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Tennis Australia says it will not allow its team to travel to India for a scheduled Davis Cup match in May due to security concerns, risking a one-year suspension from the competition and a $100,000 fine.
Tennis Australia said it will appeal an International Tennis Federation decision to leave its next Davis Cup match in the southern Indian city of Chennai, despite ongoing security concerns by the Australians.
Tennis Australia has confirmed it wants its Davis Cup match against India moved out of the southern city of Chennai in May due to security concerns.
Open blue: barbs fly over new surface - Australian OpenCriticism mounts over the New plexipave courts at the Australian open, as they may not to live up speed claims. They may even be slower than the Rebound Ace courts they replaced, and there have already been two injuries, Mark Philippoussis and Jelena Dokic.
Roche loves the surface his charge so despises - Australian OpenTony Roche - the coach of Lleyton Hewitt, publicly endorses the New Generation Rebound Ace Club product which was tossed out in favour of Plexicushion for this years Australian open. He has even installed it in his own home.
Hewitt in Favour of New SurfaceHewitt expresses his support for the new surface Plexicushion which ousted Rebound Ace at this years Australian Open. He hopes it will reduce injuries like hips and lower back areas.
Roche eyes off Aussie OpenTony Roche has targeted the Australian Open title after being appointed Lleyton Hewitt's coach for the next 18 months.
Hewitt plans to endure short-term pain for long-term gainLLEYTON Hewitt is prepared to accept short-term ranking pain to help the ambitious medium-term gain of a return to the top 10 by the time the first Australian Open on Plexicushion starts at Melbourne Park in January
Old surface removed from Rod Laver ArenaTennis Australia has begun ripping up the playing surface at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Every part of the 20-year-old court surface is being replaced, and the top layer, which is now a Rebound Ace surface, will be re-laid with a Plexicushion surface.
Since Tennis Australia made their decision to change the Surface at Melbourne Park from "Rebound Ace" to "Plexicushion", they have maintained steadfastly that it will be significantly different from "Decoturf" laid at the US Open, but could the difference be just a couple of coat …
Pat Cash Talks about Australian Tennis and Rebound Ace ***Article Start*** PAT Cash carved out an illustrious career by swimming against the tide. True to from, the Victorian wants nothing to do with the rush to replace Rebound Ace as the Australian Open surface.
McNamee hits out over surfaceFormer Professional Tennis Player, and former CEO of Tennis Australia until 2006 comments on the proposed surface changes before its announcement.
How will history view 1988-2007? (Australian Open)On Talk Tennis Warehouse, some interesting questions have been posted regarding the change of surface at Melbourne Park. eg. "so will players who played from '88-'07 be considered more versatile or having faced more challenges than players who play from '08 onward?"
Hewitt endorses surface change at Australian OpenFollowing on from throwing out the bathmat it's no surprise. Hewitt always felt Rebound Ace did not suit his style of play and backed the new surface but Serena Williams has other ideas.
Throwing out the bath mat for one little babyWhy did they change the Australian Open surface? And who exactly might be the baby?
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