The ITF is cracking down on cramps. Starting this year the ITF will not allow players to seek on-court treatment for cramps. The ITF believes that players should be punished, not rewarded if they lack conditioning. The new rule states that players are no longer allowed to call a medical time out for cramps, but they can seek attention during the break between sets.
This coming out just a few minutes ago: It looks like Andy Roddick and James Blake will not be on the American squad when they travel to play Serbia in the first round. No word yet on why exactly they will not be playing, but odds are its a couple guys "wussing" out of playing on clay. No big loss for Blake not to play. He wasn't going to beat anybody anyways.
Roger Federer has decided to "puss out" of Switzerland's 1st round matchup with Spain as well. Federer is said to be reluctant to play on European clay, just before the start of the U.S. hardcourt series in Miami, and Indian Wells. Stanislas Wawrinka is still confirmed to play in the event, even though his wife is due to have birth with their first child around the same time as the matchup with Spain....Basically "Fed" is scared to get his ass beat into the ground by Rafa Nadal on clay in front of a rabid Spanish crowd, while Wawrinka has the "sack" to play even when his first child may be born around the time of the matchup. Stan is truely the man.
Tennis phenom and mental midget, Vera Zvonareva has a new coach. Just a couple weeks ago I told you about how Victoria Azarenka and coach Anthony van Grichen had split. Well it didn't take long for van Grichen to find another girl with great tennis talent, but a lack of mental toughness in Zvonareva. The dude has to be a glutton for punishment.
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