Lenôtre Invites Tournament Sponsors - The highly-reputed restaurant chain Lenôtre, the official catering partner of the Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo 2003, invited all this year's tournament partners to its newly opened establishment on the French Riviera, located in the heart of Cannes.
Tennis Masters Series TV Rights - Tennis Properties Ltd, the company in charge of the commercialisation of the TV rights for the Tennis Masters Series, has this week announced the signing of new agreements with numerous TV channels throughout the world.
Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo 2003 - The Tennis Monte-Carlo 2003, which will be taking place from the 12 to 20 April, will once again stage some of the best quality tennis and star the top players from all over the world. Among this year's favourites, the Spanish players as clay specialists will be particularly difficult to beat. Juan-Carlos Ferrero, the title-holder, is an obvious choice to succeed his own title.
Paris Press Conference - The Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo 2003 press conference, which took place yesterday in Paris, was attended by over 50 journalists from several different media.
Activities
and Evenings - Once again, the Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo
will stage numerous activities and evenings parallel to the
tournament and, in particular, this year's celebrations of the
75th anniversary of the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Marseille
Press Conference - After the Press Conference held in
Monte-Carlo at the beginning of January, it was Marseilles'
turn to host a similar event on Tuesday, 4th February, for the
Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo, to be held from 12-20 April 2003.
Tennis
Masters Monte-Carlo Press Conference - The traditional
press conference which took place on Friday 17 January at the
Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monaco, officially launched the
Tennis Masters Monte Carlo 2003. Speeches delivered by Mr. Truchi,
Tournament Director and Director of the MCCCC and by Patrice
Dominguez, co-Tournament Director promised an eventful year.
Tennis
Masters Monte-Carlo to Be Launched - The traditional
press conference, which will be held on Friday, January 17 in
the Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monaco, will officially launch
the Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo 2003.
ATP
Player University Back at the Monte Carlo Country Club -
About 20 young professional tennis players, mainly Europeans,
who are part of the Top 200 worldwide tennis players attended
the MCCC courses in the context of the ATP Player university
during 3 days.
ATP
Tournament Awards of Excellence - This year, the 2002
Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo presented by HSBC Republic has been
awarded the "ATP Award of Excellence" for medical facilities
improvement.
2003
Public Relations Operation - Everything you need to
know about your public relations operation.
2003
Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo Poster - This week the Organising
Committee unveiled the 2003 official tournament poster thus
launching the promotion campaign for the Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo
presented by HSBC.
On
the road to 2003 - Awarded last year by the ATP as
the best Tennis Masters, the Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo 2002
Presented by HSBC Republic was, once again, a real success both
in the number of spectators and the quality of play.
Web
Fans Race to Monte-Carlo - Tennis fans continue to
log on to the network of Tennis Masters Series web sites in
record numbers, as the official site of the Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo
Presented By HSBC Republic, www.Masters-Series.com/Montecarlo,
attracted more than 440,000 visitors.
Ferrero
Captures Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo title - Juan Carlos
Ferrero claimed his first Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo title with
a straight sets victory against Carlos Moya to win the first
all-Spanish final at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Bjorkman
and Woodbridge Master Monte Carlo Again - Jonas Bjorkman
and Todd Woodbridge became the first doubles team to successfully
defend their Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo title.
Final
Preview - Ferrero and Moya contend for title and ATP
Champions Race points.
All-Spanish
Final Set - The Tennis Masters Monte Carlo final will
be an all-Spanish affair for the first time after Juan Carlos
Ferrero and Carlos Moya emerged victorious after a difficult
day on the Cote d'Azur.
Thunder
and Lightning Fail to Stop the Spaniards - Thunder,
lightning and rain played havoc with the semi-finals of the
Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo, but few will be surprised to see
an all-Spanish final in the first major claycourt tournament
of the year.
Escude
Answers Your Questions - After reaching the semifinals
of the Tennis Masters Monte Carlo doubles competition Arnaud
Clement, Nicolas Escude answered your questions.
Semifinal
Preview -Tim Henman battles former champion Carlos Moya
in one semifinal; Juan Carlos Ferrero and Sebastien Grsojean
clash in the other.
Henmania
Hits Riviera -Tim Henman became the first Briton to
reach the semifinals of the Tennis Masters Monte Carlo since
1975 with a closely-fought three-set victory over ATP Champions
Race 2002 leader Thomas Johansson.
Ferrero
Fires Through -Juan Carlos Ferrero came a step closer
to reaching his first Tennis Masters Monte Carlo final after
breezing past Tommy Haas in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Henman
and Johansson: Surprise Quarterfinalists -Few would
expect to see even a Grand Slam champion like Thomas Johansson
in the quarterfinals of a clay event, especially one in which
until this year he had never won a match. And still fewer would
expect to see Tim Henman.
Grosjean
Defies Injury to Move Through -Local favorite Sebastien
Grosjean kept French hopes alive with a 6-1, 7-6(6) victory
over the in-form Jiri Novak to progress to the quarterfinals.
Henman
Hounds Clay Court Stars -Tim Henman continued his amazing
run at the Tennis Masters Monte Carlo with a 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4
victory over Juan Ignacio Chela to reach the quarterfinals for
the second consecutive year.
ATP
Stars, Tournaments Receive Awards -Tennis stars of today
and tomorrow received awards at the annual ATP Awards Gala during
La Grande Nuit du Tennis.
One-On-One
With Johansson -Find out what Australian Open champion
Thomas Johansson had to say when he sat down for an exclusive
Web interview.
Day
4 Preview -Marat Safin meets another rising star, David
Nalbandian, while Andy Roddick faces a showdown with Tommy Haas.
Norman
Answers Your Questions - Read how Sweden's Magnus Norman
responded to your e-mailed questions.
Gasquet's
Excellent Adventure Ends - Richard Gasquet's incredible
run at the Tennis Masters Monte Carlo finally came to an end
when he ran into an unrepentant Marat Safin.
Roddick
Rolls On - Andy Roddick kept his hopes of a first Tennis
Masters Series title alive with a 7-6(7), 7-6(3) victory over
experienced clay court player Bohdan Ulihrach.
Gasquet
Wakes From Dream - Man beat boy when Marat Safin stopped
Richard Gasquet's run 6-4 6-1.
Hewitt
Humbled By Moya - Lleyton Hewitt's first visit to the
Tennis Masters Monte Carlo was a short one after he suffered
a straight sets defeat at the hands of former champion Carlos
Moya.
Henman
Completes Comeback - Britain's Tim Henman produced one
of the best comebacks of his career to defeat Argentine Guillermo
Coria to progress to the second round.
Gasquet
in Good Company - Richard Gasquet's sensational first-round
win has been the talk of the tournament, and history books show
some of the game's most-celebrated champions earned their first
victories at the same young age.
Safin
Stops Robredo Challenge - Sixth seed Marat Safin recorded
his first ever victory at the Tennis Masters Monte Carlo with
a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over rising Spanish star Tommy Robredo.
Day
Two Preview - Top seed Lleyton Hewitt and No. 2 Juan
Carlos Ferrero are among the featured ATP stars in action on
Tuesday. See all of the head-to-heads for Tuesday's matches.
Gasquet
Hits the Headlines in Monte-Carlo - It's not often you
see a more impressive debut than Richard Gasquet's at the Tennis
Masters Monte-Carlo.
Kafelnikov
Falls to Hipfl - Yevgeny Kafelnikov will have to wait
until the next Tennis Masters Series event in Rome to see if
he can finally add one of the famous shields to his trophy cabinet
after losing to Markus Hipfl.
One-On-One
With Sebastien Grosjean - Sebastien Grosjean answered
your e-mailed questions on Monday from Monte-Carlo.
Gasquet:
The New French Wonder - The Battle of the Ages took
on a whole new meaning when 15-year-old French qualifier Richard
Gasquet defeated Franco Squillari.
Royal
Doubles Duo - Lleyton Hewitt paired up with Prince Albert
in a special doubles match against Australian Open champion
Thomas Johansson and Henri Leconte.
Ferrero,
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League managers clearly favor the clay court prowess of Juan
Carlos Ferrero over the all-court brilliance of Lleyton Hewitt
for the Special Events game at Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo.
Johansson
Wins Battle of the Swedes - Thomas Johansson recovered
from a set down to defeat his friend and fellow Swede Magnus
Norman 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 in the first round, while Novak and
Arazi also advance.
Tennis
Masters Monte-Carlo Preview The third Tennis Masters
Series event of the year begins this week in the beautiful setting
of the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Sunday's
Qualifying Results Markus Hipfl of Austria qualified
by defeating Giorgio Galimberti, and Richard Gasquet becomes
the biggest qualifying surprise.
Saturday's
Qualifying Results - The Italian Davis Cup player Giorgio
Galimberti advanced in qualifying to the delight of the many
Italians in the crowd. Gasquet stops Davydenko. Also, watch
out for the Spanish clay court wonder Carlos Cuadrado.
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