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German tennis chief blasts new ATP structure (Sports Illustrated) WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) -- The head of the German Tennis Federation said the ATP's planned tournament restructuring would have a devastating effect on the annual men's clay court event in Hamburg.

German tennis chief blasts new ATP structure (Sports Illustrated) WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- The head of the German Tennis Federation said the ATP Tour's planned tournament restructuring would have a devastating effect on the annual men's clay court event in Hamburg.

German Tennis Federation Suing to Prevent "Dead Tournament" (Deutsche Welle) Plans by the Association of Tennis Professionals to change its tournament schedule could mean the end for Hamburg's French Open tune-up. But Germany is trying to rally back in an American court.

Summer Tennis Camp (Scott County Times) FOREST—Area youth seeking a chance to learn a new sport they can play with friends almost all the way through adulthood have had opportunities to check out what tennis is all about.

Teders eyes tennis tourney repeat (Reporter-Times) Alex Teders figures he can’t lose in this weekend’s Citizens Bank Hardcourt Tennis Classic at Mooresville High School. Score-wise, he could lose, but experience-wise, the Mooresville youngster figures the tournament is a win-win situation.

BRIEFS:Tennis tournament fund raiser for mission trip set for this week (Scott County Times) FOREST—Members of the fourth annual New York City Mission/Tennis Camp will host a tennis tournament this week. The tournament is scheduled through Saturday at Gaddis Park. Action will start at 6 p.m. during the week and 9 a.m. on Saturday.

SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth Tennis Camp Deadline Friday (Scott County Times) FOREST—The City of Forest Parks and Recreation Department and Forest Tennis Association will again offer a summer tennis camp for area youth. The deadline to register is May Friday.

Panthers Complete Tennis Season (Scott County Times) MORTON—The Panthers wrapped up their spring 2008 tennis season recently with several players going deep into the district playoffs. “We had a good season,” said coach Susan Brown, who stepped in for one season to help lead the team which finished with a 3-2 record.

Town Tennis Tournament a Success (Fairfield Citizen-News) "Great shot," "well done" and "good job" were the compliments that were yelled out across the net during the Fairfield Town Tennis Tournament. The tourney finals were played on Saturday and Sunday at the Tennis Center on Old Dam Road, and saw old competitors and new foes play in the yearly event.

Unisex tennis tournament to put players on equal footing (The Toledo Blade) LOS ANGELES - Imagine Roger Federer playing one of the Williams sisters. Or Rafael Nadal facing Maria Sharapova. Tennis promoter Steve Bellamy envisions such matchups one day, although he'll go with less dynamic pairings for now. On Aug. 3, he'll stage what's believed to be the first tournament involving world-ranked men and women going head to head. The one-day competition in suburban ...