Sports / Feature and Column
Bring on the music, says Kuznetsova
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-04 15:08
STUTTGART, Oct 4 - The changes sweeping through women's tennis are music
to the ears of world number
Sports/Olympics / Group B
Spain
(fiba.com)
Updated: 2006-08-15 14:26
ROSTER SPAIN
Name P Heigth DOB Place Of Birth Current Club
4 Pau
GASOL 4/5 215cm
7'1" 06/07/1980 Barcelone
(ESP) Memphis Grizzlies, NBA (USA)
6 Rudy
FERNANDEZ 2 196cm
6'5" 04/04/1985 Palma
(ESP) DKV Joventut Badalona, ACB (ESP)
7 Juan-Carlos
NAVARRO 2 191cm
6'3" 13/06/1980 Barcelone
(ESP) Winterthur Barcelona, ACB (ESP)
8 Jos��-Manuel
CALDERON 1 190cm
6'3" 28/09/1981 Villanueva Serena
(ESP) Toronto Raptors, NBA (USA)
9 Felipe
REYES 4/5 206cm
6'9" 16/03/1980 Cordoba
(ESP) Real Madrid, ACB (ESP)
10 Carlos
JIM��NEZ 3 204cm
6'8" 10/02/1976 Madrid
(ESP) Adecco Estudiantes Mardid, ACB (ESP)
15 Jorge
GARBAJOSA 3 207cm
6'9" 19/12/1977 Madrid
(ESP) Unicaja Malaga, ACB (ESP)
Carlos
CABEZAS 1 187cm
6'2" 14/11/1980 M��laga
(ESP) Unicaja Malaga, ACB (ESP)
Marc
GASOL C 210cm
6'11" 29/01/1985 Barcelona
(ESP) FC BARCELONA (ESP)
Alex
MUMBR�� 2/3 202cm
6'8" 12/06/1979 Barcelone
(ESP) DKV Joventut Badalona, ACB (ESP)
Berni
RODR��GUEZ F 197cm
6'6" 07/06/1980 M��laga
(ESP) UNICAJA MALAGA (ESP)
Sergio
RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ 1 -/- 12/06/1986 Tenerife
(ESP) Adecco Estudiantes Madrid, ACB (ESP)
Average height: 200cm/6'7"
COACHES
Head coach: Jos�� Vicente HERN��NDEZ
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four Svetlana Kuznetsova.
While other top players are cautious about plans to jazz up tournaments
for spectators and television viewers, former U.S. Open champion
Kuznetsova is right behind the innovations.
"I think it's very important to bring changes to the women's game, to
bring more fans to the courts. I think we should try more new things,"
said Kuznetsova at the Stuttgart Grand Prix, where she is seeded second.
Some players are wary about being interviewed before they walk on court
and having music playing during changeovers but the Russian believes they
should make a sacrifice for the good of the game.
"I know some players are distracted by having an interview before the
match but people like it and this (playing music) is something else they
can do for the fans," she told reporters.
"I feel very strongly about that. Other sports have grown -- football,
basketball, hockey -- and if we want to bring tennis to the same level or
higher we also have to add other things."
In a growing debate about the changes, world number one Amelie Mauresmo
has opposed the idea of allowing players to consult their coaches on
court during set breaks, a system that is being used in Stuttgart this
week where the Frenchwoman is the top seed.
PLAYERS' WORKLOAD
Mauresmo and former world number one Lindsay Davenport also fear that the
round-robin format being introduced in the early rounds of some men's
events next year could increase players' workload.
The idea is still in the discussion stage in the Women's Tennis
Association (WTA).
The round-robin format is designed to guarantee that marquee players stay
in an event for more than one match but Davenport said recently that it
could be open to abuse. If a player had already qualified for the
semi-finals, for example, they might not play to their potential in a
"dead" round-robin match.
"That could happen," said Davenport in Bali last month. "Although in
women's tennis I don't see it happening because everyone's so neurotic
about always winning.
"But there's (the potential for) a lot of fixing if your friend needs you
to win or lose or whatever. A lot of things could happen. There are some
kinks to be worked out for sure."
In Stuttgart, tennis officials have been listening to the players' points
of view.
Tournament director Markus Gunthardt said safeguards needed to be
developed against lack of effort by players in a round-robin event.
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