAMING: ATP THAILAND OPEN, WTA TOKYO

I know you all want to look at Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro – not to mention dreamboats Verdasco and Gulbis-playing the PTT Thailand Open on TV, but having regard to the tournament humble 250-level status, it will be a challenge if you have access to South-East Asia, ESPN Star Sports channel.

For those who are in the States claims to be the ATP website that you can live streaming of the tournament on ESPN3 will start on Wednesday, 29 september. But I saw it's listed on the ESPN3 website, so I can't guarantee that the tournament.Tennistv.com is not streaming, either. a site like livescorehunter.com can some additional options for the Open of Thailand and ATP 250 in Malaysia this week (Davydenko, Soderling, Berdych)

WTA fans are luck this week. The Toray Pan Pacific Open, with defending champion Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki Vera Zvonareva, and almost all other top players in addition to the sisters Williams and Kim Clijsters-is a premier event and therefore available a number of ways, including live streaming over good old tennistv.com.Tennis Channel the Tokyo Open in the States.

Eastern of all time. All broadcast on TENNIS CHANNEL

Wednesday, 29 september
11: 00 pm-3: 00 am (30 september): WTA TOKYO quarter-finals-LIVE

Thursday, 30 september
9 a.m. to 1: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO quarter-finals-repeat

Friday, 1 October
12: 00 am-4: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO semifinals-LIVE
9 a.m. to 1: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO semifinals-repeat

Saturday, 2 October
12: 00 am-2: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO final – LIVE
9: 00 am-11: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO final – repeat
12: 00 pm-2: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO final – repeat

Sunday, 3 October
6: 00 a.m. – 10: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO semifinals-repeat
10: 00 to 12: 00 pm: WTA TOKYO final – repeat

You can also catch this week's "Premiers" ATP tournaments in Bucharest and Metz on tennis Channel next weekend. Yes, I know it's lame. but that doesn't mean replays Nadal del Po and the weekend after that.

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TENNIS VARIOUS: BOB BRYAN, NADAL IN BANGKOK, SERENA AND ANDY MURRAY ON BURBERRY

So, what are all of you out there in tennislandia thinking about during this lull known as the indoor season? With Rafael Nadal clinching the year end No 1 (he’s now the third player, including Lendl and Federer to regain the year end top spot after losing it) and chaos reigning on the women’s tour, is there really any question left to answer this season? Any big story left to follow?
How about Bob Bryan’s wedding plans?

He made the big announcement on Tuesday via @BryanBros:

According to her Twitter profile, the future Mrs. Bryan Brother is a “Florida attorney, M.B.A. student, tennis lover.” Sounds like a good catch. Hope the Bryan Bros let her sit in the front seat every once in a while.

Speaking of cute, here are some photos of Rafael Nadal arriving in Bangkok on Tuesday in anticipation of next week’s PTT Thailand Open. Per the tournament website:

Rafael Nadal arrived in Bangkok today on Turkish Airlines flight TK 60. Though spending 13 hours in flight Spain, Nadal looked cheerful and ready to take on the PTT Thailand Open 2010.

Cheerful and heavily guarded:


Both the Bryan Brothers and GTT reader Judy suggest you to check out Glamour Mag’s this Tennis Hotties poll – Roger’s ahead, even though the editors picked this fugly photo of him. Impressive!

Hey, is Andy Murray trying to steal Roger’s side gig? Here he is on Tuesday at the Burberry fashion show in London with girlfriend Kim Sears a.k.a. The Mane.

What, were those jeans made for somebody who’s 6' 6? ?

Serena Williams was also at the show, with her two friends:

And a killer pair of heels:

Success! Andy Murray finally masters the art of sleeping with his eyes open.


Let’s end with the bizarre tennis photo of the day:

Tags: andy murray, Bryan Brothers, rafael nadal, roger federer, Serena Williams, Thailand Open
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MISC: DEL POTRO TENNIS GAMES, NADAL FISHING, DAVIS CUP DRAW, FEDERER BREAK, FEMALE UPRISING

Hi all! Just a bit more tennis Miscellaneous keep us going.

Who says that the Asian leg of the tour is a jet-lagged?Rafael Nadal has already hit in Bangkok, almost a week before the main draw of the PTT Thailand Open begins and long injured Juan Martin Del Potro can't wait to get his comeback tour during the tournament.

His message via Twitter (and Google translate):

"I am pleased to be able to say I'm going to play again!The tournament will next Monday in Bangkok. thank you very much for everything! "

It is kind of like futbol presenters, better in Spanish:

Nadal and del Potro in Bangkok is a late entrant Fernando Verdasco.

If the Spanish (and Argentina) players happy that Thailand, that Thailand is even happier to have them involved. the local media keep close tabs Rafa during his stay.I caught this story on nadalnews.com (via TheNation):

One day after the landing in Thailand for the first time, the French open, Wimbledon and US Open Champion powered two kilometres to the sea on a fishing trip with eight friends in Hua Hin yesterday morning.

The celebrity tennis reportedly had a good time with fishing rod and reel, but returned to shore in the afternoon with the smallest capture.

Back on dry land Nadal paid a visit to the tennis court in order to prepare its debut in the PTT Thailand Open next week., the Spanish rider is in danger of playing a round of golf, this morning, stop by a vineyard in the afternoon.

Moving on ... he Davis Cup 2011 draw ceremony took place in Brussels on Wednesday. here is the result.

GROUP OF THE WORLD

First round

Serbia (s) (c) v India
Russia (s) against Sweden (c)
Czech Republic (s) (c) (*) v Kazakhstan
Argentina (s) (c) v Romania
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Chile (c) v USA (s)
Belgium (c)/Spain (s)
Germany/Croatia (s) (c)
Austria (c)/France (s)

s = placed nation
c = number of fundamental
(*) = choice of land, decided by lot

I'm already looking forward to a USA vs. Spain quarter-finals on my eee. Whoo!

Click here for more information about the drawing of lots, including connects the Zonal.

Okay, so is anyone curious "where is Roger?"Well, actually I do not know, but here he is in New York City with Mirka SAH. thanks to relatively recently for the connection (via laineygossip.com through pictures of Ahmad Elatab-SaleemElatab/splashnewsonline.com)

I like these two, but what's with the Federers and jackets? there are other options outerwear, guys!(Okay, I'm really just talking to Mirka, here.)

Finally, this week marks the 40th anniversary of the Virginia Slims Houston Invitational, a tournament with the rebels, tennis dresses and hipster pixie cuts.

Photo via the WTA TOUR'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE Web site. Click here for the story, and more on the Original Nine.

Oh, and just in case you come here first – make sure you check out this week's Mailbag SI. press and hold down the opening plea for Fedophile/Rafaelite harmony. Amen!

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