Tennis Anyone?
Summer is barely on the horizon, but who says we can’t get a taste of white shorts, sweat and some high speed ball smacking right now? The 2010 SAP Open is in town February 8-14 to lift our spirits and highlight the best in world class tennis.
Players
Andy Roddick #7 USA
Fernando Verdasco #9 ESP
Radek Stepanek #12 CZE
Tommy Haas #18 GER
Tomas Berdych #20 CZE
Lleyton Hewitt #22 AUS
Sam Querrey #25 USA
Phillip Kohls Schreiber #27 GER
Jeremy Chardy #32 FRA
John Isner #34 USA
Benjamin Becker #40 GER
Dudi Sela #43 ISR
Mardy Fish #55 USA
Marc Gicquel #58 FRA
Leonardo Mayer #75 ARG
Taylor Dent #76 USA
Rajeev Ram #79 USA
Alejandro Falla #81 COL
Lukas Lacko #82 SVK
Michael Russell #83 USA
Jarkko Niemnen #88 FIN
Dmitry Tursunov #89 RUS
Ernests Gulbis #90 LAT
Sebastian Grosjean WC FRA
Lars Poerschke WC GER
Kei Nishikori WC JAP
Schedule
February 6: Opponents for each of the featured tournament matches will be determined at this SAP Open draw event 12pm at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose.
February 8: Pete Sampras and Fernando Verdasco will compete in a charity exhibition singles match at 7pm. A second main draw match is to be announced.
February 9: Lleyton Hewitt will compete in his first-round singles match at 7pm, followed by Tommy Haas’ first-round singles match and The Bryan Brothers first-round double match.
February 10: Andy Roddick will compete in his first-round singles match at 7pm followed by Fernando Verdasco’s first-round match.
February 11-14: Winners advance to the championship match set, which is February 14.
To Purchase Tickets: Call (408) ACE-2121 or visit www.sapopentennis.com
Where To Eat
Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria, 225 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose (408) 289-9000 www.amicis.com
The Britannia Arms, 173 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose (408) 278-1400 www.britanniaarmsdowntown.com
Fahrenheit, 99 E. San Fernando St., San Jose (408) 998-9998 www.fultralounge.com
Grill On The Alley, 172 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 294-2244 www.thegrill.com
Habana Cuba, 238 Race St., San Jose (408) 998-CUBA www.998cuba.com
The Loft Bar & Bistro, 90 S. Second St., San Jose (408) 291-0677 www.loftbarandbistro.com
Mosaic, 211 S. First St., San Jose (408) 282-8888
Poor House Bistro, 91 S. Autumn St., San Jose (408) 292-5837 www.poorhousebistro.com
Vegetarian House, 520 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose (408) 292-3798 www.vegetarianhouse.us
Rosie’s New York Pizza, 1285 The Alameda, San Jose (408) 292-6767 rosiesnewyorkpizzasanjose.com
Local Racquet Clubs
Interested in improving your game? These clubs are sure to get you motivated:
Almaden Swim & Racquet Club, 6604 Northridge Dr., San Jose (408) 268-9555 www.asrc.org
Kona Kai Swim & Racquet Club, 680 Hubbard Ave., Santa Clara (408) 984-8880 www.konakaiclub.com
Los Gatos Swim & Racquet Club, 14700 Oka Rd., Los Gatos (408) 356-2136 www.lgsrc.com
Rancho Santa Teresa Swim & Racquet Club, 286 Sorrento Way, San Jose (408) 227-5758 www.ranchosantateresa.org
San Jose Swim & Racquet Club, 1170 Pedro St., San Jose (408) 297-007 www.sjswimandracquetclub.com
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