TENNIS REVIEW GRAND SLAMS!! Rankings and Grand Slams… Primera Edición Editoria CMGB 16/10/2009

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Contenido Parte UNO ........................................................................................................................................... 3

Parte DOS ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Parte TRES ........................................................................................................................................... 9

Parte CUATRO ................................................................................................................................... 10

May 23 - June 6, 2010 | Paris, France ........................................................................................ 10

Parte CINCO ....................................................................................................................................... 13

US Open .......................................................................................................................................... 13

Monte-Carlo Open .......................................................................................................................... 15

Davis Cup | July 10 - 12, 2009 ..................................................................................................... 16

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Parte UNO

TENNIS REVIEW

History of Tennis:

Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.

Games of racket and ball (including real tennis in Great Britain, royal tennis in Australia, and court tennis in the United States, all of which are the same game and played indoors) originated from a 12th and 13th century French handball game called jeu de paume (game of the palm). In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called sphairistikè, from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.

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Parte DOS

TENNIS RANKING

Rank Name & Nationality Points Position Moved

Tournaments Played

1 Federer, Roger (SUI) 11,255 0 19

2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 8,945 0 18

3 Murray, Andy (GBR) 8,390 0 19

4 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 7,740 0 22

5 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG)

6,555 0 22

6 Roddick, Andy (USA) 4,830 0 21

7 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,100 0 25

8 Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS) 3,710 0 25

9 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 3,400 0 23

10 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 3,285 0 27

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11 Soderling, Robin (SWE) 3,125 0 26

12 Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI) 2,700 0 17

13 Cilic, Marin (CRO) 2,495 2 22

14 Monfils, Gael (FRA) 2,285 -1 22

15 Robredo, Tommy (ESP) 2,090 2 27

16 Stepanek, Radek (CZE) 2,055 0 23

17 Nalbandian, David (ARG) 1,865 -3 19

18 Haas, Tommy (GER) 1,780 0 16

19 Ferrer, David (ESP) 1,770 0 25

20 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 1,740 1 28

21 Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP) 1,675 -1 22

22 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI) 1,650 1 21

23 Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS) 1,555 3 19

24 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) 1,460 -2 27

25 Querrey, Sam (USA) 1,460 0 26

26 Blake, James (USA) 1,415 -2 21

27 Hanescu, Victor (ROU) 1,286 0 29

28 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 1,225 3 25

29 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 1,225 0 24

30 Karlovic, Ivo (CRO) 1,220 0 23

31 Troicki, Viktor (SRB) 1,170 -3 28

32 Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS) 1,165 17 31

33 Benneteau, Julien (FRA) 1,154 2 27

34 Chardy, Jeremy (FRA) 1,132 -2 28

35 Mathieu, Paul-Henri (FRA) 1,100 -1 28

36 Beck, Andreas (GER) 1,071 4 27

37 Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO) 1,070 8 25

38 Becker, Benjamin (GER) 1,064 0 26

39 Montanes, Albert (ESP) 1,045 -2 26

40 Andreev, Igor (RUS) 1,040 1 32

41 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP) 1,005 -8 24

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42 Isner, John (USA) 987 1 19

43 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT) 985 -4 27

44 Sela, Dudi (ISR) 978 0 27

45 Cuevas, Pablo (URU) 883 9 29

46 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 880 14 27

47 Acasuso, Jose (ARG) 876 4 25

48 Fish, Mardy (USA) 865 2 26

49 Santoro, Fabrice (FRA) 863 -7 25

50 Seppi, Andreas (ITA) 850 5 30

51 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo (ESP)

849 1 25

52 Vassallo Arguello, Martin (ARG)

835 -5 29

53 Bellucci, Thomaz (BRA) 833 3 25

54 Korolev, Evgeny (RUS) 831 3 27

55 Zeballos, Horacio (ARG) 821 3 30

56 Koellerer, Daniel (AUT) 820 5 29

57 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 810 -4 21

58 Bolelli, Simone (ITA) 806 6 27

59 Tursunov, Dmitry (RUS) 785 6 28

60 Gonzalez, Maximo (ARG) 769 8 25

61 Greul, Simon (GER) 767 10 29

62 Golubev, Andrey (KAZ) 759 7 24

63 Hernych, Jan (CZE) 747 -1 24

64 Luczak, Peter (AUS) 742 2 29

65 Ginepri, Robby (USA) 730 2 23

66 Fognini, Fabio (ITA) 720 8 28

67 Zverev, Mischa (GER) 720 -19 27

68 Granollers, Marcel (ESP) 715 7 34

69 Mayer, Leonardo (ARG) 710 -6 27

70 Lu, Yen-Hsun (TPE) 706 6 29

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71 Gicquel, Marc (FRA) 705 6 28

72 Serra, Florent (FRA) 691 6 33

73 Minar, Ivo (CZE) 690 6 25

74 Beck, Karol (SVK) 685 7 24

75 Starace, Potito (ITA) 682 5 30

76 Hernandez, Oscar (ESP) 663 -6 34

77 Gil, Frederico (POR) 659 6 29

78 Petzschner, Philipp (GER) 637 -42 29

79 Mayer, Florian (GER) 636 6 21

80 Gulbis, Ernests (LAT) 630 18 26

81 Rochus, Olivier (BEL) 623 3 23

82 Ancic, Mario (CRO) 617 -9 18

83 Chiudinelli, Marco (SUI) 616 17 23

84 Daniel, Marcos (BRA) 615 2 24

85 Kendrick, Robert (USA) 609 -3 25

86 Safin, Marat (RUS) 600 -27 22

87 Baghdatis, Marcos (CYP) 595 3 22

88 Rochus, Christophe (BEL) 588 5 33

89 Darcis, Steve (BEL) 586 5 28

90 Lorenzi, Paolo (ITA) 577 15 31

91 Gimeno-Traver, Daniel (ESP)

576 21 33

92 Vliegen, Kristof (BEL) 575 4 21

93 Phau, Bjorn (GER) 574 4 31

94 Odesnik, Wayne (USA) 571 -7 26

95 Kim, Kevin (USA) 555 6 31

96 Russell, Michael (USA) 555 -5 25

97 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG) 554 7 23

98 Capdeville, Paul (CHI) 551 -3 26

99 Schuettler, Rainer (GER) 545 0 31

100 Ram, Rajeev (USA) 544 3 24

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Parte TRES

GRAND SLAMS

Melbourne, Paris, London, New York (home of the

Australian Open, Roland Garros/French Open,

Wimbledon and the US Open, respectively) are some

of the most alluring cities in the world.

Australian Open

January 18 - 31, 2010 | Melbourne, Australia

Watch exciting Grand Slam tennis action at the Australian Open from your courtside box seats at the Rod Laver or Vodafone Arenas. For the true tennis enthusiast, enjoy unlimited sessions of tennis, play on the grass courts of Kooyong or venture to the great barrier reef for our Grand Slam Tennis Academy!

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Parte CUATRO

French Open | Roland Garros

May 23 - June 6, 2010 | Paris, France

Roland Garros is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. Named after a World War I French Aviator and situated on the far West end of Paris, the seventy nine year-old stadium often makes many higher ranked players struggle. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches with no final set tiebreak, the event is considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.

Find yourself Center Court with Grand Slam Tennis Tours and experience the French Open most tastefully. French Open Roland Garros tickets in the category 1 lower level offer excellent views of Court Central, also called Philippe Chatrier. Or treat yourself with one day on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

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Stay in classic Parisian accommodations at the Lutetia hotel located on the left bank in the 6th arrondissement. The Lutetia is one block from the Metro station for easy access toall of Paris, and is within walking distance of the Louvre, the Luxembourg Gardens, the Musée D’Orsay and many other attractions.

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Wimbledon Championships

June 21 - July 4 | London, England

Wimbledon, the oldest major championship in tennis, is the third of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and is considered to be the most prestigious. The nineteen courts are all composed purely of rye grass that favour serve and volley players on account of their speed and low bounce. Britons are very proud of their tournament but it is a source of national anguish and humour - no

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British man has won the singles event since Fred Perry in 1936, and no British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977.

Find yourself Center Court with Grand Slam Tennis Tours and make your dream come true. Our Wimbledon tickets offer excellent views of Center Court and Court No. 1 along with exclusive hospitality each day you visit the Championships. Choose from accommodations in the modern Sloane Square Hotel or the traditionally English Sheraton Belgravia. Both are located near the Knightsbridge shopping, in the cozy Chelsea and Belgravia neighborhoods and offer convenient direct access to Wimbledon and central London.

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Parte CINCO

US Open

August 30 - September 12, 2010 | New York, New York

The US Open Grand Slam is the final, and perhaps the most magnificent of the four Grand Slam Tournaments. By far the biggest event in tennis, it is also the most exciting. In order to take advantage, let Grand Slam Tennis Tours take care of all your US Open needs. Using tickets in different locations (courtside, loge & luxury suite) on both Arthur Ashe & Louis Armstrong Stadiums, as well as terrific hotel choices, Grand Slam Tennis Tours travel packages are the most flexible way to experience US Open tennis.

While we have a number of US Open Tours to choose from, we also have an Online Trip Builder that allows you to customize your very own package! Choose your preferred hotel, US Open ticket sessions as well as level of seating, and keep altering it until you have come up with the perfect US Open Tour. One

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note…everyone should experience the electricity of a night match in Arthur Ashe Stadium!

Even during the day however, the atmosphere at the US Open is often similar to the atmosphere at the Super Bowl. Originally held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills until 1978, the tournament now takes place at the much larger USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows - complete with interactive games, shopping and celeb watching for kids and adults alike.

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Monte-Carlo Open

April 11 - April 18, 2010 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Monte-Carlo projects the atmosphere of a perpetual summer holiday with 300 days of sunshine a year. This dynamic, glamorous realm is the jewel of the French Riviera, accentuated by its fairy tale Prince's Palace and the world famous Casino. Designer boutiques front flower-lined boulevards. Cozy cafés and bistros, tucked away in narrow streets, afford tantalizing dining and strolling.

Monte-Carlo can be your base to explore French Riviera highlights such as Provence, Saint Tropez, Cannes or head for the nearby seaside resort San Remo, the jewel of the Italian Riviera.

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Davis Cup | July 10 - 12, 2009

Porec, Croatia

Escape to both sides of the Adriatic Sea this summer for the battle between Team USA and Team Croatia in the Davis Cup Quarterfinals in Porec, Croatia. After considerable research, the most economical itinerary is to fly into Venice, Italy and travel by ferry across the Adriatic Sea into the Port of Porec. Known for its beautifully clean beaches and bays Porec is located on the western coast of the Istrian Peninsula of Croatia.

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