Black Tennis Pros

This is the first event of this kind, and I must admit, as one who attempts to be up on everything tennis, this one totally slipped by me. A United Kingdom online betting company, Betfair, is sponsoring "Betfair Turbo Tennis" on September 15, in The O2 Arena, London.

"A new sport is born. Forget strawberries and cream. Forget white clothing, deuce and net calls, Betfair Turbo Tennis has arrived and it's fast, edgy and urban. With some of the very best players in the world - Andy Murray, James Blake, Tim Henman, Goran Ivanisevic, Pat Cash and Jamie Murray - already signed up for the UK event, this new game is set to launch with a roar."

World No. 60 and seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France advanced to the second round of the China Open in Beijing, China after his opponent Rohan Bopanna, a qualifier fom India, retired with a side strain. Tsonga was leading 6-3, 1-0 at the time.

Serena Williams at Bryant Park during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York on September 11. She is front row at the Zac Posen show.

Second-seeded Gael Monfils of France advanced to the second round of the BCR Open in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday. Monfils beat Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-3, 7-6 (4).

World No. 48 Monfils' victory marked the second time in as many meetings that he upset Volandri, the world's 28th-ranked player.

The 21-year old Monfils was able to break Volandri five times for his 19th ATP-level win of the year.

Wow, another award! Blog of The Day Awards has selected Black Tennis Pro's as Blog of the Day and I truly appreciate it. This award is bestowed based upon a nomination, so whomever it was that deemed Black Tennis Pro's worthy of the nomination, thank you too.

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