February 19th, 2009
Tennis’ Outrage Over Dubai — But Did This Happen Last Year Too?
“I told them the story I heard, and they laughed,” Bryan said.
Posted by Richard Vach @ 6:02 pm in Tennis | 34 Comments »
February 19th, 2009
WTA Statement from Shahar Peer on ATP Dubai Admitting Andy Ram
It is still very unfortunate that due to the decision of the Dubai tournament and the UAE, I could not participate in the tournament this year. This has hurt me significantly both personally and professionally.
Posted by Staff @ 5:09 pm in Tennis | 18 Comments »
February 19th, 2009
Statement From WTA CEO Larry Scott Regarding Dubai Penalties
What happened to Shahar last week was discriminatory, reprehensible and unacceptable, and the Tour will shortly be determining remedies for her, penalties to be imposed on the tournament, and the additional assurances we will require to guarantee all Israeli athletes entry to the UAE so that future tournaments in the UAE may take place.
Posted by Staff @ 3:37 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
