Submitted by editor on Wed, 29/02/2012 - 1:45pm
The BMW Malaysian Open held at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Club for the 3rd time was officially declared open by YBhg Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Razak Latiff, President of the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia.
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Submitted by editor on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 11:43am
The total prize money of RM30,000 National circuit organized by LTAM saw 2011, four time circuit winner, Si Yew Ming bite the dust. The only Malaysian, who has an ATP point, Kuching born, Ariez Elyas Deen Heesham finally got the better of Si Yew Ming, winning 64, 16, 63 to pocket the RM4000 prize money in the final.
In the semi finals, Ariez defeated Khoo Er Yang, in a three hard fought sets, 62, 26, 63. Ming beat former national player, Abdul Hazli, 67(7), 64, 64.
In the Men’s doubles which saw 64 entries, Abdul Hazli redeemed himself by capturing the Doubles title partnering Davis Cupper, Ahmed Deedat by beating Muhd Ashaari and Syed Agil, 75, 62.
For the Women’s singles, unseeded Theviya Selvarajoo, faced stiff competition but triumphed over Kamonwan Thongsaner of Thailand, 75, 63.
Meanwhile, in the women’s doubles, Theviya who partnered Archnaah failed to clinched a double when they were stretched to 3 set succumbed to 76(7) 36, 10-8 to Uzbek, Rano Nizamova and Siti Aishah. Jawairiah, the wild card entry to the BMW Malaysian Open 2012 did not participate due to reasons best known to herself.
In tier 2 for the Men’s singles, there were 64 entries. This event is the brainchild of the President who would like to see intensity in tournaments and gave the opportunity to those who lost in the first round another chance to play another round. Prize money was also awarded in this event. Ahmad Faez Samsuddin emerged the winner by beating Talhah Rahizam, 61, 46, 10-5. Ahmad Faez took home RM500.
In the Women’s singles, tier 2 where there were 16 participants, Sagung Putri defeated Suhana Sofia, 64, 61 won RM 300.
Overall, it was a successful tournament where more than 200 players took part. Other than the prize money, it was encouraging to see new faces participating, coming from Thailand, Singapore and expatriates. The rain did not dampened their spirit but vowed to come back again for the next leg next month. Around 30 players were disappointed for not being able to play due to late entries.
The 2nd leg of the National Circuit will be held on 23 March to 27 March, 2012.
  
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 20/02/2012 - 1:44pm
.jpg) The BMW Malaysian Open is back in town again. The world’s most competitive women’s sport will be held from 27thFebruary – 4th March 2012 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
Confirmed front-runners for the BMW Malaysian Open 2012 are 7-times Grand Slam winner and former world number 1, Venus Williams, world no. 9, Marion Bartoli and China’s rising star, Shuai Peng.
The Malaysian tennis fans can certainly look forward to an exciting tournament with extended spectator offerings and entertainment throughout the event week.
The tournament format will include both singles and doubles competition and will see 16 doubles teams and 32 singles players competing in a knockout competition over the course of the seven day tournament.
LTAM has 200 tickets to giveaway, daily for 1st March to 4th March 2012. To get the free tickets, you need to:-
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Call LTAM office Nasiruddin, Izzat (Mobile 013-2747694) or Arfif (Mobile 017-3008480) at 03-62016170/73 or fax to 03-62016167 or email to admin@ltam.org.my to register your interest by giving:-
a) Full name
b) Mykad or Passport number
c) Contact Number
d) Which day you are interested to watch the match.
e) No of tickets required (maximum 2)
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Turn up at LTAM counter at the tournament venue on the day that you booked and get your ticket/s between 12noon to 3:00pm.
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We will hold your bookings until 3:00pmof the match day, after which tickets will be issued to those on waitlist.
For more information on the tournament, please visit http://bmwmalaysianopen.com/
Hope to see you there!
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 20/02/2012 - 10:52am
The Tournament Organizer Carbon Worldwide will hold a Clinic for Junior Tennis Players. This clinic will take place on Tuesday 28th February, 2012 from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. - Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
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Submitted by editor on Sat, 18/02/2012 - 12:36pm
Although some detractors of the game constantly publicise that tennis is diminishing in the country, now they have to change their perception and if they can find time pay a visit to the National Tennis Centre, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur to see for themselves the support the sport received from tennis players. In order to create intensity. LTAM have lined up four National Circuits for 2012 beginning with the first, from 17 of February to 21 February 2012.
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Submitted by editor on Fri, 17/02/2012 - 12:27pm
In this issue:
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Tennis iCoach: New releases- view now!
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Upcoming coaching course in Zimbabwe
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Completed courses and events in Korea, Columbia and Australia.
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Article of the month: Athlete Talent Development Matrix
TENNIS iCOACH NEW RELEASES
New this month:
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Mum and Dad...who is teaching us?
by Mark Tennant (Worldwide Coaches Conference, Egypt, 2011). View now.
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The forehand of Richard Gasquet- see this stroke from multiple angles in super slow motion. View now.
Click on the hyper links to be directed straight to these new articles among many others (iCoach membership required). Become a fan of iCoach and track its following- Icoach-on-facebook.
UPCOMING COACHING COURSES AND EVENTS
13 - 24 February
ITF/OS Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course (Level 1)- Harare, Zimbabwe
COMPLETED COURSES & EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
Korea hosts Advanced Coaches Course ![]()
Korea Tennis Association (KTA) has been working closely with the ITF to improve its Coaches Education structure. The next step for the KTA was to organize an Advanced Coaches course and invite the top coaches in Korea who are working with advanced players. Miguel Crespo, ITF Development Research Officer and Suresh Menon, ITF Development Officer for Asia, were invited to conduct this Advanced Coaches course which was organized from 18 to 29 January in Gimcheon, a scenic picturesque city 4 hours by car from Seoul.
A total of 24 coaches were invited to participate in the course. Lee Hyung Teck, a former ATP top 40 player, Im Jeon Heon, Koyang city team coach and Han Min Kyu, Head coach of Sooncheonhyang University were just some of the top coaches who took part in the course.
The participants spent eleven days trying to master all aspects of advanced tennis which included such topics as technique, tactics.... Continue reading
Grand Slam Coaches Conference- Melbourne- Australia
![]() The 2012 Australian Grand Slam Coaches' Conference was held at Hisense Arena on 11-15 January and welcomed a record number of delegates, speakers and participants. Over 300 coaches, industry professionals, speakers and athletes participated in Australia's premier professional development event for coaches. Not only were delegates from every Australian state and territory represented but there were also coaches from across Asia, New Zealand, the US, United Kingdom, Scotland, Turkey and Sweden. The conference boasted a line-up of more than 30 world-class speakers including Toni Nadal, Judy Murray, Vic Braden, Jofre Porta and James Hird.
"This was our fifth year we have run the Australian Grand Slam Coaches' Conference, and it was a record breaking year with over 350 people participating in the event" said Geoff Quinlan - Manager Coach Development for Tennis Australia.
The five day program kicked off with a workshop for Talent Development Coaches followed by three full days of world-class presentations, including a presentation from the ITF speaker, Jofre Porta. The 2013 Australian Grand Slam Coaches Conference is confirmed for 9 - 12 January 2013 in Melbourne. For more information contact coachesconference@tennis.com.au
For information on more completed courses and events, click here
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Article of the month
The article of the month for February is the Tennis Australia Athlete Development Matrix (Reid, 2006) which comes from Tennis Australia. The link will bring you to the development matrix, that allows coaches to see what competencies a player should have at certain ages, and across all aspects of their game i.e. tactical, physical, mental among others. This resource therefore allows a coach to identify what areas their players may need to work on, and where their player may be on track- all at specific ages of development. Click here to be redirected. The aim of "Article of the month" is to direct readers to material that is already freely available on the worldwide web. Readers will be directed to an educational article, paper or resource on a monthly basis.
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Submitted by editor2 on Wed, 15/02/2012 - 3:20pm
WHY IS it that tennis, more than any other sport, seems to be plagued by the pushy parent/s syndrome?
We had more of it with the recent autobiography of Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, where the Spaniard – a three-time French Open and one-time US Open champion – claims her parents made her “suffer a lot” and, more than that, she accused them of mishandling her €45 million fortune to the extent she is struggling to pay her debts.
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Submitted by editor on Wed, 15/02/2012 - 12:57pm
.jpg)  Leg 1 of the Sportexcel ended on Tuesday with Koay Hao Sheng emerged as the champion in the Boys category. In the Final, he defeated Talhah Rahizam, 7- 5, 6 – 0. The tournament saw a 64 entries for the Boys. In the semi finals, Talhan Rahizam played a marathon match defeating Muhd Khairil Anas Abdul Rahim, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Koay Hao Sheng made short work of Sheikh Ameer Sheikh Ahmad and won convincingly, 6-0, 6-1.
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Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/02/2012 - 7:17am
.jpg) In 2011 a proposal was submitted to the ITF Women’s Circuit Committee suggesting the introduction of a new $15,000 prize money category for Women. Following a review, with the help of the WTA, of the historic and existing calendar structures, ranking point allocation and players’ earning potential across professional tennis, the Committee recognised the benefits that this new category would offer those players embarking on a career in the game and therefore approved its introduction from 2012.
While the option to apply for and to hold $15,000 Women’s Circuit tournaments is available in 2012, given the planning required to do so and the length of the application period (four month application deadline) the category is unlikely to become established until 2013. However, applications are now welcomed in addition to those for tournaments in the existing $10,000 and $25,000 categories.
Details of the WTA ranking points allocation for the $15,000 category, the prize money distribution and all other relevant rules are clearly marked (underlined) in the 2012 regulations, which can now be downloaded from the ITF Pro Circuit website (click on the link). Relevant changes to the Minimum Standards for the Organisation of ITF Pro Circuit Tournaments document have been made, which is also downloadable from the website, including the minimum officiating requirements. Also updated and available for download on the website are the tournament application form and factsheet templates.
To ensure a smooth introduction, the Committee will closely monitor the impact this new $15,000 category will have on players, Nations and the calendar structure in general as it establishes itself on the Circuit.
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Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:22pm
The first Grand Slam of the season turned out to be a showcase of the health and diversity of European tennis, with the eight singles semi-finalists representing eight different European nations. All eyes were on the ‘Big Four’ of men’s tennis throughout the tournament, with fans eagerly anticipating the latest instalments in the rivalries between the world’s Top 4 players, who have established an almost unbreakable monopoly of Grand Slam semifinal spots over the last year. The four duly held their seedings to meet in the semis, where Rafael Nadal once again got the better of Roger Federer in a fourset match to book his place in a final. Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a strong test from Andy Murray in their rematch of the 2011 final. The Serb eventually prevailed 7-5 in the fifth set of a brutal match that highlighted Murray’s early progress under new coach Ivan Lendl and determination to win a first Slam in 2012.
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