ATP World Tour 2010 Calander

Date	Tournament	Surface	Prize Money	Winners
January
03.01.2010	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Hard	$484,750	Radek Stepanek Jo Wilfried Tsonga / Marc Gicquel
04.01.2010	Aircel Chennai Open Chennai, India	Hard	$450,000	Marin Cilic Rajeev Ram / Eric Butorac
04.01.2010	Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar	Hard	$1,110,250	Andy Murray Rafael Nadal / Marc Lopez
11.01.2010	Medibank International Sydney, Australia	Hard	$484,750	David Nalbandian Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
11.01.2010	Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	$480,750	Juan Martin Del Potro Robert Lindstedt / Martin Damm
18.01.2010	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia	Hard	A$10,712,240	Rafael Nadal Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
February
01.02.2010	SA Tennis Open Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	$442,500	Jo Wilfried Tsonga Dick Norman / James Cerretani
01.02.2010	PBZ Zagreb Indoors Zagreb, Croatia	Indoor Hard	€398,250	Marin Cilic Robert Lindstedt / Martin Damm
01.02.2010	Movistar Open Santiago, Chile	Clay	$398,250	Fernando Gonzalez Brian Dabul / Pablo Cuevas
08.02.2010	SAP Open San Jose, U.S.A	Indoor Hard	$531,000	Radek Stepanek Radek Stepanek / Tommy Haas
08.02.2010	ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Indoor Hard	€1,150,000	Andy Murray Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
18.02.2010	Brasil Open Costa do Sauipe, Brazil	Clay	$442,500	Rafael Nadal Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
15.02.2010	Open 13 Marseille, France	Indoor Hard	€512,750	Jo Wilfried Tsonga Michael Llodra / Arnaud Clement
15.02.2010	Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Memphis, U.S.A	Indoor Hard	$1,100,000	Andy Roddick Mark Knowles / Mardy Fish
14.02.2010	Copa Telmex Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	$475,300	Tommy Robredo Alberto Martin / Marcel Granollers
21.02.2010	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, U.A.E	Hard	$1,619,500	Novak Djokovic Dmitry Tursunov / Rik De Voest
21.02.2010	Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	$995,000	Nicolas Almagro Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
22.02.2010	Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, U.S.A	Hard	$442,500	Mardy Fish Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
March
05.03.2010	Davis Cup First Round Davis Cup
11.03.2010	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, U.S.A.	Hard	$3,645,000	Rafael Nadal Andy Roddick / Mardy Fish
24.03.2010	Sony Ericsson Open Miami, U.S.A.	Hard	$3,645,000	Andy Murray Andy Ram / Max Mirnyi
April
05.04.2010	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	€398,250	Juan Carlos Ferrero Oliver Marach / Lukasz Kubot
05.04.2010	US Men's Clay Court Championship Houston, U.S.A.	Clay	$442,500	Lleyton Hewitt Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
11.04.2010	Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco	Clay	€2,227,500	Rafael Nadal Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
18.04.2010	Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona, Spain	Clay	€1,550,000	Rafael Nadal Nenad Zimonfic / Daniel Nestor
25.04.2010	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy	Clay	€2,227,500	Rafael Nadal Nenad Zimonfic / Daniel Nestor
May
02.05.2010	BMW Open Munich, Germany	Clay	€398,250	Tomas Berdych Ivo Minar / Jan Hernych
03.05.2010	Serbia Open 2010 Belgrade, Serbia	Clay	€373,200	Novak Djokovic Oliver Marach / Lukasz Kubot
03.05.2010	Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal	Clay	€398,250	Albert Montanes Scott Lipsky / Eric Butorac
09.05.2010	Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Madrid, Spain	Clay	€2,835,250	Roger Federer Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
16.05.2010	ARAG ATP World Team Championship Dusseldorf, Germany	Clay	€TBD	Team: Serbia
16.05.2010	Open de Nice Cote d'Azur Nice, France	Clay	€398,250
23.05.2010	Roland Garros Paris, France	Clay	€TBD	Roger Federer Leander Paes / Lukas Dlouhy
June
07.06.2010	Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany	Grass	€663,750	Tommy Haas Philipp Kohlschreiber / Christopher Kas
07.06.2010	AEGON Championships London, Great Britain	Grass	€627,700	Andy Murray Mikhail Youzhny / Wesley Moodie
13.06.2010	Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands	Grass	€398,250	Benjamin Becker Dick Norman / Wesley Moodie
13.06.2010	AEGON International Eastbourne, Great Britain	Grass	€405,000	Dmitry Tursunov Marcin Matkowski / Mariusz Fyrstenberg
21.06.2010	Wimbledon Wimbledon, Great Britain	Grass	€12,550,000	Roger Federer Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
July
05.07.2010	Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, U.S.A.	Grass	€442,500	Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram / Jordan Kerr
09.07.2010	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Davis Cup
12.07.2010	MercedesCup Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	€398,250	Jeremy Chardy Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
12.07.2010	Catella Swedish Open Bastad, Sweden	Clay	€398,250	Robin Soderling Filip Polasek / Jaroslav Levinsky
19.07.2010	International German Open Hamburg, Germany	Clay	€1,000,000	Nikolay Davydenko Paul Hanley / Simon Aspelin
19.07.2010	Atlanta Tennis Championships Atlanta, U.S.A.	Hard	$531,000
25.07.2010	Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	€398,250	Thomaz Bellucci Michael Lammer / Marco Chiudinelli
26.07.2010	LA Tennis Open Los Angeles, U.S.A.	Hard	$619,500	Sam Querrey Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
26.07.2010	ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag, Crotia	Clay	€398,250	Nikolay Davydenko Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
August
01.08.2010	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington D.C., U.S.A.	Hard	$1,165,500	Juan Martin Del Potro Robert Lindstedt / Martin Damm
09.08.2010	Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada	Hard	$2,430,000	Andy Murray Mark Knowles / Mahesh Bhupathi
15.08.2010	Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, U.S.A.	Hard	$2,430,000	Roger Federer Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
22.08.2010	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, U.S.A.	Hard	$663,750	Fernando Verdasco Jurgen Melzer / Julian Knowle
30.08.2010	US Open New York, U.S.A.	Hard	$TBD	Juan Martin Del Potro Leander Paes / Lukas Dlouhy
September
17.09.2010	Davis Cup Semi-Finals Davis Cup
20.09.2010	Open de Moselle Metz, France	Indoor Hard	€398,250	Gael Monfils Ken Skupski / Colin Fleming
20.09.2010	BCR Open Romania Bucharest, Romania	Clay	€368,450	Albert Montanes Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
27.09.2010	PTT Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	$551,000	Gilles Simon Rajeev Ram / Eric Butorac
27.09.2010	Proton Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur 2010 Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia	Indoor Hard	$850,000	Nikolay Davydenko Marcin Matkowski / Mariusz Fyrstenberg
October
04.10.2010	China Open Beijing, China	Hard	$2,100,000	Novak Djokovic Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
04.10.2010	Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan	Hard	$1,100,000	Jo Wilfried Tsonga Jurgen Melzer / Julian Knowle
10.10.2010	Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, China	Hard	$3,240,000	Nikolay Davydenko Jo Wilfried Tsonga / Julien Benneteau
18.10.2010	If Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden	Indoor Hard	€531,000	Marcos Baghdatis Kevin Ullyett / Bruno Soares
18.10.2010	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Indoor Hard	$1,000,000	Mikhail Youzhny Marcel Granollers / Pablo Cuevas
24.10.2010	St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia	Indoor Hard	$663,750	Sergiy Stakhovsky Ken Skupski / Colin Fleming
25.10.2010	Bank Austria TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria	Indoor Hard	€575,250	Jurgen Melzer Oliver Marach / Lukasz Kubot
25.10.2010	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France	Indoor Hard	€575,250	Ivan Ljubicic Nicolas Mahut / Julien Benneteau
31.10.2010	Valencia Open 500 Valencia, Spain	Hard	€1,357,000	Andy Murray Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
November
01.11.2010	Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel Basel, Switzerland	Indoor Hard	€1,225,000	Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
07.11.2010	BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France	Hard	€2,750,000	Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
21.11.2010	Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, England	Indoor Hard	£2,227,500	Singles: Nikolay Davydenko
December
04.12.2010	Davis Cup World Group Final Davis Cup	Clay

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Horse Time

After Thanksgiving, Kyle and I and our two youngest children came back to Dallas for the weekend. Rhody and Lainey stayed with their grandparents for a fun weekend in Texarkana.


Bo needed a little special attention.


Isn't that what you say and do when your child is acting out and all other things seem to be ineffective?


Well, with a new baby and two older siblings, Bo doesn't get a lot of one-on-one time. So he got to spend some time with Kyle one day. He got a hair cut--sort of looks like Jim Carrey from Dumb and Dumber but he's still precious. He got to spend a lot of time with Nana and Pops as well. He loves them and that is always a treat!


I asked him what he wanted to do in Dallas during the car ride home. He said, "go see horses." Random, but ok. (since Bo doesn't say "H's"--that sounded more like orses)


Kelly and Paul Gittemeier (two of my most favorite people) allowed us to go visit their horse that weekend. The stable is right around the corner from our house!


Here are some great pics of our horse visit.













Bo loved it! He fed the horse. He sat up on the horse. I am sure he would have gone for a ride if the horse was set up to carry a 3 year old.


My other two children wouldn't have done half of that. They would have been afraid to touch him and especially feed him. Bo is fearless (most of the time). That's part of what makes him difficult at times but also what makes him so great.


Kelly G. (who has four of her own children--now grown) said it best about Bo.


She said, "He will keep life interesting!"


I bet he will.

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Interesting

I keep thinking something interesting will happen and I will HAVE to blog about it. Just to tell a great story to all my friends. (even though a lot of my friends don't actually read my blog. huh.)


Nothing too interesting has happened in my life lately.


Unless you consider projectile spit up hitting you at point blank range and then going down your shirt interesting. Or possibly finding your 3 year old pulling the clean, dry clothes out of the dryer while holding something suspicious in his other hand and then asking him why and he says he is trying to wash his underwear because it has poop in it and then you notice some poop on his leg. Only made more interesting that this happened about 3.5 seconds after you just changed clothes from the projectile baby vomit.


Can you say run on?


Or that your precious 9 week old baby boy (actually maybe 10 week old) is going thru an awkward phase--losing his hair, crusty eyes that don't always open right or at the same time. He sort of looks like a pirate baby, Arrrr!


Or that I did my laundry and literally every pair of pants of mine that got cleaned (probably a weeks worth) were all in the black family. All also having some sort of Lycra material. What's up with that?


Or I could write about my hatred of nursing bras. That would be good one for sure.


Or how much I am looking forward to the new season of Project Runway.


Or I could definitely give some reviews of all the Christmas made-for-tv Movies on Hallmark and Lifetime. The Hallmark movies always have characters that have lost a loved one and need a new love, a spunky kid or golden retriever to help them thru the holidays. Just try watching one without shedding a tear! The Lifetime movies always have "has been" actors as the stars. Baywatch's very own Nicole Eggert starred in two this season. Plus, what is a good Lifetime movie without Tom Arnold? He's a network favorite for sure.


Wow. I know way too much about that. All I can say is I'm nursing. And I like to watch something when I am nursing and the kids aren't around.


Gotta go. We are having family movie night. We are watching Frosty the Snowman. Or as Bo calls it, Costy the No-mam.

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2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tournament Schedule

Start Date	Tournament & Location	Surface	Prize Money	2009 Winners
01/03/2010	Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Azarenka, Victoria Groenefeld, Anna-Lena / King, Vania
01/04/2010	ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Dementieva, Elena Dechy, Nathalie / Santangelo, Mara
01/10/2010	Medibank International Sydney Sydney, Australia	Outdoors Hard	$600,000	Dementieva, Elena Hsieh, Su-Wei / Peng, Shuai
01/08/2010	Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Kvitova, Petra Dulko, Gisela / Pennetta, Flavia
01/18/2010	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia	Outdoors Hard	$TBC	Williams, Serena Williams, Serena / Williams, Venus
02/09/2010	Open GDF SUEZ Paris, France	Indoors Hard	$700,000	Mauresmo, Amelie Black, Cara / Huber, Liezel
02/07/2010	PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya City, Thailand	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Zvonareva, Vera Shvedova, Yaroslava / Tanasugarn, Tamarine
02/15/2010	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE	Outdoors Hard	$2,000,000	Williams, Venus Black, Cara / Huber, Liezel
02/00/2010	Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup Memphis, TN-USA	Indoors Hard	$220,000	Azarenka, Victoria Azarenka, Victoria / Wozniacki, Caroline
02/15/2010	Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas Bogota, Colombia	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
02/23/2010	Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC Acapulco, Mexico	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Williams, Venus Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
02/23/2010	Malaysia Classic Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Outdoors Hard	$220,000
03/02/2010	Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Bartoli, Marion Dechy, Nathalie / Santangelo, Mara
03/08/2010	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, CA-USA	Outdoors Hard	$4,500,000	Zvonareva, Vera Azarenka, Victoria / Zvonareva, Vera
03/24/2010	Sony Ericsson Open Miami, FL-USA	Outdoors Hard	$4,500,000	Azarenka, Victoria Kuznetsova, Svetlana / Mauresmo, Amelie
04/05/2010	Andalucia Tennis Experience Marbella, Spain	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Jankovic, Jelena Jans, Klaudia / Rosolska, Alicija
04/05/2010	MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach, FL-USA	Outdoors Green Clay	$220,000	Wozniacki, Caroline Chuang, Chia-Jung / Mirza, Sania
04/10/2010	Family Circle Cup Charleston, SC-USA	Outdoors Green Clay	$700,000	Lisicki, Sabine Mattek-Sands, Bethanie / Petrova, Nadia
04/12/2010	Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona, Spain	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Vinci, Roberta Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
04/24/2010	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany	Indoors Red Clay	$700,000	Kuznetsova, Svetlana Mattek-Sands, Bethanie / Petrova, Nadia
04/26/2010	Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes, Morocco	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Medina Garrigues, Anabel Kleybanova, Alisa / Makarova, Ekaterina
05/03/2010	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy	Outdoors Red Clay	$2,000,000	Safina, Dinara Hsieh, Su-Wei / Peng, Shuai
05/01/2010	Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Wickmayer, Yanina Kops-Jones, Raquel / Spears, Abigail
05/07/2010	Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Madrid, Spain	Outdoors Red Clay	$4,500,000	Safina, Dinara Black, Cara / Huber, Liezel
05/17/2010	Warsaw Open Warsaw, Poland	Outdoors Red Clay	$600,000	Dulgheru, Alexandra Kops-Jones, Raquel / Mattek-Sands, Bethanie
05/17/2010	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Rezai, Aravane Dechy, Nathalie / Santangelo, Mara
05/23/2010	Roland Garros Paris, France	Outdoors Red Clay	$TBC	Kuznetsova, Svetlana Medina Garrigues, Anabel / Ruano Pascual, Virginia
06/07/2010	AEGON Classic Birmingham, Great Britain	Outdoors Grass	$220,000	Rybarikova, Magdalena Black, Cara / Huber, Liezel
06/12/2010	AEGON International Eastbourne, Great Britain	Outdoors Grass	$600,000	Wozniacki, Caroline Amanmuradova, Akgul / Sugiyama, Ai
06/14/2010	Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Outdoors Grass	$220,000	Tanasugarn, Tamarine Errani, Sara / Pennetta, Flavia
06/21/2010	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain	Outdoors Grass	$TBC	Williams, Serena Williams, Serena / Williams, Venus
07/05/2010	GDF SUEZ Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Szavay, Agnes Kleybanova, Alisa / Niculescu, Monica
07/03/2010	Collector Swedish Open Women Bastad, Sweden	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose Dulko, Gisela / Pennetta, Flavia
07/12/2010	Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo Palermo, Italy	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Pennetta, Flavia Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
07/12/2010	ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Bammer, Sybille Bondarenko, Alona / Bondarenko, Kateryna
07/19/2010	Banka Koper Slovenia Portoroz, Slovenia	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Safina, Dinara Goerges, Julia / Uhlirova, Vladimira
07/19/2010	NURNBERGER Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria	Outdoors Red Clay	$220,000	Petkovic, Andrea Hlavackova, Andrea / Hradecka, Lucie
07/26/2010	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, CA-USA	Outdoors Hard	$700,000	Bartoli, Marion Williams, Serena / Williams, Venus
07/26/2010	Istanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Dushevina, Vera Hradecka, Lucie / Voracova, Renata
07/31/2010	Southern California Open San Diego, CA-USA	Outdoors Hard	$700,000	Pennetta, Flavia Chuang, Chia-Jung / Yan, Zi
08/07/2010	e-Boks Danish Open Copenhagan, Denmark	Indoors Hard	$220,000
08/07/2010	Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati, OH-USA	Outdoors Hard	$2,000,000	Jankovic, Jelena Black, Cara / Huber, Liezel
08/14/2010	Rogers Cup presented by National Bank Montreal, Canada	Outdoors Hard	$2,000,000	Dementieva, Elena Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
08/20/2010	Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale New Haven, CT-USA	Outdoors Hard	$600,000	Wozniacki, Caroline Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
08/30/2010	US Open Flushing Meadows, NY-USA	Outdoors Hard	$TBC	Clijsters, Kim Williams, Serena / Williams, Venus
09/13/2010	CHINA GDD-Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Peer, Shahar Govortsova, Olga / Poutchek, Tatiana
09/13/2010	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada	Indoors Hard	$220,000	Czink, Melinda King, Vania / Zahlavova Strycova, Barbora
09/20/2010	Hansol Korea Open Seoul, South Korea	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Date Krumm, Kimiko Chan, Yung-Jan / Spears, Abigail
09/20/2010	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Peer, Shahar Govortsova, Olga / Poutchek, Tatiana
09/27/2010	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan	Outdoors Hard	$2,000,000	Sharapova, Maria Kleybanova, Alisa / Schiavone, Francesca
10/04/2010	China Open Beijing, China	Outdoors Hard	$4,500,000	Kuznetsova, Svetlana Hsieh, Su-Wei / Peng Shuai
10/11/2010	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria	Indoors Hard	$220,000	Wickmayer, Yanina Groenefeld, Anna-Lena / Srebotnik, Katarina
10/11/2010	HP Open Osaka, Japan	Outdoors Hard	$220,000	Stosur, Samantha Chuang, Chia-Jung / Raymond, Lisa
10/18/2010	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia	Indoors Hard	$1,000,000	Schiavone, Francesca Kirilenko, Maria / Petrova, Nadia
10/18/2010	BGL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Indoors Hard	$220,000	Bacsinszky, Timea Benesova, Iveta / Zahlavova Strycova, Barbora
10/25/2010	Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2010 Doha, Qatar	Outdoors Hard	$4,550,000	Williams, Serena Llagostera Vives, Nuria / Martinez Sanchez, Maria Jose
11/01/2010	Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Bali, Indonesia Season-Ending Championships	Indoors Hard	$600,000	Rezai, Aravane

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Safina out of Brisbane International

Dinara Safina announced today her withdrawl from the Brisbane international due to a back injury. The tournament will begin on January 3rd and last until the 10th.

“Despite this loss we still have a very strong Brisbane International women’s draw in 2010," Brisbane International Tournament Director Steve Ayles said. "With Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Dokic we have some real star power and depth, creating a great mix for spectators and a huge buzz around Brisbane."

Safina has yet to elaborate on her current injury and lenth of time she is expected to be out.

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Brisbane’s 2010 line-up announced

Four Grand Slam winners, five former No.1s, an additional 10 former top 10 players and crowd favorites headline an exciting field for the Brisbane International this January.

With the full player list announced today, Grand Slam Champions, Andy Roddick (US Open 2003), Kim Clijsters (US Open 2009 and 2005), Ana Ivanovic (French Open 2008) and Justine Henin (Australian Open 2004, French Open 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2003 and US Open 2007 and 2003 will be the major attractions.

In the men’s draw, 2009 Wimbledon finalist and world No.6 Roddick is joined by the reigning champion Radek Stepanek, fellow Czech Tomas Berdych, Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet, and crowd favourites James Blake and Marcos Baghdatis.

Clijsters, Henin and Ivanovic are joined by world No.2 Dinara Safina, fellow Russian Nadia Petrova, glamour girl Daniela Hantuchova and former Gold Coast Champion Lucie Safarova.

Australia will be represented by Jelena Dokic in the women’s draw and Peter Luczak in the men’s draw with Taylor Dent, son of former ATP player and 1974 Australian Open finalist Phil Dent, adding another Australian angle.

Brisbane International Tournament Director Steve Ayles said he is excited about the strength of the player field in 2010.

“Both the men’s and women’s draws have some real star power, depth and flamboyant players creating a great mix for spectators,” Ayles said.

“We have had a lot of success in attracting new players in 2010 but have also benefited from a large number of players wanting to return to compete in their second Brisbane International.

“Fifteen out of 25 men and 14 out of 24 women are returning players, which is the ultimate endorsement for the tournament, the event and the city.

“It is going to be very exciting to see who’s going to start their 2010 season in the best possible way – in good form and with a title win in Brisbane.”

The men’s draw is again dominated by the French with Monfils, Gasquet, Jeremy Chardy, Arnaud Clement, Marc Gicquel, Michael Llodra, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Florent Serra named in the main draw.

Brisbane International 2010 series packages and single sessions are on sale now. Ground passes remain $9.90 with the qualifying event on Friday 1–2 January 2010 remaining free.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketek.com.au or 1300 888 104.

Official Brisbane International line-up (men’s)
Roddick, Andy USA No.6
Stepanek, Radek CZE No.12
Gael Monfils FRA No.13
Berdych, Tomas CZE No.20
Querrey, Sam USA No.25
Melzer, Jurgen AUT No.28
Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA No.33
Chardy, Jeremy FRA No.32
Bellucci, Thomaz BRA No.36
Beck, Andreas GER No.39
Baghdatis, Marcos CYP No.42
Blake, James USA No.44
Zeballos, Horacio ARG No.45
Gasquet, Richard FRA No.52
Fish, Mardy USA No.56
Gicquel, Marc FRA No.58
Clement, Arnaud FRA No.64
Serra, Florent FRA No.66
Llodra, Michael FRA No.69
Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG No.76
Dent, Taylor USA No.77
Luczak, Peter AUS No.78
Zverev, Mischa GER No.79
Petzschner, Philipp GER No.81
Falla, Alejandro COL No.82

Official Brisbane International line-up (women’s)
Justine Henin BEL Wildcard
Safina, Dinara RUS No.2
Clijsters, Kim BEL No.18
Petrova, Nadia RUS No.20
Ivanovic, Ana SRB No.22                   
Hantuchova, Daniela SVK No.25                                                   
Kleybanova, Alisa RUS No.30
Wozniak, Aleksandra CAN No.35
Czink, Melinda HUN No.38
Benesova, Iveta CZE No.39   
Szavay, Agnes HUN No.40
Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia RUS No.41
Safarova, Lucie CZE No.42
Peng, Shuai CHN No.47
Errani, Sara ITA No.48   
Govortsova, Olga BLR No.52
Bacsinszky, Timea SUI No.54
Bammer, Sybille AUT No.55
Petkovic, Andrea GER No.56
Dokic, Jelena AUS No.57
Garbin, Tathiana ITA No.59
Makarova, Ekaterina RUS No.60
Vinci, Roberta ITA No.64
Hradecka, Lucie CZE No.65
Groenefeld, Anna-Lena GER No.67

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Amalie Mauresmo Retires From Tennis

France - 30-year-old Amalie Mauresmo announced today her retirement from professional tennis, saying she no longer had a desire to train. Mauresmo finished this season at No. 21.

Mauresmo was ranked No. 1 in 2004, and in 2006, she won both of her Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. She also had seven wins over Top 10 players this last year, but did not compete in the last two tournaments of the year. Her last match was in the second round of the 2009 U.S. Open, when she was defeated by Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 6-4 6-0.

Asked about a possible comeback, Mauresmo said her decision was definitive. "Even if I've learned to never say never," the Frenchwoman said. "The players you are thinking about stopped earlier than me before coming back."

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Photography 101

We are so thrilled to have Hank here. But you would never know it if you look at my iPhoto. I haven't taken many pictures of this precious child.


Is this what happens to the 4th child? No pictures? No videos?


I will work on it.


Another issue with photographing my children: I am the family photographer, so there are hardly any pictures of me with the kids. At all.


I am trying to work on this one as well.


Here is one with me and Hank.

Big Yawn!


All the pictures I have of me and Hank have ALL been taken by either Lainey or Rhody! (including Big Yawn!)


Seriously!


Here are a few more shots taken by my amateur photographers.



Big Hug!


The next two shots are what you get when a 4 and 6 year old are taking the pictures.


Got Hank, where's Mommy? Look at those awesome guns! :)


Cute of Hank, some of Mommy.

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It's the end. . . of a season!

After many cancelled and rescheduled soccer games, the season is over!


Rhody and Lainey enjoyed their fall soccer season.


But Rhody really did! Look at his face below. Priceless.




Rhody really caught on to the game this season. He was always ready to play and never got frustrated or beat down. He was definitely into scoring goals and knew how many he got every game. He just never knew how many the other team scored! Perfect.


Go Sharks! Go Blue Angels!

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Federer Crowned 5th Time ATP World Tour Champion

London, England
November 24, 2009

Roger Federer was crowned ATP World Tour Champion for the fifth time today after his victory over British star Andy Murray. Federer defeated Murray 3-6 6-3 6-1 on Tuesday night, inching closer to a place in the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 in London.

"These best of three set matches are tough, especially when the best players play each other," said Federer. "Whoever has the momentum, he can swing freely. The other guy has to be careful. That's why the beginning of sets are crucial. Of course, I had my doubts I was going to come through after having lost so many times in three sets against him. It feels good, but more than that, I think this is more the night to celebrate No. 1 than celebrate the victory over Andy really."

Federer now joins tennis legends Pete Sampras and Jimmy Conners as the only players with five or more year-end No. 1 finishes in the history of the South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973). Federer has won 15 Grand Slams, and was ATP World Tour Champion from 2004-2007 (he lost the title last year to Rafael Nadal).

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A bunch of Nothing

So I haven't blogged in a while.


I promise that not all of my posts will be about how I haven't posted. Maybe.


I once explained how I have these "blog" moments. Let me explain. I have some random thoughts about life and I quickly think about how to make these bits of wisdom or insight into a blog post. Most never making it to the blog. However, because of having four kids and needing to watch important things like the finale of Project Runway, my ability to post is thwarted. So then 3 weeks passes and no post.


You understand, don't you?


I have new blog moments these days. In the middle of the night when I am up feeding Hank, I have more blog thoughts. Like the other night, I had the most interesting and enlightening blog post all written in my head. I thought to myself, "I wonder if I will remember this in the morning so that I might share this great info with my adoring public. Or just my mom and jenny." And as quickly as that thought came to mind, I remember thinking, "There is no way that I am going to forget this!"


However, it was four in the morning and I totally forgot.


I just want to leave you with the bits and pieces that my sleep deprived brain did remember.


It was SO funny. (my thoughts that is) It involved making fun of Kyle Kaigler and his jean shorts that he wore in 1987 and still wears today. I think it had something to do with a ski trip with my friend Missy Giles and Young Life in the same year. And that I had a sweat suit from Sam's that I wore on aforementioned trip. And that I lied about my weight on the ski trip form.


The lie about my weight wasn't probably included in my funny blog post dream. Of course, I don't even remember my real weight--but I would be happy to be there now!


So as you can see, it would have been such an interesting read. Full of life-changing thoughts and ideas.


It's a wonder why I don't post more often.


And I kind of wanted Carol Hannah to win Project Runway. Irina just isn't very nice.

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Sunday & Monday Order of Play Announced for ATP Would Tour Finals

London, England
November 19, 2009

Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro will open the Barclay's ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday, November 22 at the 02 Arena in a Group A round robin match. World No. 1 Roger Federer will face Fernando Verdasco in the second round robin match on Sunday evening.

Rafael Nadal is set to meet Robin Soderling in a Group B match on Monday afternoon. Nadal lost his first match at Roland Garros to Soderling in May. Novak Djokovic will face Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during Monday's evening session.

A limited amount of tickets are still available for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Get your tickets today!

ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009

CENTRE COURT – start 12:30 pm
[1] D Nestor (CAN / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs [8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)
Not Before 2:15 pm
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs [5] J del Potro (ARG)
At 7:00 pm
[3] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) vs [5] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK)
Not Before 8:45 pm
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs [7] F Verdasco (ESP)

ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009

CENTRE COURT – start 12:30 pm
[2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [7] M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR)
Not Before 2:15 pm
[2] R Nadal (ESP) vs [8] R Soderling (SWE)
At 7:00 pm
[4] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT)
Not Before 8:45 pm
[3] N Djokovic vs [6] N Davydenko (RUS)

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Battle for 2009 ATP World Tour Champion

London, England
November 16, 2009

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will have the match of the year at the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals starting Sunday, November 22. Federer ruled as ATP World Tour Champion for four years between 2004-2007 before Nadal snapped the streak last year.

As the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world, Federer and Nadal will not meet in the round-robin schedule, as they will be the highest seeds in their respective groups (which will be drawn Wednesday). But if they meet in the semi-finals, then that match could go a long way to determining who will be crowned 2009 ATP World Tour Champion.

Here are the key scenarios in the battle for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title:

1. If Nadal is an undefeated champion at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (winning all-three round-robin matches, a semi-final and final) he will earn the maximum 1,500 points. If that happens, Federer would need to either win all three round-robin matches OR reach the final to beat out Nadal for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title.

2. If Nadal goes 2-1 in round-robin play and wins the title he will earn 1,300 points. If that happens, Federer would need to either win two round-robin matches OR win one round-robin match and reach the final to beat out Nadal for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title.

3. If Nadal goes 3-0 in round-robin play, wins his semi-final but loses the final he will earn 1,000 points. If that happens, Federer would need only to win one round-robin match to beat out Nadal for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title.

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Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Prize Money and Rankings Points Information

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Prize Money and Rankings Points Information


London, England
November 14, 2009


Prize money and South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings points information for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, from 22-29 November at The O2 in London.


TOURNAMENT PRIZE MONEY

SINGLES PLAYERS
Alternate $70,000
*Participation Fee $120,000
Round Robin Win – Per Match Won $120,000
Semi-final Match Winner - $380,000
Final Win $770,000
Undefeated Champion $1,630,000

* Pro-rated on a per match basis: $70,000 = 1 match, $95,000 = 2 matches, $120,000 = 3 matches

DOUBLES TEAMS
Alternate $25,000
+Participation Fee $65,000
Round Robin Win – Per Match Won $22,500
Semi-final Match Winner - $30,000
Final Win $125,000
Undefeated Champion $287,500

+ Pro-rated on a per match basis: $30,000 = 1 match, $50,000 = 2 matches, $65,000 = 3 matches

TOURNAMENT POINTS BREAKDOWN

Each Round Robin Match Win
200 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings Points

Semi-final Win
400 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings Points

Final Win
500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings Points

Undefeated Champion
1500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings Points

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Yanina Wickmayer suspended 12 months

November 6, 2009 - World No. 18 Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali yesterday because of her recent 12-month suspension from the WTA, effective immediately. Wickmayer was suspended by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for failing three occasions to fulfill the ADAMS (Anti-Doping Administration and Management System), also known as the "whereabouts rule." This rule states that players have to tell national anti-doping authorities where they will be at a chosen hour each day for a three-month period. An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is allowed.

Fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse was also baned for 12-months for missing a doping test.

Vera Dushevina of Russia will take Wickmayer's place in the current tournament. Dushevina will meet Maria Anabel Medina Garrigues from Spain in round-robin play tonight (Friday). Although their match will still go on, Dushevina is ineligible to reach the semifinals - having played only one match - and due to Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm's win over Medina Garrigues on Thursday.

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Halloween Pics!

It's been a while since I posted.


It could be because I have a 3 week old baby and a slow recovery from a c-section.


Or it could be that I read the entire Twilight series since giving birth--or having the swine flu--I can't remember.


I need to be clear on something. I am not a reader. I don't read. Not exactly true--I read InStyle to see how not in style I am. I read Real Simple to learn ways to make my life run more efficiently--ways that I probably won't incorporate into my real life.


But I got sucked in to the Twilight series. I am not a 'vampire' person. Or a reader. But it is a page-turner. (is that "reader" talk?) I recommend it.


Anyway, back to the post at hand.


Here are some of our halloween pictures from this weekend. It was such a great night to be outside. We met the Bindras and walked thru our neighborhood. It is our tradition now!



Lainey (mermaid) and Hank (cute cow).


The four of them. This will probably be our life in pictures for a while--like years. Someone always crying.


Hank (3 weeks old)




The Bindra girls and Lainey were all mermaids this year! And they are all smiling. As Jenny said, "it's a Halloween Miracle!"


All the kids (minus Hank who stayed home with Nana). Rhody had evidently cheered up by then. Or the sugar-high was beginning to take effect!


Who are these bandits? Clearly it is the Apple Dumpling Gang! I mean what 4 year old doesn't want to be Don Knox and/or Tim Conway for Halloween? The boys watched that old movie and decided that's what they wanted to be! It was all about the gun and the bandana!

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Andre Agassi Confesses to Illegal Drug Use

October 28, 2009 - Former number 1 Andre Agassi confessed in his latest autobiography 'Open' that he used crystal meth during his playing career, and lied to tennis authorities about taking drugs to escape punishment. He says it happened at the height of his tennis success.

The eight-times grand slam winner Agassi says he used the drug in 1997 when he struggled with professional and personal issues. He also revealed that he failed a drug test the same year but convinced the ATP to drop the punishment after writing a letter to argue that his use of the drug was accidental.

In 1997, Agassi pulled out of the French Open and slumped down to No. 144 in the world rankings. He resurrected his career in 1998, making the biggest one-year leap in history into the top 10 before going on to win the French Open the next season. He finished at number one in 1999 after taking the US Open.

Agassi, one of only six men to have won all four Grand Slam events - Wimbledon, the French Open, US Open and Australian Open - is currently married to former number one women's tennis player Steffi Graf.

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New Family Pics

We are loving being home with Hank. He is precious. The kids adore him (enjoy it while it lasts). I am glad to sleep in my own bed and hold my children (not necessarily in that order).


I am recovering--slower than I would like. But I'm no spring chicken ladies. And the 4th c-section was a little more difficult than I imagined. My skin seems to have lost all elasticity. I hurt in weird places. But--we got Hank!


The jury is still out on who Hank looks like. Seriously, he changes everyday. Here are some pics of Hank with his family!






Thanks for checking in on us!

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He's Here!

Here is a brief introduction to our new baby!


Henry Bascom Richardson


"Hank"


or as the nurses here nicknamed him "Hank the Tank!"


He was born on Saturday and weighed in at 9 lbs and 14 oz!


I was actually in labor while writing the previous post. I remember having contractions while writing it--probably why it is not as long and random as usual. Well, it wasn't very long.


We are so excited to finally meet Hank and hold him. We can't figure out who he looks like. But according to Bo who just saw him today for the first time, "Hank looks like us!!!" I guess "us" means all of the kids. Pretty cute.


We will post more later but here he is. . .






And it clearly takes a village to raise our children. Thank you to the grandparents for caring for the big kids for over a week now. And to all the friends who have helped with caring for them, sending emails, notes, gifts, prayers. We love our "village."


Thank you!

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I'm Old

I am home sitting in my bed. Super pregnant. Literally, never been this pregnant before (this many weeks).


I have been thinking in the last couple of weeks that pregnancy has an interesting effect on me. It ages me considerably. (Of course, the last few days has only solidified this thought)


I feel and act like an 87 year old. Not a 37 year old.


I move slow and sort of hunkered over like an old lady. Really slow.


I eat small meals that are bland (not too spicy). I would be happy eating dinner at 4:30 pm--to prevent heartburn.


I go to the bathroom all thru the night (and day).


I probably have unwanted facial hair but haven't had a chance to get to it.


Did I mention how slow I am moving? And the bathroom issues?


Hoping that I will start feeling my age in just a few weeks!


Plus, I will get to hold our baby soon.

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Still here!

I am still here at the hospital. I will be here another night. I feel a lot better (unlike yesterday when possibly a Mac truck could have hit me and I would have felt better). But I still have a crackling sound in my lungs. Or better said from my doctor and nurse, "your lungs sound like crap."

I am pretty sure that is not good.

The doctor thinks this is the safest place for me to be. For me and Hank.

We are basically not sure about Hank's arrival. It might be after Friday--just to give me time for a full recovery.

Some other random thoughts:

The post from yesterday was short and a little random. Could be because I was incredibly uncomfortable and using one thumb on an iPhone to enter in that post. It took 25 minutes for like 4 sentences. Wow. Good use of time. I seem to have a rather large and awkward thumb.

I might have experienced some slight brain damage from watching 12 hours straight of Lifetime movies on Saturday. Would you ever think a movie called "Weather Girl" would really be good?

I had an "ambien" dream last night that involved the pillows on my bed having names and personalities. And it seemed like a reasonable thing to happen. It wasn't until 10 am this morning that I realized that my pillows are inanimate objects and do not have it out to get me and keep me from falling asleep. (can you say "run on sentence?") 10 am would be several hours after being awake. I am just a slow learner.

I have a lovely view from my window--of the top of the building adjacent to this one. Lots of air conditioning ducts involved.

I got complimented on my hair last night. After a full day of feeling like crap and laying (or lying) in a hospital bed. At least my hair looked good. Because that is really what matters!

Seriously. . .

Thank you for all the prayers for me, Hank and the rest of my family. They are so appreciated and needed. We feel loved!

Thank you for all the offers to help--with kids, food, everything. I have the best friends ever! We will definitely be reaching out for some help. I know it is tricky because we need to try to keep our kids healthy and all my friends have kids (aka--little petri dishes for the flu and other diseases!).

Thanks to Jenny--best darn communicator ever. Who knew that in her job description was being my voice, answering-machine and everything else. Thanks Jenny! I owe you. How about some major baby-holding in a week or so?

Gotta go back to put my feet up and drink some more fluids!

mis

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Safina loses in China Open; Could mean top spot

World Number 1 Dinara Safina was booted out of the China Open today after wild card Shuai Zhang beat her in the second round, 7-5 7-6(5).

"I'm just having some bad losses right now. So many matches that are very close, ones that I should win, having set points or match points every time," Safina said in a post-match statement. "It's very disappointing. I would like to take [a] break now, and I'm very upset with myself."

Safina, only 23, has had a controvercial stint at No. 1 since April 2009 and could lose her ranking after this defeat. Safina has never won a grand slam title. Serena Williams is set to take over the top position if she wins her second round match against Ekaterina Makarova tomorrow.

Venus Williams also lost early in the China Open to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, losing 3-6 6-1 6-4. Pavlyuchenkova is set to face Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada.

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