Tidbits Nadal and Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas hosted a star-studded Charity Day in Madrid to raise money for their respective foundations. • Robby Ginepri secured a berth in the Roland Garros main draw after winning the 2014 Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge. • Juan Martin del Potro, who has been recovering from left wrist surgery, is set to start a period of intense rehabilitation after an encouraging visit to the Mayo Clinic. • Former World No. 5 Fernando Gonzalez will begin a coaching role with Santiago Giraldo at Roland Garros. The Colombian Giraldo will continue working on a full-time basis with Felipe Berón. • Former Top 20 player Karl Meiler passed away at the age of 64 on 17 April. The German had been in a coma since November after suffering a fall down the stairs at his home. • Milos Raonic scaled the 100-foot mast of Team Alvimedica’s boat with WTA star Elena Vesnina while in Oeiras. • With the help of a local instructor, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez enjoyed an Oeiras excursion on a jet ski off Torres Beach. • Fabio Fognini slipped into traditional Bavarian costume on “Bavarian Day” in Munich. “It was something different, very nice and a lot of fun,” said the Italian No. 1 • Yevgeny Kafelnikov ascended to the No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings 15 years ago last week. He was the first Russian to reach that milestone on the ATP World Tour.
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 02:21:48 +0000
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