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All credit for this post goes to the user named simi; I am just reposting what was posted in the other thread in the 'Odds and Ends' section. Can I hear Federer and the golden slam? I know just a grand slam is a tough feat without even factoring in that Federer will be 30 years of age by the time these Olympics come around.
from a weekly e-mail I get from the ITF called "This Week in the ITF"
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) congratulates London on being
awarded the 2012 Olympic Games.
ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti, who was in Singapore representing the
ITF as the voting took place, commented: "My congratulations to London on
their selection to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The five candidate cities
put forward excellent bids, all of which offered tennis an outstanding
platform.
"The 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be played on the historic courts of
Wimbledon, the first time that the Olympic Tennis Event has been played on
grass since 1920 Antwerp and the second time that the All England Club has
hosted the event (190.
"We welcome the opportunity to work with the London Olympic Organising
Committee and are confident that the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be
outstanding."
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My only thought is that the groundskeepers wil be quite busy in July getting the courts ready after the tournament and before the Olympics. Betcha the warm-ups after the FO and Newport will have a larger than normal amount of pros trying to play. Heck, we may even see more Spaniards than normal at Wimbledon in 2012.
from a weekly e-mail I get from the ITF called "This Week in the ITF"
- - - - -
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) congratulates London on being
awarded the 2012 Olympic Games.
ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti, who was in Singapore representing the
ITF as the voting took place, commented: "My congratulations to London on
their selection to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The five candidate cities
put forward excellent bids, all of which offered tennis an outstanding
platform.
"The 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be played on the historic courts of
Wimbledon, the first time that the Olympic Tennis Event has been played on
grass since 1920 Antwerp and the second time that the All England Club has
hosted the event (190.
"We welcome the opportunity to work with the London Olympic Organising
Committee and are confident that the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be
outstanding."
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My only thought is that the groundskeepers wil be quite busy in July getting the courts ready after the tournament and before the Olympics. Betcha the warm-ups after the FO and Newport will have a larger than normal amount of pros trying to play. Heck, we may even see more Spaniards than normal at Wimbledon in 2012.