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Venus Williams To Be Awarded First Annual Caesars Tennis Classic Achievement Award
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Press ReleaseAtlantic City (March 30, 2010) - Harrah's Entertainment, Caesars Atlantic City and StarGames announced today that Caesars Tennis Classic host Venus Williams will receive the first annual Caesars Tennis Classic Achievement Award during the exhibition event on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The award recognizes a tennis personality that has contributed above and beyond their play both on and off the court. In addition to her stellar play on the court as one of the top women players in the world (she advanced to the quarterfinals of this week's Sony Ericsson Championship in Miami yesterday), Williams continues to be a great ambassador of the sport working with the UNICEF, the USTA, the WTA and the Women's Sports Foundation to promote the game and give back to different communities throughout the world. Don Marrandino, the President of the Eastern Division of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. will present the award to her on behalf of the inaugural Caesars Tennis Classic.
The highly anticipated Caesars Tennis Classic, hosted by Williams, will feature tennis greats of past and present including Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, James Blake, Mats Wilander and Marat Safin in a one night tennis spectacular at the newly renovated Boardwalk Hall. In addition to the Classic, Caesars will host pre and post-tournament events including the must see Tennis Village in the Palladium Ballroom at Caesars with appearances by the tennis greats. Detailed information regarding the Caesars Tennis Classic can be found at www.CaesarsTennisClassic.com.
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Posted by Shelia at 4:05 PM Labels: Andy Roddick, Boardwalk Hall, Caesars Tennis Classic, Harrah's Entertainment, Ivan Lendl, James Blake, Marat Safin, Mats Vilander, Pete Sampras, StarGames, Venus Williams Email this post
(PROMO) Caesars Tennis Classic Hosted By Venus Williams
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Posted by Shelia at 3:09 AM Labels: Andy Roddick, Caesars Tennis Classic, Ivan Lendl, James Blake, Marat Safin, Mats Wilander, Pete Sampras, Promo, StarGames, Ticketmaster, Venus Williams Email this post
James Blake Is A Busy Man - Advances To Quarterfinals In Delray Beach And Schedules Inaugural Events In Atlanta And Atlantic City
Friday, February 26, 2010
At the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Thursday, American James Blake, who has reached the finals here twice, advanced to the quarterfinal round after a 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Robin Haase of The Netherlands. Blake's next opponent is Croatia's Ivo Karlovic.
After his win over Haase, the 30-year-old American hit the main stadium court for a first-round evening doubles match, teaming with Robert Kendrick to defeat fellow Americans Eric Butorac and David Martin 6-3, 6-4 on a chilly night in South Florida. They next meet Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay, who earlier upset the No. 3-seeded team of Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr in three sets.
In his first round match, Blake defeated fellow American Taylor Dent 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Atlanta Tennis Championships Inaugural Tournament
Committed to playing in the inaugural Atlanta Tennis Championships is James Blake, the long-time American tennis star who has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the world. Blake has won 10 ATP titles, including the 2006 Indianapolis tournament, which the Atlanta tournament is replacing. He started his career in 2000 and has been a Davis Cup stalwart for the American team.
The Atlanta event, owned and operated by USTA Southern, will serve as the kick-off to the 2010 Olympus US Open Series.
Caesars Tennis Classic Inaugural Tournament
A match between Pete Sampras and James Blake has been added to the inaugural Caesars Tennis Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on April 10.
The event, being hosted by Venus Williams, has three matches in a team format.
The first features Ivan Lendl, in his first match since his 1994 retirement, against Mats Wilander in a one-set no-ad scoring match.
The second match has Andy Roddick, currently the top-ranked American men's player, facing Marat Safin in a best-of-three-set match. This match will also be no-ad scoring and will be decided by a super tiebreaker (first to 10 must win by two) if necessary.
The third match has Sampras, 14-time Grand Slam champion, against Blake in a best-of-three-set match. This match will also be no-ad scoring and will also be decided by the super tiebreaker, if necessary.
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Posted by Shelia at 12:53 AM Labels: Amer Delic Robert Kendrick, Atlanta Tennis Championships, Caesars Tennis Classic, Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Ivo Karlovic, James Blake, Robin Haase, US Open Series Email this post
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