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The number of tennis players in 2007 grew to 25.1 million, according to the USTA/TIA annual Tennis Participation Study. It's the first time since 1999 that participation has topped 25 million players.
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Hi there,
The numbers are in--and tennis keeps beating its own records. More people watched world-class tennis on the first day of the Australian Open than ever before. The tournament says the previous one-day attendance record, set at the 2007 U.S. Open, was broken on Day 4 as 62,885 fans visited Melbourne Park to catch Venus Williams, Maria Kirilenko, Marat Safin, Marcus Baghdatis, and others. And more than 6.6 million people visited AusOpen.org during the tournament, marking a 50 percent increase over last year's traffic. Click for details. ESPN2 broadcast 161 hours of tennis--that's 16 more than last year. "The average household audience was up nine percent overall, but up 24 percent for the 'equivalent windows,'" which is a fairer comparison of viewer behavior, according to spokesman Dave Nagle.
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01/29/08 - DecoTurf Chosen for United States vs. Germany Fed Cup Read more >>
01/28/08 - Play Like the Pros at Palmilla Tennis Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Read more >>
01/27/08 - Novak Djokovic and His New Wilson [K]Blade Tour Win Their First Grand Slam Title Read more >>
01/26/08 - Maria Sharapova Leads O3 Dominance Down Under En Route to Third Grand Slam Title Read more >>
01/24/08 - At the Australian Open, the Blisters that Troubled Serena and Lleyton Could Have Been Avoided Read more >>
01/23/08 - Michael Chang to be Inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame Read more >>
01/23/08 - USPTA and Tennis Week Magazine Announce 2008 Partnership Read more >>
01/23/08 - Tennis Channel First U.S. Network To Offer Fans Five Australian Open Finals Read more >>
01/22/08 - Tennis Week Magazine and USPTA Announce 2008 Partnership Read more >>
01/22/08 - Babolat Introduces New Propulse Models for 2008: Roddick's signature shoe and a first-time Propulse Lady model Read more >>
01/18/08 - Tennis Life UK Hits the Streets Read more >>
01/18/08 - USPTA Announces 2008 Certification Exams for Tennis-Teaching Professionals Read more >>
01/15/08 - Top Players Switch to New Wilson [K]Factor Rackets at Australian Open Read more >>
01/14/08 - Tennis Europe Announces Structural Changes for 2008 Read more >>
01/14/08 - Davenport Becomes All-Time Career Prize Money Leader In Women's Sports Read more >>
01/11/08 - TennisWeek.com to Produce Most Comprehensive Australian Open Coverage Across Multiple Platforms Read more >>
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| Five Questions with...Jon Muir |
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| General Manager, Wilson Racquet Sports, and TIA Board Member
Q. You're calling from Hong Kong, after spending a few days at the Australian Open, where Wilson is the official ball and it appears that Roger Federer will swoop up another title. What's your take on tennis in the region?
Exposure for tennis is growing in the region with the Australian Open TV coverage and local countries looking to showcase more professional events. The governing bodies in Korea, Japan, and China are working to build a stronger infrastructure for growing the sport and I think they are looking at the strong impact the USTA and TIA have had in the U.S. as to how you can build long-term for the health of the sport.
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| TheBuzz: Maria, optical illusions and gators! |
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From Tenniswire's sister site, theBuzz.HelloTennis!com
Here are some quick bits of offbeat developments.
 - Maria around town: New Yorker's are used to seeing Maria Sharapova's visage around town at U.S. Open time, but Tennis Week's latest promotion will make them think tennis in the dead of winter. Publisher Randy Master says that on Monday, the February/March issue cover, featuring the Aussie Open champ, will be sported on the sides of Hudson News delivery trucks. The one-month promotion ties into increased newsstand distribution.
 - Recoil promo: As Prince's new string, Recoil, hits shelves this week, stores will be hanging unique cut-outs from their ceilings to educate players about the product. The promo piece (measuring about 10" x 7.5") is a lenticular, which shows a shifting image as the viewer's point of view changes. The effect is a tennis ball hitting the strings, the strings giving way, then the strings returning to their original position as the ball flies off the string bed. A lenticular is also part of the product package. The Prince marketing team says it took a departure from traditional string packaging to show players how the Recoil technology works. The idea was conceived in-house, and Prince worked with The Design Block and Gyro Worldwide to execute the packaging.
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- Lacoste gator: Earlier this month, a pair of British dentists deflected a logo-driven lawsuit by Rene Lacoste's namesake company. The gator that the French player made famous, based on the nickname penned by the press, seemed to too closely inspire the logo for the medical practice. It's not an exact replica, the court said, so they can keep it. 
