Atlanta Athletic Club To Host ATP World Tour 250 Tournament

USTA Southern announced today the Atlanta Athletic Club will be the site of the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, July 19-25. The Atlanta event will serve as the kick-off to the 2010 Olympus US Open Series.

USTA Southern President Rex Maynard said, "The Atlanta Athletic Club is the perfect site for the Atlanta Tennis Championships. With its rich history of hosting ATP tennis and other major sporting events, it is a great location, and has wonderful facilities for showcasing professional tennis in the Atlanta area."

USTA Southern purchased the sanction for the ATP World Tour 250 tournament last December. The event had been played in Indianapolis.

"The Atlanta Athletic Club is pleased to host the upcoming Atlanta Tennis Championship this July and the best tennis players in the world," Atlanta Athletic Club General Manager Chris Borders said. "This continues our tradition of hosting national events in all areas of sport and athletics, such as the AT&T Championships in the '90s and our myriad of USGA and PGA golf championships.

"Our membership is supportive, our tennis facilities are the best and we have easy spectator access with plenty of parking. It's a great opportunity for the Tour and the Atlanta Athletic Club."

In 2005, the USTA recognized the Atlanta Athletic Club as the National Tennis Facility of the Year. In 1991, the tennis facility was voted the best tennis facility in the state by the Georgia Professional Tennis Association. In 2005, after a major renovation, the tennis facility again won the GPTA award.

Premium tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. ET. For an order form or other ticket info, call (678) 527-2138 or email tickets@atlantatennischampionships.com. The tournament web site is www.atlantatennischampionships.com.

The club was the site of the previous ATP tournaments played in late April from 1993-2001. From 1986 to 1999 it was called the AT&T Tennis Challenge. In 2000 it was named the Galleryfurniture.com Tennis Challenge and, in 2001, it was called the Verizon Tennis Challenge.

Singles champions include former No. 1 players Andy Roddick (2001), Pete Sampras (1998) Andre Agassi (1989, 1991 and 1992) and John McEnroe (1985). In 2001 the tournament drew 75,097 fans, had a $400,000 purse and was telecast by FOX Sports Net to 114 countries.

The Atlanta Athletic Club is located at 1930 Bobby Jones Drive, Johns Creek, Ga. 30097. The club has hosted numerous top golf events including the 2001 and 1981 PGA Championships, the 1976 U.S. Open and the 1990 U.S. Women's Open. It will also be the site of the 2011 PGA Championship.

Having completed its sixth season, the Olympus US Open Series has established itself as a true regular season of hard court tennis, linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In 2008, Olympus became the first title sponsor of the Series.

The 2009 Olympus US Open Series set a new record with nearly 47 million viewers across the six-week season – the largest TV audience in Series history. In addition, the Olympus US Open Series received unprecedented television exposure with over 100 hours on ESPN2, more than 250 hours on Tennis Channel and two tournament finals on CBS Sports.

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Hewitt - IN
Ginepri - IN

Hewitt to play Atlanta Tennis Championships

Atlanta, GA – Former No. 1 player Lleyton Hewitt is joining the growing list of tennis stars committed to play the first Atlanta Tennis Championships July 19-25. The Atlanta event, owned and operated by USTA Southern, will serve as the kick-off to the 2010 Olympus US Open Series.

The two-time Grand Slam winner reached the pinnacle of tennis in November 2001 and reigned atop the ATP World Tour rankings for 75 weeks. Hewitt won the 2001 US Open, 2002 Wimbledon and the 2001 and 2002 Tennis Masters Cups. The hard-working Australian has captured 27 tour titles, the most recent coming last year in Houston.

Known for his fiery personality and nickname “Rusty,” the redheaded Hewitt brings his distinctive fist pump and bravado to Atlanta for the first time. Hewitt is often labeled the ultimate counterpuncher, scoring with penetrating ground strokes, quick court coverage and a scrappy, do-or-die personality. He is presently ranked No. 24 in the world.

Hewitt joins Americans John Isner, James Blake and Robby Ginepri, of Kennesaw, Ga., as the tennis professionals who have committed to play the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships.

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Atlanta

Baghdatis IN

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Atlanta:

1 Isner, John USA 19
2 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 26
3 Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 32
4 Zeballos, Horacio ARG 42
5 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 50
6 Becker, Benjamin GER 52
7 Sela, Dudi ISR 63
8 Vliegen, Kristof BEL @68
9 Ginepri, Robby USA 70
10 Malisse, Xavier BEL 74
11 Lacko, Lukas SVK 75
12 Marchenko, Illya UKR 79
13 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 80
14 Schuettler, Rainer GER 82
15 Beck, Karol SVK 85
16 Blake, James USA 86
17 Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 88
18 Fish, Mardy USA 90
19 Ram, Rajeev USA 93
20 (SE)
21 (SE)
22 (Q)
23 (Q)
24 (Q)
25 (Q)
26 (WC)
27 (WC)
28 (WC)

Alternates
1. Przysiezny, Michal POL 94
2. Anderson, Kevin RSA 95
3. Dent, Taylor USA 97
4. Russell, Michael USA 102
5. Devvarman, Somdev IND 104
6. Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 105
7. Brown, Dustin JAM 106
8. Alves, Thiago BRA 107
9. Navarro, Ivan ESP 108
10. Dabul, Brian ARG 110
11. Zemlja, Grega SLO 111
12. Daniel, Marcos BRA 112
13. Young, Donald USA 113
14. Muller, Gilles LUX @113
15. Roger-Vasselin, Edouard FRA 115

Hamburg:
Gonzalez OUT
Korolev IN

Atlanta

Donald Young WC

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Atlanta:
OUT Baghdatis, Marcos CYP
OUT Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE
IN Przysiezny, Michal POL
IN Anderson, Kevin RSA

Hamburg:
OUT Gonzalez, Fernando CHI
OUT Monaco, Juan ARG
OUT Gasquet, Richard FRA
IN Korolev, Evgeny KAZ
IN Beck, Andreas GER
IN Golubev, Andrey KAZ

Andy zaczyna ciupać po 250 żeby ciułać punkty by nie stracić rostawienia na US Open

Bardzo napięty kalendarz będzie miał A-Rod. Atlanta + 3 tygodnie gry z rzędu w sierpniu. Oby nie odbiło to się w czasie jesiennej częśći sezonu. Trzeba tam grać bo stawka się wyrównała, a Top 8 znacznie ułatwia życie.

Wg mnie to również dobry ruch. Come back Andy i graj ten sam tenis co w marcu.