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Toyota AEC Championships Highest ranked Asian woman ever Charity with Nishikori & McEnroe Wheelchair Tennis Beach Tennis at Zayed Sports City Development Training Camp AITA National Coaches Conference Asian Coaches at WCC Interview with Peter Lebed Shoulder Injuries in Tennis Asian Rankings 1 5 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 16

The Captains meeting was held at the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand on 21st November 2013 at 17:00. Tournament Director, Rajat Kapoor, Supervisor Nitin Kannamwar, LTAT Gen. Secretary Teera Kraiphanond, Captains and team managers picked draws for matches.

Captains Meeting

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Toyota AEC Championships 2013

The Toyota AEC Championships 2013 was conducted from 22-26 November 2013 at the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand stadium. The ATF had decided to host the event to mark the non inclusion of Tennis discipline in the 2013 SEA Games held in Myanmar. The event saw participation from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. The tournament consisted of Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles and Women's Doubles Event. Furthermore, a Team Event was played on the basis of Hopman Cup, which consisted of 1 Women's Singles, 1 Men's Singles and a Mixed Doubles and 1 - 1.

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the event was held on the 22 Nov 2013. Gen Teera Kraiphanond spoke about the purpose and benefits this tournament would bring for attended players. Opening the event, H E Suwat Liptapanlop wished good luck to the players participating in the tournament and hoped tennis would be a part of every SEA Games in the future.

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Johnny ARCILLA (PHI) Opening Ceremony

In Mens Singles Semi Final, Johnny ARCILLA (PHI) played against Kittipong WACHIRAMANOWONG (THA). Kittipong lost the first set to Johnny but was able to come back in his game to win over Johnny with the score of 26 61 60.

In the Mens Singles Final, Warit SORNBUTNARK claimed the title defeating Kittipong WACHIRAMANOWONG in straight sets 64 63. In the Women Singles Semi Final, the 1st seed Nicha LERTPITAKSINCHAI defeated Dai Trang HUYNG (VIE) 63 61and moved in to the finals.

Kittipong WACHIRAMANOWONG (THA)

In the other Semi Final Warit SORNBUTNARK (THA) played against Minh Quan DO (VIE). Warit defeated Minh Quan DO in straight sets with a score line of 63 62. Warit moved on to the finals to play against his compatriot Kittipong WACHIRAMANOWONG (THA).

Dai Trang HUYNG (VIE)

Katherina M LENHERT (PHI) lost to Kamonwan Buayam (THA) in the other Women Singles Semi Final 46 26.

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ISAROW & Nutthanon KADCHAPANAN (THA) and Quang Tri LAM & Quoc Khanh LE (VIE). The Thailand Men Doubles pair sealed their spot in the finals winning against the Vietnamese 62 62.

Katherina M LENHERT (PHI)

Kamonwan moved on to the Finals and played against her compatriot Nicha LERTPITAKSINCHAI
Pruchya ISAROW and Nutthanon KADCHAPANAN (THA)

In the all Thai Singles Final, Kamonwan lost the first set to Nicha LERTPITAKSINCHAI but came back to claim the Women Singles title of Toyota AEC Championships with a score line of 46 63 63.

Quang Tri LAM and Quoc Khanh LE (VIE)

Kamonwan BUAYAM (THA)

In Mens Doubles Semi Finals, the Top Seeds Trijati SUNU WAHYU paired up with C. Soemarno ARMANDO (INA) and defeated the 3rd seed Roy HOBBS and Rohan KAMDAR (SIN) 26, 64, 10-3. The other Mens Doubles SF match was played between the 2nd Seeded team of Pruchya November 2013 | Asiantennis.com

Mens Doubles Final was played between Thailand and Indonesia. Pruchya and Nutthanon (THA) defeated Trijati SUNU WAHYU & C. Soemarno ARMANDO (INA) 63 64. Pruchya and Nutthanon claimed the Mens Doubles title in the AEC Championships. The Finals of the Team Event was played between Thailand and Philippines. Kittipong WACHIRAMANOWONG, Pruchya ISAROW, Peangtarn PLIPUECH, and Nungnadda WANNASUK represented Thailand and Treat 3

Below are some pictures from the event. Conrad HUEY, Ruben GONZALES, Katharina Melissa LEHNERT and Marian Jade CAPADOCIA represented Philippines.

Trijati SUNU WAHYU and C. Soemarno ARMANDO (INA)

Thailand claimed the Team Winner title defeating Philippines 2-1.

Thailand Team

The closing ceremony was held on 26 Nov 21013. Mr. Anil Khanna, H E Suwat Liptapanlop, Col Salvador Andrada, Randy Villanueva, and the LTAT Board of Directors presented the medals and souvenirs to the players.

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Highest Ranked Asian Woman Ever Li Na is worlds No.3

In the finals, Li-Na playing sensational Tennis surprised everyone by winning the first set against Serena Williams. This shook Serena, who looked little tired, slow and showed signs of having a bad day. But Serena came back, showing that her brand of Tennis is the best in 2013 and it has the capacity to win even on a bad day. She won the final set at 6/0. It gave Serena the WTA Championship Title and the Billie Jean King Trophy. This year Serena Williams is the undisputed Queen of Tennis. Her achievement includes two grand Slam titles and a win/loss record of 78/4. All these enhanced her career earnings by 12 million dollars. In the prematchinterview she emphasized that she would improve her game further next year. If that happens she could be a Grand Slam prospect for 2014. World No.3 Li-Na of China Li-Na Of China

Womens Tennis Association [WTA] Championships in Istanbul this year had glamour, history and the eight best of 2013 provided a great Tennis spectacle. Jelena Jankovic former number one bounced back from her bout of injuries and bad form to be noticed. Jankovic reached the semi-finals and it was Li-Na who knocked her out in a thriller.

After Istanbul, another land mark event happened; for the first time an Asian woman is worlds number 3. Li-Na of China! She belongs to the first generation athletes from China to break into the top 10 of professional Tennis. At 31 she has achieved much of her goals. In her career she has won 19 singles and 16 doubles ITF womens titles, 7 singles and 2 doubles WTA titles. Her career prize money is well over 13 million dollars. Li-Nas is not a story of plain sailing. She is the only child of father Li Sheng-Peng a professional Badminton player and Yan-Ping of Wuhan, China. Li-Na played Badminton till 9 and then switched to Tennis. [She lost her father when she was 14]. Tennis as the second sport is a trend one sees in many successful sportspersons. Another interesting aspect in her Tennis development is the emphasis in Doubles. It has developed many of Li-Nas effective game-making aspects in singles. Her quick assessment of situation and sighting of the ball gave instantaneous reaction. Other is her all court positioning and stroke making ability. These are from doubles.

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Womens Tennis History Li-Nas husband Jiang Shan coached her most of the career. He is always there by the court side when Li-Na plays. There were many outspoken comments from Li-Na in her post match interviews about their partnership but she always said it laughing. Then, Justin Hennins Belgian/Spanish coaching outfit moved into China. Li-Na has been working with them this year. It has changed her approach and to a good extent her game. I believe she has three more good years. There is hope for an Asian number one. China Taipei Doubles The Chinese did not stop with Li-Nas Singles appearance in the finals. Hsieh SuWei and Peng Shuai of China and Taipei took the doubles title beating the Russian pair Elena Vesina and Ekaterina Makarova in the finals. Today China is another Tennis-Power to be reckoned with. At present doubles is providing two vital purposes in Open-Tennis. First, it is fast becoming the post singles career platform for players. Second, it is an inlet for the young to enter Open-Tennis arena. Sara Errani of Italy has number one in doubles and seven in Singles in the world rankings. That is truly amazing. There will be much growth of doubles in the coming years. The WTA Championships of Istanbul went further with the event and reminded the historic road of Womens Tennis. The person who did it all was Billie Jean King. In many ways WTA is her brain child. The event hosted many past legends and it was a pleasant refreshment of yester years Tennis memories.

Mens ATP Federers Dilemma In the finals of the ATP mens tournament, Juan Martin Del Porto beat Roger Federer in his home town Basel Switzerland last week. Even as the loser Roger Federer received the longest applause I have seen in sports. It lasted nearly for 3 minutes. Federers appearance in the final does not place

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him on safe grounds to be eligible for the year ending ATP event in London. He will have to perform well in the last big ATP event before London. It is the Paris-Open this week. In the match against Del Porto in Basel, Federer could not break though in crucial situations to turn the match to his favour. Federer has shown this trend throughout 2013.

Writing on the WTA Tour website, Date-Krumm says, "One more thing I want to talk about is Li Na

reaching No.3 in the world last week, and breaking my record for highest-ranked Asian player in tennis history. For Asian players it's really good. When I was young there weren't so many Asian players in the world, and people never thought we could be No.1 or get a Grand Slam title - she already has a Grand Slam title, and many many years she's been in the Top 10 and Top 5. And now she's No.3. It's a big success and I really want to congratulate her! For a lot people in Asia it's a big dream come true, and now they can have big dreams too."

Tennis - 42 year old Japanese wonder woman Kimiko Date-Krumm has congratulated China's Li Na for breaking her record of becoming the highest ranked Asian tennis player in the world. Date-Krumm peaked at no. 4 in the rankings in the mid1990s and that record stood until a few weeks ago when Li Na moved to no. 3 in the world.

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'You cannot be serious!' McEnroe dons '80s wig as he teams up with Nishikori for charity
Seven-time grand slam singles champion John McEnroe gave Japan's Kei Nishikori a run for his money on Sunday in a charity match for the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Playing in Japan for the first time since 1997, the 54-year-old McEnroe took on Nishikori, the 23year-old Japanese star who rose to No. 11 in the world rankings this year. Nishikori beat McEnroe 1-6, 6-4 and 10-7 in a tiebreak but the score hardly mattered as Sunday's match was about raising money for the Tohoku Tennis Association to help rebuild and rejuvenate tennis in the region devastated by the March, 11, 2011 disaster.

on here?' he shouted to a sold-out crowd of 10,000 when a crying baby interrupted a serve. With the score tied 6-6 in the tiebreak, McEnroe gave an assessment of his opponent's condition 'looks like he's runnin' out of gas' - and made a few of his trademark rants over close calls and the occasional thrown racket.

Remembering: Kei Nishikori and McEnroe were raising money for the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

McEnroe said he was more than happy to visit Japan and help out the people on the country's northeastern coast. 'It's good to try to help people through a difficult time,' McEnroe said. 'Unfortunately, disasters like this seem to be happening more and more these days.' Nishikori, who has helped contribute to a rejuvenation of tennis in Japan in recent years, said he was impressed with the play of the winner of seven grand slam titles. 'He played a lot better than I expected,' Nishikori said. 'I was surprised. His shots were very good. I really enjoyed playing against him and it was a great experience.'
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'Cannot be serious!' John McEnroe put on a wig for the charity match and made his usual complaints

'Considering I just got in a few days ago, my body was moving pretty well,' McEnroe said. 'I was able to make some good shots but he took some mercy on me.' In addition to his competitive spirit, McEnroe showed flashes of his famous wit. 'Is this a tennis match or a daycare center, what the heck is going

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Wheelchair Tennis

Griffioen produced some solid tennis to serve out the second set to love. Griffioen earned the first service hold of the deciding set to lead 3-1 and broke Kamiji to make it 4-1. However, the Dutchwomans hopes of retaining the title were interrupted by two errorstrewn games that allowed Kamiji to draw level at 4-4 before she moved ahead for the first time in the final set courtesy of a crisp cross court forehand winner. With Griffioen serving to stay in the match, a double fault brought up Kamijis first match point and although Griffioen saved two match points in the final game, two more successive double faults brought a fascinating final to an end, with Kamiji claiming her second and most important career victory over Griffioen in the seven matches between the two players.

Shingo Kunieda, Yui Kamiji and David Wagner won the mens, womens and quad singles titles at the 2013 NEC Wheelchair tennis Masters on Monday, with Kamiji making history at the Margeurite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, California by becoming the first non-Dutch player to win the womens singles title in the 20 year history of the NEC Masters. Kamiji started the Japanese double later completed by Kunieda after securing a 76(3) 36 64 victory over defending champion Jiske Griffioen, who was bidding to continue the Dutch dominance. However, world No. 3 Griffioen handed Kamiji the initiative after a doubles fault on break point in the fourth game to give her opponent a 3-1 lead. Griffioen battled back to take the lead for the first time at 5-4, but the first set ultimately came down to a tiebreak, which Kamiji dominated from the outset. Griffioen was hampered by problems with her serve at key times and a double fault gave Kamiji the opening game of the second set. However, Griffioen made amends to open a 3-1 lead. Although another double fault saw Kamiji get back to within a game of her opponent at 4-3, November 2013 | Asiantennis.com

its been a great week at the NEC Masters here in Mission Viejo. Id like to thank Jiske Griffioen and her team for making such a great final. She was a really tough opponent, said Kamiji. I also want to thank the people who were involved in this great tournament and made great atmosphere. Finally, Id like to thank my team, especially my coach for helping me during the year. Its been a great season. I won my first Super Series and Masters titles and reached my highest 9

Kunieda retains mens singles title

ranking position. I look forward to playing the next season and hopefully winning a Grand Slam title. Kunieda became just the second player to win back-to-back NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters mens singles titles after a 60 76(9) victory over Belgian world No. 6 Joachim Gerard. Gerard had demonstrated his immense talent in the round-robin phase of the competition, in which he beat world No. 2 Stephane Houdet of France and world No. 3 Maikel Scheffers of Netherlands. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Kunieda had lost his last round-robin pool match to French world No. 8 Nicolas Peifer. However, there was little to suggest that Kunieda was vulnerable as he powered through the first set of the final without dropping a game.

Wagner wins sixth NEC Masters quad singles title

This season Lucas Sithole has become the first African player to win a Super Series title and the first African to win a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis title. The 27-year-old triple amputee began his bid to become the first African to win an NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters title in fine form as the US Open champion raced through the opening set against world No. 1 Wagner without dropping a single game, despite a closely fought deuce game to end the set. After winning their quad singles round-robin match earlier in the week in straight sets, Wagner came out for the second set much more positively and gained an early break, but he put in a double fault to end a marathon fourth game and allow Sithole to level the set at 2-2. Nevertheless, cheered on by his legion of enthusiastic supporters Wagner regained the momentum and claimed the last four games of the set to force a decider. The 39-year-old defending champion then put together a similar sequence to wrap up his sixth NEC Masters quad singles 06 62 62.

Gerard battled back from 4-3 down in the second set and saved three break points before delivering a booming forehand winner to claim a 5-4 lead. The Belgian saved two more break points and delivered an ace to maintain his slender advantage at 6-5 before Kunieda forced the tiebreak and went on to earn two match points at 6-4 in the tiebreak. But, once more Gerard was equal to the task and went on to have set points at 7-6 and 8-7. However, Gerards effort finally ended as he sent a return long over Kuniedas baseline, giving the top seed another match point, which Kunieda duly converted to claim his second successive NEC Masters title.

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Triple the excitement: Beach Tennis at Zayed Sports City

says the sport is getting more and more popular, especially in countries like the UAE where games are part and parcel of a day at the beach. We are working to promote [the game] in the UAE, he says. We can already see people improving their game and some serious teams coming to the fore. We already have a ranking system for the players set up and we update it regularly. The PSS Tour will continue over the next few months at Zayed Sports City with tournaments until June. Such is our involvement in the sport now that one of our main goals is to organize an international event (ITF Tour) here in Zayed Sports City.

If alternate or niche sports is your thing, then why not try your hand or your forehand at beach tennis at Zayed Sports City (ZSC) Youre wondering how you can play tennis on a beach, arent you? Well, its not so difficult. You have probably seen it on one of the many beaches around the UAE. Its played in three categories; mens doubles, womens doubles and mix doubles, and it is currently one of the fastest growing sports in the world. ZSC and Professional Sports Services (PSS) are teaming up to organize a number of tournaments over the next few months, starting with the first on Friday, November 22. It will begin at 09:00 next to the tennis complex where ZSC have built four competition beach tennis courts. The tournament is open to all levels of players above the age of 10 in the three doubles teams categories. Competition will start with non-seeded teams playing a round-robin qualification and after the main draw there will be a knock-out and consolation knockout draw. The cost of entry is Dh75. And this is not the first time that ZSC and PSS have combined for such a competition. PSS tennis coach and tournament organizer Tiago Neves November 2013 | Asiantennis.com

We have been getting very good feedback from all participants, and are seeing increased numbers of players at our events. At the last tournament we had 30 mens doubles teams which is 60 players and we had 15 mixed doubles teams. We are trying to promote the womens doubles a bit more but its difficult to get the numbers. Thats an incredible number of participants for a sport which you might say is not competitive, but it just goes to show how popular an activity can get when an element of competition is added. We supply the racquets for all players and no special gear is required. There will be lots of music to keep the players and spectators entertained, says Neves. The rules are pretty simple the ball cannot bounce. The court dimensions are 16x8 meters and the net is 1.7 meters high. The hitting instrument is a beach tennis paddle. Only one touch is allowed and the scoring system is the same as in tennis. So why not grab a partner and head down to Zayed Sports City on Friday and see if you have the skills for this exciting game.
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Development Training Camp Bangkok, Thailand

The last of the years Development Training Camp was conducted at the ATC from 4-16 November 2013 for the Under 16 years of age group. This camp consisted of 9 players and 4 official coaches from 4 countries; Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Vietnam. The camp was held under the expert guidance of Jean-Luc Toulliou, ATC head coach from France. During the camp Mr. Patrick Dato, President Sarawak Tennis Association, Kuching, (Malaysia) visited the courts and discussed the training and camp strategies with Jean-Luc on how to organize efficient camps and train the players collectively.

The players had a day off in between at the amusement park which is a regular feature of the camps held at the ATC. The training was not only meant for the players but also for the accompanying coaches, who showed a lot of keenness while learning the intricacies of stroke techniques from Jean-Luc and drew from his experience.

With a day off and relaxing at the amusement park, the players surely got back in training with more energy and efforts to pursue their game.

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7 AITA National Coaches Conference

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coaching / developments and start 2014 in a fresh manner A wonderful opportunity to expand your coaching skills and build your coaching brand through in-depth on-court workshops and informative seminars delivered by top speakers from various fields of Coaching, fitness, sports science, technology, business and motivation.

The 7th AITA National Coaches Conference is scheduled from 19 22 December 2013 in New Delhi, with the concept line - Raise the Bar, in New Delhi. The National Coaches conference is open for coaches from the South Asian Region. The attendees All tennis coaches, tennis facilities managers and tennis enthusiasts. Though this event is for tennis coach, it could be major interest to anyone in the tennis industry as a whole. This conference is a fantastic professional development opportunity for tennis coaches of all levels pending approval by the AITA.

The focus is clearly on raising the coaching standard in the region and the conference maybe of interest for Coaches, fitness coaches, administrators, physio therapists, psychologists, nutritionists, etc. Some of the speakers confirmed are: 1. Robert Ballard: Reputed Fitness coach from Australia working with WTA / ATP Tour players 2. Dr. Vece Paes: Renowned Sports Medicine Doctor & Fitness expert 3. Zeeshan Ali: Former Indian Davis Cupper & Currently Indian Davis Cup Coach 4. Aditya Sachdeva: One of Indias top coach 5. Ryan Fernando: Renowned Sports Nutritionist working with many Olympians 6. Dr. Madan Ballal; Indian Davis Cup Doctor 7. Happy Bhalla: Renowned Coach from USA and author of 2 books on Tennis 8. Vishal Uppal: Former Indian Davis Cupper Hope to see you at the only conclave of Tennis coaches / enthusiasts from this region to interact, network and exchange ideas for the betterment of the sport and personal improvement.

About it This is the only conference in this region specifically tailored to tennis coaches and is the pinnacle of professional development event for tennis coaches in this region The reasons to attend The conference is a must attend industry event with fantastic networking opportunities and the chance to make valuable contacts. The 2 day conference would be a fantastic way to keep up to date on Tennis 13

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Asian Coaches at the Worldwide Coaches Conference

Interview of the Day: Peter Lebed, Uzbek National Tennis Coach

Peter Lebed a former Professional Tennis player , began his coaching career in 1996 , He took over as the head coach of the National team in 2003 , he was appointed as the Captain of the Uzbek Davis Cup team in 2005 and continues to don the mantle as of date. Widely respected and loved by his players, Peter also is the recipient of many prestigious national awards. He spoke to the Tashkent ATP Challenger Media Team about the growth and Uzbek tennis and his view of the future.

The 18th ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference by BNP Paribas came to an end in Cancun, Mexico. More than 850 delegates participated in the so called "the best conference so far" from all over the world. Asia, was represented by coaches from: Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippine, Thailand and Vietnam. USTA Head of Player Development Patrick McEnroe (USA), Swiss Tennis Fitness expert Beni Linder, world renowned Sports psychologist Dr Jim Loehr (USA), Carl Maes (Belgium) former coach of Kim Clijsters, Tom Gullikson (USA) and Nick Bollettieri (USA) were among the speakers of the conference which took place 5-9 November. Asian Coaches are getting prepared to take part in the bi-annual ITF/ATF Regional Coaches Conference for Asia in 2014.

The Rise of Uzbek Tennis in the last five years? It has been a story where we started from scratch after our senior players retired and there was a big vacuum, but the Success of Denis Istomin who reached the top 50 in the world in the Profesional circuit , the rise of Akgul Amanmuradova also to top 50 in the WTA rankings , the 3 silver medals at Guangzhou Asian Games are all result of hard work of the players , some good planning and the Support of the Uzbek Tennis Federation. We are proud of our youngsters are doing well whether in the Davis Cup or Fed Cup Competitions , this year we were bit unlucky against Kazakhstan in the play off in Mens and also in the Fed Cup , but overall it has been some

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good results from both the boys and the girls About what it has done for Tennis now? Our efforts and broad basing has helped us to throw up an entire new breed of players , we have some young juniors Sanjar Faiyzev , Timur Ismail , Jurabek Karimov, Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev , Nigina Abduraimova, Sabina Sharipova , Arina Folts , Guzal Yusupova who have great future ahead.

Do you have any new Strategy for new season? With the new Davis Cup and Fed Season surely we will be grooming new faces in our teams, they have opportunity to play with experienced player, they should absorb and learn from seniors. Also playing on the team with players like Istomin and Dustov will not only help them increase their confidence but also raise their level of game. Our aim is to prepare our new generation for future battles. On Competitions in the country? We work with our players and also give them enough competitive exposure in the country as well, even now we have worked with them before with challengers. However they lack experience, they played well but lost. But I think that tournaments like these challengers will change the way the young [players think and play , Im also appreciative of the UTF for organizing so many events and providing golden opportunities to our players. Do you think that Uzbek tennis has more depth in Mens tennis compared to the womens tennis? I feel there is depth in the womens too, we have young girls who are poised for a leap, we have been able to increase the base of tennis players. The growing numbers of students coming for selection to the Republic school of Tennis has shown us the there is tremendous pool of good players from regions, and a lot of interest in tennis. So according you how, in how many years we can have a new Uzbek top 50 star? I think that in womens it will take about 2 years for our player to reach the top 50 mark , while in the Men s it will take a little longer looking at the high competition.
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Nigina Abduraimova

Though most of these players are from Tashkent, there is lot of development and lot of exposure in all the regions all round. We have many players from all the regions come to the Olympic school of tennis in Tashkent from all the regions, In the next few years Im sure that champions will come from our regions.

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SHOULDER INJURIES IN TENNIS

Interestingly, the most common injury site in the shoulder is not rotator cuff muscles themselves but rather the tendons that attach these muscles to the upper arm. There is not a lot of space inside the shoulder. When muscles fatigue or improper technique is used, it is very easy for one of the rotator cuff tendons that pass through this space to get pinched. When this happens over and over again, it can lead to tendinitis. Many of the shoulder injuries seen in tennis can be prevented with a proper stretching program. STRETCHES TO PREVENT SHOULDER INJURIES The two most important shoulder stretches for tennis players are the Cross- arm Stretch and the Sleeper Stretch. Research show that using these stretches as part of a regular program will improve the range of motion of internal rotation. PREVENTIVE SHOULDER STRETCHES As with any stretch, perform them after tennis play and complete two or three repetitions of each stretch, holding each for 20 to 30 seconds. This will improve or maintain flexibility in the shoulder. Cross Arm Stretch Focus: Improve the flexibility of the muscles in the back of the shoulder and back of the shoulder joint capsule. Procedure 1. Stand next to a doorway or fence, if possible. Raise your racket arm to shoulder level. Brace the side of your shoulder and shoulder blade against the wall or fence to keep the shoulder blade from sliding forward when you begin the stretch.

2. Using the other hand, grab the outside of the elbow of your racket hand and pull your arm across your chest (figure). You should feel the stretch in back your shoulder. Note: If you feel a pinching sensation in the front of your shoulder, discontinue this stretch and use Sleeper Stretch to accomplish a similar for this portion of the shoulder. Sleeper Stretch Focus: Improve the flexibility of the muscles in the back of the shoulder and back of the shoulder joint capsule. Procedure 1. Lie on your dominant shoulder in a position you might adopt when sleeping on your side (hence the name.) 2. Place your dominant arm directly in front of you, with the elbow bent 90 degrees. 3. Using your other arm, push your hand down toward your feet, internally rotating your shoulder (figure) 4. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds.

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Asian Rankings as of 25 November 2013 Asian Under 14 Rankings as of 25 November 2013

Boys
ATF Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name Nation PHILIM Alberto Jr PHI INDSOMANI Parikshit IND PHIPANTINO Arthur Craig PHI KORHAN Seon Yong KOR KORKIM Jaewoo KOR HKGSOU Alan HKG KAZTASHBULATOV Dostanbek KAZ IRIADABJOU Amir Mohammad IRI PAKSahibzada Muhammad Ali PAK BANHOSSEN Rubel BAN INDKALYANPUR Adil IND KAZPAK Rodion KAZ PAKKALEEM Syed Nofil PAK PHISENO Jan Godfrey PHI PHIEALA Michael Francis PHI HKGLAM Ching HKG BRNDAWANI Ali BAH BANALI Md. Kawsar BAN INDBANTHIA Siddhant Jagdish IND INDSINHA Nitin Kumar IND

Men
ATF Rank ATP Rank 1 17 2 45 3 65 4 67 5 82 6 91 7 104 8 155 9 172 10 175 Name Nation Nishikori, Kei JPN Istomin, Denis UZB Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE Kukushkin, Mikhail KAZ Golubev, Andrey KAZ Devvarman, Somdev IND Soeda, Go JPN Ito, Tatsuma JPN Sugita, Yuichi JPN Wang, Jimmy TPE

Women
ATF Rank WTA Rank 1 3 2 42 3 52 4 53 5 60 6 65 7 68 8 75 9 80 10 86 Name Nation Li, Na CHN Peng, Shuai CHN Zhang, Shuai CHN Zheng, Jie CHN Morita, Ayumi JPN Date-Krumm, Kimiko JPN Voskoboeva, Galina KAZ Nara, Kurumi JPN Shvedova, Yaroslava KAZ Hsieh, Su-Wei TPE

Boys
ATF Rank ITF Rank 1 16 2 20 3 26 4 28 5 35 6 43 7 46 8 49 9 53 10 59 Name Movement Nation LEE, Duck Hee 1 KOR NISHIOKA, Yoshihito 1 JPN YAMASAKI, Jumpei 0 JPN CHUNG, Hyeon 0 KOR NAKAGAWA, Naoki 0 JPN ONISHI, Ken 0 JPN HONG, Seong Chan 0 KOR KIM, Young Seok 1 KOR KANG, Ku Keon 1 KOR CHUNG, Yunseong 1 KOR

Girls
ATF Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name IRINAJAFI DEHAGHI Saba KORPARK Juhui INDMOR Himani CHNMA Yexin BANISLAM AFRANA Prity INDYADAV Mihika INDBHAT HATANGADI Tanvi THANAKLO Thasaporn INDSATHWIKA Sama CHNREN Jiaqi IRISADEGH VAZIRI Sadaf KORJEONG Jooyeon SRIKARUNARATNE Adithya UZBBAKHODIROVA Layla PHIJONES Meredith KORLEE Ji Youn UZBBAKIROVA Sazvinez IRIRAHMANI Kimia SRISAMARASINGHE Medhira JPNDATE Mahiro Nation IRI KOR IND CHN BAN IND IND THA IND CHN IRI KOR HKG UZB PHI KOR UZB IRI SRI JPN

Girls
ATF Rank ITF Rank 1 15 2 23 3 27 4 44 5 46 6 61 7 62 8 63 9 66 10 71 Name Nation XU, Shilin CHN SUN, Ziyue CHN HIBI, Mayo JPN HSU, Ching-Wen TPE YOU, Xiaodi CHN DAIR, Asiya KAZ BUAYAM, Kamonwan THA REDDY, Snehadevi S IND KIM, Dabin KOR IP, Katherine HKG

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