Tennis-X Notes: WTA Gambling Solution, Hawkeye at OlympicsPosted on March 2, 2008 US-based Sunitha Rao, speaking to the Indian Times on being overlooked for a wildcard into the main draw of the Bangalore Open 2008: "I was extremely hurt when I was told I wasn't given a wildcard. It would've been great if I did. I've been playing some good tennis and my ranking has been improving steadily. It's so frustrating that I've been overlooked."... In a case of gambling paranoia gone wild, a spectator at the WTA Dubai event last week was warned by tournament staff for giving running commentary on a mobile phone during Justine Henin's match... The Beijing Games later this year will also be the first Olympics equipped with Hawk-Eye, the electronic reviewing system... Kim Clijsters, the 24-year-old former No. 1 who retired from the WTA Tour last year, gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Jada, on Wednesday... Federico Luzzi of Italy has been suspended for 200 days and fined $50,000 after found found wagering 273 times on 836 tennis matches between May 2004 and April 2007, and betting on himself to win a match... |
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