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Thursday, August 4, 2011

ROGERS CUP PRESENTED BY NATIONAL BANK TO HOLD OFFICIAL DRAW AUGUST 5






Serena and Venus Williams will be on site in Toronto; Andy Murray live in Montreal









Toronto, ON (August 3, 2011) – Tennis Canada will be holding the official draws for Rogers Cup presented by National Bank on Friday, August 5 at 4:00 p.m.

The men’s draw in Montreal will precede the women’s draw in Toronto, and media members in both cities will be able to watch the two draws as they happen live. In Toronto, Serena and Venus Williams will be on hand to assist tournament director Karl Hale, while two-time defending Rogers Cup champion Andy Murray will be attending the men’s draw in Montreal alongside tournament director Eugene Lapierre.

In Toronto, media must arrive at the main entrance, register and pick up their accreditation before heading to the Buick Performance Pavilion (VIP Lounge) for the draw. Light appetizers and cocktails will be served, with media and photo availability following the draw’s conclusion.

WHAT: Rogers Cup presented by National Bank official draw

WHERE: Scène du Casino, Uniprix Stadium, Montreal

Buick Performance Pavilion, Rexall Centre, Toronto

WHEN: Friday, August 5, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

ATP World Tour – 4:00-4:30 p.m. live from Montreal with Andy Murray

WTA – 4:30-5:00 p.m. live from Toronto with Serena and Venus Williams

RSVP: Toronto – sgrossman@tenniscanada.com

Montreal – vtetreault@tenniscanada.com

About Rogers Cup presented by National Bank

Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a Tennis Canada owned and operated world-class tournament celebrating its 131st anniversary of the men’s event from August 5-14, 2011 at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal and its 119th anniversary of the women’s event from August 6-14, 2011 at Rexall Centre in Toronto. As an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, Premier WTA tournament and U.S. Open Series event, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will showcase the world’s best players. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is the third-oldest title in tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For more information and tickets visit www.rogerscup.com.

About Tennis Canada

Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association responsible for leading the growth, promotion and showcasing of tennis in Canada. Tennis Canada owns and operates two of the premier events on the ATP and WTA Tours; Rogers Cup presented by National Bank men’s and women’s events that rotate annually between Rexall Centre in Toronto and Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. In addition, Tennis Canada owns and operates seven professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports seven other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national training centres at the Centre of Excellence in Toronto and at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.LoveMeansNothing.ca.

Media Contacts (Toronto):

Tanya Phillipps, Director, Communications and Media Relations

(416) 650-7947, tphillipps@tenniscanada.com

Sarah Grossman, Manager, Communications and Media Relations

(416) 650-7922, sgrossman@tenniscanada.com

Media Contacts (Montreal):

Louis-Philippe Dorais, Director, Communications and Marketing

514-273-1515 #232, lpdorais@tenniscanada.com

Valerie Tetreault, Coordinator, Communications

514-273-1515 #259, vtetreault@tenniscanada.com

TIRAGE OFFICIEL DE LA COUPE ROGERS PRÉSENTÉE PAR BANQUE NATIONALE LE 5 AOÛT

Andy Murray sera sur place à Montréal; Serena et Venus Williams seront de la partie à Toronto

Toronto, ON (le 3 août 2011) – C’est le vendredi 5 août, à 16 h, que Tennis Canada procédera au tirage officiel de la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale.

Le tirage du tableau masculin de Montréal sera effectué avant celui des dames de Toronto et les représentants des médias pourront assister en direct aux deux tirages. À Montréal, le double champion en titre de la Coupe Rogers, Andy Murray, assistera aux procédures à Montréal aux côtés du directeur du tournoi, Eugène Lapierre, tandis qu’à Toronto, le directeur Karl Hale sera entouré de Serena et de Venus Williams.

À Montréal, les médias accrédités peuvent se rendre à la Scène du Casino située à proximité de la Promenade du sportif.

À Toronto, les médias doivent se rendre à l’entrée principale pour s’inscrire et récupérer leur accréditation avant de se diriger vers le Pavillon des performances Buick (salon VIP). Des hors-d’œuvre et des rafraichissements seront servis. Par la suite, il y aura un temps réservé aux entrevues et aux photos.

QUOI : Tirage officiel de la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale

OÙ : Scène du Casino, Stade Uniprix, Montréal

Pavillon des performances Buick, Centre Rexall, Toronto

QUAND : Vendredi 5 août, de 16 h à 17 h

Tableau de l’ATP World Tour – de 16 h à 16 h 30, en direct de Montréal avec Andy Murray

Tableau du WTA – de 16 h 30 à 17 h, en direct de Toronto avec Serena et Venus Williams

RSVP: Toronto – sgrossman@tenniscanada.com

Montreal – vtetreault@tenniscanada.com

À propos de la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale

La Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale est un tournoi de catégorie mondiale que possède et administre Tennis Canada et qui célèbre cette année le 119eanniversaire du tournoi féminin. La Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale se déroulera sur les courts du Centre Rexall de l’Université York du 6 au 14 août 2011. En tant que tournoi du circuit Premier 5 du WTA et du Circuit US Open, la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale verra les meilleures joueuses du monde se disputer le titre durant neuf jours excitants de tennis à Toronto. La Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale est le troisième plus ancien tournoi du monde après Wimbledon et les Internationaux des États-Unis. Pour plus de renseignements ou pour acheter des billets, visitez le www.couperogers.com.

À propos de Tennis Canada

Tennis Canada, dont les origines remontent à 1890, est une organisation sportive nationale sans but lucratif responsable du développement, de la promotion et de la mise en valeur du tennis au pays. Tennis Canada possède et administre deux des plus prestigieux tournois de l’ATP et du WTA Tour; les volets masculin et féminin de la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale, dont la présentation alterne chaque année entre le Centre Rexall, à Toronto, et le Stade Uniprix, à Montréal. De plus, Tennis Canada possède et administre sept tournois professionnels sanctionnés par l’ITF et soutient financièrement sept autres tournois professionnels au Canada. Tennis Canada administre des centres nationaux d’entraînement au Centre de l’excellence, à Toronto, et au Stade Uniprix, à Montréal. Tennis Canada est membre de la Fédération internationale de tennis, du Comité olympique canadien, du Comité paralympique canadien et de l’Association internationale de tennis en fauteuil roulant. De plus, Tennis Canada administre, commandite et choisit des équipes pour la Coupe Davis, la Fed Cup, les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques et forme des équipes nationales pour les juniors, les vétérans et les joueurs de tennis en fauteuil roulant. Tennis Canada investit ses excédents budgétaires dans le développement du tennis. Pour obtenir plus amples renseignements sur Tennis Canada, visitez notre site Web sur www.ViveLesEchanges.ca.

Renseignements (Montréal) :

Louis-Philippe Dorais, directeur des communications et du marketing

lpdorais@tenniscanada.com, 514-273-1515, poste 232

Valérie Tétreault, coordonnatrice des communications

vtetreault@tenniscanada.com, 514-273-1515, poste 259

Renseignements (Toronto) :

Tanya Phillipps, directrice des communications et des relations médias

tphillipps@tenniscanada.com, 416-650-7947

Sarah Grossman, Manager, Communications and Media Relations

sgrossman@tenniscanada.com, 416-650-7922



Sunday, August 15, 2010

Andy Murray wins the Rogers Cup for second year in a row

TORONTO MASTERS - ROGERS CUP 2010

Andy Murray wins the Rogers Cup for second year in a row



TORONTO, Canada, JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, UNO International News Service.-Defending champion Andy MUrray won the Tennis Rogers Cup in Toronto, for second year in a row, 7-5, 7-5 against now world No. 2 Roger Federer. Winner took USD $ 443,5000 and 1000 for the ATP ranking and the Swiss got $ 222,000, plus 600 points, moving up to No.2 behind Rafael Nadal.

"It has been an amazing week for me, happy the way I am playing and we expect a lot more at Cincinnatti and the US Open in New York", the champions declared after the win, in a match suspended a couple of time for heavy rain.

Murray leads now 7-5 over Federer, all win on hardcourt. The Scottish is 15-8 in finals (1-2 in 2010) and it is his 23rd ATP World Tour level final. Federer was 62-26 in finals, but certainly the younger and stronger player prevailed here in Toronto.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Rogers Cup semifinals: Murray and Nadal, to the last shot!

TORONTO, Canada, JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, UNO International News Service.- It went as not even Andy Murray expected: 6-2, 6-2 so easy over Argentinean David Nalbandian, and now the British player go against a known rival: Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals at Roger Cup this Saturday August 14. “I am pleased with my game. Yeah, it was very good. I served well today and got the first good hits in a lot of rallies so I was able to dictate a lot of the points, yeah. When he did have a chance to get back into the first set 3 – 2, I served a really big ace. Yeah, it was a very good performance. Now, I am looking at the ATP Tour race and I will still try and move my ranking up a little bit”.




Well, in the middle of that, is Rafa Nadal, who after wining the German Phillip Kohlschreiber 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, is waiting for a really strong Andy Murray” Hardcourts are his specialty, I know. But I am confident, I have win 34 of my last 35 matches, it is a season as 2008 when I won the Beijing Olympics, and always try my best, and tomorrow I will do the same, he will play me at my limit, then you have to go point by point, playing aggressively”.



A. MURRAY / D.Naldandian

6-2, 6-2

A. MURRAY/G. Monfils

6-2, 0-6, 6-3



Q. You said you wanted to improve some things on yesterday. Did you feel that you did, your movement and so on?

ANDY MURRAY: First set, start of the match, I played really, really well, and in patches in the third set was very good.

But, yeah, I was just a bit up and down but some good rallies. He's a tough guy to play against. I was happy.



Q. It was up and down, is that because he's an unpredictable guy?

ANDY MURRAY: A bit of everything. I shouldn't get distracted, you know, by what your opponent is doing.

You know, when -- I don't know. Sometimes it happens. You just got to try and refocus, and I managed to do that in the third.



Q. How satisfying to come back as strong as you did from a pretty, by your standards, disastrous second set to finish off strongly in the third?

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, it was good. You know, it's happened a few times, but I've always managed to turn it around in the end. You know, the start of that third set was important. You know, I was dictating a lot of the points in the first set and let him back in in the second and needed to make sure I started dictating again. And I came forward, came to the net a little bit more in the third and it helped.



Q. When you're out there without a coach, to whom do you turn? Is it yourself? Is it self-motivating? Is it a kind of different dynamic for you just at the moment?

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, it was definitely a bit different. The guys in my box have been at most of my matches for the last three years, so, you know, it's nice to look over to them after most points, and that helps you calm down a little bit.

But, yeah, it's definitely different not having a coach.



Q. What about Nalbandian next, one of the form guys on the tour, 11-match unbeaten streak, just won a tournament?

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, he's very tough. You know, I obviously played him at Wimbledon the first year I played there and lost in five sets, and then I played against him after -- I won the tournament in Madrid and St. Petersburg, and then I played him in Paris and I was pretty tired by then, but he's a very, very good player, on his day, one of the best in the world and it's gonna be tough.



Q. What goes through your mind during a set like that second one and then after it's over?

ANDY MURRAY: You just move on from it. It's not something you sort of dwell on. It obviously wasn't good, but, you know, I was -- it was difficult conditions out there, as well. You know, I just had to get back to playing my game like I did in the first set and obviously got up 4-1, a couple of breaks in the third, so you don't -- you know, that's the thing with tennis. At the end of the set, you can kind of regroup and start again and I managed to do that.



Q. How long would you last if you landed on the court as many times as he did in that third set today?

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I don't know. You know, he does it in a lot of matches, and he has had a few injuries the last couple of years, and it's -- I mean, it's fun to watch. I'm sure it can be tough to concentrate sometimes against it, and, yeah, he's just -- you know, he's very entertaining to watch, but diving on a hardcourt is not -- unless it's sort of Grand Slam final, you know, I don't know if it's worth the risk.



Q. That's not in your repertoire except for maybe a Grand Slam final?

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I won't be doing it any time soon.



Q. You mentioned that you were a bit maybe sluggish moving around the court yesterday. Seemed like you were running around fine today. Were you happy with how you were moving around in that aspect?

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I moved better today, but at the start of the match especially, chased a lot of balls down, and a lot of long rallies, good rallies. Both of us did quite a bit of running. So it was definitely, in that department, better than yesterday.





A. MURRAY/X. Malisse

7-5, 6-2



Q. What are your thoughts on that as a beginning of your defense of your title?

ANDY MURRAY: It was decent. I mean, it was a difficult match. He's, you know, everyone knows, a very talented player and he -- he was hitting the ball very well at the start of the match, very flat with his forehand and didn't really give me that many chances.

I had I think three break points maybe his first service game, didn't take it, and then he started playing a lot better after that and just managed to hang in at the end of that set, came up with a couple of good shots at 5-4 and managed to turn it around.

But I guess I got better as the match went on, but it was tough.



Q. You turned it around actually very quickly, didn't you? You played that terrific game to break back, and it seemed to alter the whole feeling of the match.

ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, that can be the case sometimes. You know, it was -- I think he was up 5-4, 30-Love, and played a couple of very good points, and then, yeah, after that he played a bad game at 6-5.

I didn't really have to do much for the break there, but yeah, that changed the momentum, and then I carried on at the beginning of the second.



Q. Playing a very good game, that one at 4-5, I mean, do you sort of think about trying to do that beforehand or does it happen? How did it come about?

ANDY MURRAY: Well, like I say, he was playing very well, and I needed to get a bit more energy into my performance, but sometimes it's difficult when a guy is hitting big balls, lot of winners, not that many long rallies. Just in that game I came up with a couple of very good passes.

There was a few long rallies in that game, and, yeah, that just does make you feel better when you start, get into more of a rhythm when you're hitting more balls. Yeah, just kind of settles you down a little bit, because the first match for anyone in any tournament is always difficult, and you don't normally feel that comfortable. Once I got that break, I settled down a bit.



Q. When was the last time that you feel you could turn a match around just quite so quickly as that?

ANDY MURRAY: Um, well, I don't know. It happens more than people think. It can be -- you know, when you're a break down, you get the break back, it's almost -- you know, when I played Querrey at Wimbledon, for example, I was up 5-4 serving for the first set and then got broken back and I was down Love-40 in my next service game.

Then after I hung on there to, you know, to fight back, I felt just way more comfortable, a lot more relaxed. It happens more than you think, but I don't know when the last time it was.



Q. After this win, what is your confidence level going into the third round of play?

ANDY MURRAY: I feel good. I mean, today could have been a little bit better from the start, but, you know, the first round is tough, and I was playing against a very good player.

I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow, but I've got a difficult match against Monfils.



Q. Just a question about Nadal. You played him a lot of times. What are the two or three biggest differences between playing him on clay and playing him on hardcourts?

ANDY MURRAY: Um, well, I mean, it's the surface that makes it different, not necessarily the way that -- the way that he plays. You know, he -- he dictates -- it's easier for him to dictate points on clay with his forehand, and it's easier for him to return, as well.

So he gets into more long rallies. When he gets into long rallies is when he's -- you know, that's when he's the best in the world. Against him it's important to try to keep the points as short as you can, and it's a lot harder to do that on the clay compared with on the grass and the hardcourts.



Q. You said you could be a bit better. You said you felt good. Was there anything in your game today that you felt you need to improve for the rest of the tournament with such a strong field in front of you?

ANDY MURRAY: I felt I needed to move better. The start of the match, I didn't feel like I was moving that well and my footwork wasn't that good. Once I started moving better, you know, and got into a few longer rallies I started to feel better. So, you know, the movement does tend to help most of your game. You'll start to hit the ball a lot cleaner and feel a lot more comfortable on the ball if you're in the right position. If you feel you can chase down a lot of balls, you know, you'll feel more comfortable on the court.

So I did move better in the second set, but that's the one thing I'll need to do well in the next matches.



Q. What is it that influences whether you move well or not?

ANDY MURRAY: It comes from just playing matches. You start to move better, but, you know, like I said, I need to have a little bit more energy maybe right at the beginning of the match, you know, need to get a bit more -- just be more energetic from the start. That normally helps.

Sometimes when you aren't feeling your best, you need to force yourself to move and really, you know, put emphasis on your footwork and your movement, and I'll probably do that tomorrow.





Andy Murray with an easy and surprising victory now in semifinals at Rogers Cup



ROGERS CUP 2010 Friday August 13 Order of Play, Thursday Results at Rogers Cup presented by National Bank (Toronto)


TORONTO, Canada, JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, UNO International News Service.- Reigning champion Andy Murray won an easy quarterfinal winner this Friday at the $2.43 million Rogers Cup, an ATP Masters event. The fourth-seeded Australian Open runner-up Murray defeated Argentine David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-2 in 69 minutes on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre. The two-time major runner-up Murray slugged eight aces, broke Nalbandian four times in eight tries, and held his serve throughout his-easy victory on Day 5.

The former Wimbledon runner-up Nalbandian had won his last 11 matches on tour, including a quality hardcourt title at the Washington, D.C. U.S. Open Series event last week. Murray captured this Canadian Masters tournament last year by beating another Argentine star, Juan Martin del Potro, in the final in Montreal.

Nadal started his quarterfinal losing 3-0 with German Phillip Kohlschreiber, a powerful player that will make life not easy for the No.1 today in the Rexall Centre Court with a 38 degress Celsius humidex. Now, they are 1-4 in the first set.
This event shifts between Montreal and Toronto each year. This week's big winner will collect $443,500.



ORDER OF PLAY - FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010

CENTRE COURT start 11:00 am
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK)

Not Before 1:00 PM
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs D Nalbandian (ARG)

Not Before 2:30 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER)

Not Before 7:00 PM
[7] T Berdych (CZE) vs [3] R Federer (SUI)

Followed by
J Chardy (FRA) vs [2] N Djokovic (SRB)

GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm
S Stakhovsky (UKR) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs [4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR)
P Kohlschreiber (GER) / G Monfils (FRA) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) - After Suitable Rest

Singles - Third Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] K Anderson (RSA) 62 76(6)
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d V Hanescu (ROU) 63 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d M Llodra (FRA) 76(2) 63
[4] A Murray (GBR) d [15] G Monfils (FRA) 62 06 63
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [5] R Soderling (SWE) 46 64 61
J Chardy (FRA) d [6] N Davydenko (RUS) 63 62
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d O Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 67(5) 64
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [Q] Y Lu (TPE) 67(5) 75 60

Doubles - Quarterfinals
J Benneteau (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA) d [5] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) 64 63

Second Round
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d M Knowles (BAH) / R Stepanek (CZE) 46 63 10-6
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 63 75
F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [8] J Knowle (AUT) / A Ram (ISR) 36 64 10-7

Singles and doubles main draws can be found at:
http://www.rogerscup.com/men/english/drawSheets.php

About Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto is a Tennis Canada owned and operated world-class tournament celebrating its 129th anniversary of the men’s event. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank takes place August 7-15, 2010 at the state-of-the-art Rexall Centre on the campus of York University. As an ATP Masters 1000 tournament and U.S. Open Series event, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will showcase the world’s top male tennis talent in Toronto for nine exciting days. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is the third-oldest title in tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For more information and tickets visit www.rogerscup.com.

About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association responsible for leading the growth, promotion and showcasing of tennis in Canada. Tennis Canada owns and operates two of the premier events on the ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tours; Rogers Cup men’s and women’s events that rotate annually between Rexall Centre in Toronto and Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. In addition, Tennis Canada owns and operates six professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports six other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national training centres at the Centre of Excellence in Toronto and at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.LoveMeansNothing.ca

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Nadal, Federer, Murray, Nalbandian, Djokovic in quarterfinals at Rogers Cup






Nadal, Federer, Murray, Nalbandian, Djokovic in quarterfinals at Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada - by JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, UNO INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.- For second day in a row, Rafael Nadal won a match in the tie-break. Today, it was Kevin Anderson of South Africa who was defeated in two sets, 6-2 7-6 (6).
The Spaniard will play on Friday afternoon against the German Philipp Kohlschereiber, at 2:00 p.m.for the QF, while Andy Murray vs the Argentinean David Nalbadian will be the first quarterfinal match at the Rexall Centre, at York University.
Later during this Friday evening, Roger Federer will meet his nemesis, Czech Tomas Berdych, followed by French Jeremy Chardy vs Serbian Novak Djokovic.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

2010 Rogers Tennis Cup: Celebrities Are Up For the Challenge





Celebrities Are Up For the Challenge
The tradition of Free Family Weekend continues this year at Rogers Cup presented by National Bank. The weekend includes a series of fun-filled attractions that will add to the fan experience at this year's event.
A highlight of the weekend's free festivities will be the Celebrity Tennis Challenge, which will take place on Saturday, August 7 at 2 p.m on Centre Court. Competitors include a mix of local celebrities and professional athletes, all of whom will take no prisoners to attain the highest honour of Celebrity Tennis Challenge champion.
The competition heats up this year with a jam-packed line-up of celebrity contenders. Fan-favourite broadcaster Gord Martineau of CityNews joins fellow broadcaster, Evanka Osmak of Rogers Sportsnet. Hockey lovers should watch out for former Toronto Maple Leaf Nick Kypreos who can currently be seen as an analyst for Rogers Sportsnet. Kypreos will be joined by another ex-Leaf, Dominic Moore, who played the past season with the Montreal Canadiens. Canadian Idol fans will be excited to see well-known judge Jake Gold grab a racquet this Saturday as well. Finally, our competitors will be joined by ex-Heroes actor, Sandhil Ramamurthy, who plays a CIA officer on the new series, Covert Affairs.
The above celebrities, and the fans that come out to watch, will be in for a real treat as defending Rogers Cup champion and world No. 4 Andy Murray will be the participating ATP World Tour pro along with the No. 1 doubles player in the world and hometown favourite Daniel Nestor.
Each team of competitors will compete in serving, target and rallying contests. Be sure to stick around after the competition for an autograph session with the celebrity contestants.
Don't miss out on this year's Free Family Weekend at Rogers Cup presented by National Bank. Entrance is free, attractions are entertaining and the Celebrity Tennis Challenge is sure to be a hit!
For more information, log onto www.rogerscup.com/familyweekend or call the Free Family Weekend Hotline at 416-665-9777 ext. 4012.