Inside-Tennis.net Off Court http://www.inside-tennis.net Thu, 22 May 2008 19:52:47 +0200 en Inside-Tennis.net Thu, 22 May 2008 19:52:47 +0200 http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_21_Safin-Begins-Summit-Climb.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_21_Safin-Begins-Summit-Climb.html After reaching the top of the tennis rankings, former world number one Marat Safin is now hoping to conquer another climb, the sixth highest mountain in the world. The 8,201-metre Cho-Oyu peak, which lays on the Nepal-Tibet border, will take the Russian, and his fellow seven climbers, a month to scale.     "Hopefully... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_20_Henman-Becomes-a-Father-for-the-Third-Time.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_20_Henman-Becomes-a-Father-for-the-Third-Time.html English veteran Tim Henman has had to withdraw from his scheduled Betfair Turbo Tennis match against Goran Ivanisevic, to rush home to be with his wife Lucy, as she gave birth to their third child. On Friday afternoon, the pair welcomed baby girl Grace into their family, joining their other two daughters, Rosie (4) and Olivia (2).   After playing in his last grand slam at Flushing... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_19_Jankovic-Shows-Her-Crafty-Side-for-Charity.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_19_Jankovic-Shows-Her-Crafty-Side-for-Charity.html World number three Jelena Jankovic has already started working on helping children around the world, after this week being announced, alongside fellow Serbian Ana Ivanovic, as a UNICEF National Ambassador.     Jankovic has shown her artistic side to raise money in Bali this week, by producing two works of art ready for auction. Her first&... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_18_Ivanovic-Set-to-Become-UNICEF-Ambassador.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_18_Ivanovic-Set-to-Become-UNICEF-Ambassador.html 19 year old Serbian Ana Ivanovic, a winner at Berlin and LA already this year, has added another title to her name, UNICEF National Ambassador. The likeable world number six is always keen to help out children, working at several kid's clinics throughout the year and visiting hospitals when she has time, so she was only too happy to accept the prestigious position.   &... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_17_Secret-womens-business.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_17_Secret-womens-business.html Life on the women's tour is a unique experience - and this being my 18th full year, I should know. Years and years of grinding away have allowed me to come across some real characters.Mary Pierce, for example, has the odd ritual of lying on the floor with towels all over of her, including her eyes, and having a little nap before her matches. Svetlana Kuznetsova can be found belting out a rap... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_16_Nadal-determined-to-erase-early-2006-memories.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_16_Nadal-determined-to-erase-early-2006-memories.html Rafael Nadal is determined to kick-off 2007 at full throttle and make up for the bitter disappointment of his injury-ravaged start to 2006.A crippling foot injury ruled the world number two out of the first six weeks of this year, an absence which also included the opening Grand Slam event in Australia.But in 2007, the French Open champion is wasting no time in his build-up to Melbourne where the... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_15_Can-it-be-Say-hi-to-Lleyton-the-likeable.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_15_Can-it-be-Say-hi-to-Lleyton-the-likeable.html ON Hewitt can be difficult. He can be contrary. Throughout his career, which now stretches back a decade, he's regularly clashed with rival players, tournament directors and the media, even close friends. His "my way or the highway" attitude is admired by those close to him, but his fiery on-court attitude and the constant "C'mons" leave many fans... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_14_WTA-vows-to-address-injury-fears.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_14_WTA-vows-to-address-injury-fears.html The Women's Tennis Association has promised to make big changes to the professional game in a bid to cut the record number of injuries this year. Injury withdrawals from tournaments by players ranked in the world's top 10 more than doubled this season. The WTA's Larry Scott admitted: "A season that overtaxes our players is hurting the fan experience. "This... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_13_Madrid-Paris-to-use-video-replay-system-for-disputed-line-calls.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_13_Madrid-Paris-to-use-video-replay-system-for-disputed-line-calls.html Video replays in tennis will be used at this month's Masters Series events in Madrid and Paris.The review system already has been used at three Masters Series tournaments in North America, the U.S. Open, six other ATP Tour events and this week's Kremlin Cup in Moscow. The Madrid Masters begins Monday and the Paris Masters starts Oct. 30. So far, there have been 816 challenges in 274... http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_10_Stars-pay-tribute-to-Agassi.html http://www.inside-tennis.net/off-court_10_Stars-pay-tribute-to-Agassi.html Andre Agassi leaves behind a huge legacy following his retirement from tennis - not least with his fellow players. They were in the locker room to give him a standing ovation following his defeat to Benjamin Becker at the US Open on Sunday, the last match of his colourful 20-year career. And understandably, the players have been falling over themselves to pay tribute to Agassi,...