Local tennis: Brutal Wear Open begins Friday (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)

Local tennis: Brutal Wear Open begins Friday (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
MANITOWOC A later date and a better field are two of the biggest changes for the sixth annual Brutal Wear Tennis Open.

Tennis-Rafter casts doubt over Hewitt?s ambitions

Tennis-Rafter casts doubt over Hewitt?s ambitions
Reuters UK - SYDNEY, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt?s bid to regain the number one ranking from Roger Federer is doomed to fail, according to his former Australian Davis Cup teammate Pat Rafter. Hewitt has hired Federer?s former coach Tony Roche…

Thacher drawn by tennis’ dual nature (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

Thacher drawn by tennis’ dual nature (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
For Ryan Thacher, playing high school tennis is much more nervewracking than competing at the junior tennis tournaments. But this week, Thacher is concentrating solely on the United States Tennis Association Boys’ 18 National Championships at Kalamazoo College’s Stowe Stadium.