March 2011

Duo to spearhead Malaysia's challenge at qualifiers

AHMAD Deedat Abd Razak and Choo Lyn Yuen will lead the Under-16 Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams, respectively in next month's Asia/Oceania Qualifiers in New Delhi, India.

Ahmad Deedat, together with Colin Wong and Duzbionjit Singh, were selected through a recent trial conducted by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM).


Malaysian tennis will rise in future — Masing

KUCHING: Malaysian tennis players may not be as good as the rest of the players in the world now but they can be better competitors in a few years time.

Land Development Minister Dato Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said through better tennis facilities and professional development programmes, Malaysia can produce world-beaters.


Enough is enough

 

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 07:32:00


ITF Grade 1

Filipino junior netter Jeson Patrombon lined himself up for a possible double title win in the 17th Sarawak Chief of Ministers Cup after he and teammate Jaden Grinter of New Zealand entered the doubles finals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade 1 event being played on the hard courts of the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association Centre in Kuching, Malaysia.

He can accomplish that double title win if he gets past German qualifier Jannis Kahlke in the boys' singles semifinals.


Malacca 1st ATF Asian 14U Series

Please find players positions (Boys & Girls) in the just concluded Malacca 1st ATF Asian 14U Series at Malacca, 9 - 13 March 2011.

 


ITF extends use of electronic line-calling in Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas

ITF extends use of electronic line-callingin Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas


LTAM sets the record straight

LTAM wishes to clarify issues raised by Ajitpal Singh in his commentary titled 'LTAM's move deprives local talent of world class exposure' published in the New Straits Times on March 2, 2011.


BMW Malaysian Open 2011 - Dokic Wins Sixth Title

On a humid night that was sputtered with a cool breeze, tennis fans and aficionados converged on the BMW Malaysian Open 2011 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort as the highlight of the tournament, the singles and doubles finals, took centre stage on Centre Court.


BMW Malaysian Open 2011 - SAFAROVA PREVENTS ALL AUSSIE FINAL


BMW Malaysian Open 2011 - Kleybanova smahsed out

RUSSIA'S defending champion Alisa Kleybanova was upset by the Netherlands' Michaella Krajicek in the second round of the BMW Malaysian Open at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort yesterday.

The unseeded Michaella lost the first set 6-4 but then came back to beat the World No 24 6-4, 6-3 to enter the quarter-finals against qualifier Anne Kremer of Luxembourg today.

France second seed Marion Bartoli battled nausea to advance into the last eight as Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova defeated Russia's former World No 1 Dinara Safina.