As reported by the Houston Chronicle, Stacy is very excited to return home for the LPGA Championship:

“I think of Texas, I think of Houston and I think of golf,” she said.  “I don’t think I have even played in Texas since high school, so this is a really exciting time for me to get to come home and play in front of friends and family,” Lewis said. “I also know firsthand how competitive golf is for girls in that whole area (Houston), and I know I would have loved to go to an LPGA tournament and watch when I was in high school.”

The LPGA Tour Championship will benefit Pediatric Orthopedic Services at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital  - the same hospital where Stacy received her treatment for Scoliosis as a teen.

Stacy was interviewed on Channel 2 in Houston last night! See what she had to say about the LPGA Championship!  http://www.click2houston.com/video/21623701/index.html

For more information about the LPGA Championship visit  http://www.lpgatourchampionship.org/information.php

Good luck Stacy!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/glf/6721368.html

Stacy Lewis

All of the net proceeds from the event will benefit the Fund, named in memory of his father, Thomas Blake, Sr., who died of gastric cancer in 2004. To date, Blake has raised more than $1.5 million through his exhibitions, J-Block merchandise sales, and donations to support research into the early detection and screening of cancer.

“I am grateful to BackOffice Associates for stepping up to sponsor this event, and to my good friend Andy Roddick, for his willingness to help support a cause that is close to my heart,” said Blake. “I can’t think of a better way to raise money for leading-edge cancer research than to play tennis, entertain fans, and have a party afterwards. I want to invite everyone to come out for a memorable evening that will benefit such an important cause.”

After the tennis exhibition between Blake and Roddick is complete, the after party will feature a musical performance by multiple Grammy-Award winning writer, musician and producer Wyclef Jean.

In addition to the tennis and music, the event will feature a delectable food tasting from host chef John Mooney and a group of New York City’s finest chefs. . There will also be a fashion show during the after party featuring Blake’s new clothing line, the Thomas Reynolds Collection by Fila. 

Tickets for the event are now available. For  more information about  Serving For A Cure with James Blake or to purchase tickets, call 1-866-840-8822 or visit www.jamesblaketennis.com and www.mskcc.org/jamesblake.

Check out BackOffice Associates Serving for a Cure with James Blake on Facebook!

Good luck Marin!

Marin is one the players on the “bubble” and played in his fourth ATP Tour final this season. He is currently ranked at number 13 on the ATP rankings.  Just three weeks after advancing to the final of the China Open, Cilic played in the final yesterday in Vienna, but ultimately lost to hometown favorite Juergen Meltzer 6-4, 6-3.

As reported by the ATP World Tour:

“The final was a great experience for me, another one in three or four weeks,” commented Cilic. ”He played really good this week and especially today in the final. He was able to sustain his tennis on a good level and when he got his chances he took all of them so it wasn’t easy for me to get the advantage.  The season was really good and I’m happy about it. These past two months I played really good and I’m looking forward for these next two tournaments in Basel and Paris, which I hope I’m going to play as well as here. I’m really happy that I made it this far [in the Battle for London],” said Cilic. ”I have a slight chance to make it, you never know what’s going to happen in the last two or three weeks of the season. There are always some surprises and definitely I’m in good form and hopefully I can win some matches and from there we’ll see what happens.”

Marin Cilic heads to the ATP event in Basel, Switzerland this week.

Good luck Marin!

Marin Cilic

Marin Cilic

Janko Tipsarevic

Congratulations to Marin Cilic and Janko Tipsarevic! They both advanced to the semifinals of the ATP event in Vienna! Marin looks to capture his third title of the season and Janko his first.

Enjoy the following excerpt from an article on Reuters:

VIENNA (Reuters) - Top seed Marin Cilic stayed on course for a third ATP title this year with a comfortable victory over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez in their Vienna Open quarter-final on Friday.

The Croat, a wild card replacement for injured U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, hit eight aces on his way to a 6-1 6-4 win over the sixth seed and 2004 champion to set up a semi-final with Germany’s Phillip Kohlschreiber.

http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE59T44Z20091030

 

 

Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic, runner-up in Moscow last week, sprang another surprise when he beat third-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4 6-7 6-3.

 

Marin Cilic

Marin Cilic defeated Daniel Brands 7-6 (7), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the BA Tennis Trophy in Vienna.  Cilic is looking for his thrid title of the season and a place in the draw of the ATP World Tour season-ending Final in London in December.

Marin has had a break-out year with strong results in the Grand Slams and two ATP World Tour Singles titles.  He faces Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who beat Daniel Koellerer 63 63,  in the quarterfinals.

Good luck Marin!

http://tennis-atp.blogspot.com/2009/10/marin-cilic-reaches-quarterfinals-in.html

Fila is the official clothing and footwear partner of The Sony Ericsson Championships, and will be outfitting the umpires, linespersons and ball persons at the event.  Svetlana will be wearing Fila’s Heritage Collection on-court at the event.  

http://shop.fila.com/us/eng/collections/tennis

Good luck Svetlana!

Svetlana Kuznetsova

http://www.sonyericsson-championships.com/page/Home/0,,12910,00.html

To check out Fila’s latest golf apparel, visit www.filagolf.com

Stacy Lewis