TUESDAY, JULY 15 – Rafa Nadal underwent some new medical tests on his sore knees in Barcelona today. He’s said to be slowly recovering and will resume practice Monday. He’s planning on making his first appearance since RG at the Canadian Open, which begins August 8….Somewhat as expected, Stacey Allaster has been named Chairman and CEO of the WTA Tour, replacing outgoing CEO Larry Scott. Allaster previously served as the tour’s president…No surprise here from the litigious Hewitt family: Bec Hewitt (Lleyton’s wife) is suing Australian women’s magazine New Idea after it reported a possible romantic link between her and an unknown man, who later turned out to have been her brother…Huge surprise here: Rajeev Ram won his first ATP title with a 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-3 win over Sam Querrey in Newport… Agnes Szavay won her home country event in Budapest… How about this result from WTT on Monday night: 15-year-old Madison Keys, playing for Philadelphia, upset Serena Williams of Washington 5-1. Triple wow, under any circumstances…Caroline Wozniacki will represent the new fall/winter 2009 adidas by Stella McCartney tennis range at the U.S. Open…Notable winners on clay in Prague were younger sister Kateryna Bondarenko over Alona Bondarenko 6-1, 6-3, and locals Iveta Benesova , Lucie Hradecka and Petra Kvitova…In Palermo on dirt, Flavia Pennetta, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (over the upper-slumping Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2), Sara Errani and Anna-Lena Groenefeld…Two ATP men’s event are also being played on dirt. In Sweden, Juan Monaco and Kristof Vliegen won, while in Stuttgart, Gilles Simon, Nicolas Kiefer and Philipp Kohlschreiber scored victories.
