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Many of the girls from our Children for Tomorrow programs are distressed by experiences in their home country, being a refugee and may also be severely affected by the loss of close family members.  Upon arriving in Germany they face the additional challenges of a new language, new culture and a foreign education system.  Girls tend to [...]

Adidas Camp in Las Vegas Spring is almost here! I’ve had the opportunity to be on the tennis court more than usual this year and as a result I’m feeling in better shape than I have in long time. Its been awesome after the cool winter months to be outdoors again, combining tennis and exercise [...]

Who are your favorites for the tennis year 2013? My clear favorite for the Australian Open and for the year is Serena Williams, who showed already her dominance in the second half of last year. She looks to be in her best shape yet and will have a successful year – provided she remains healthy [...]

The New Year will continue similar to 2012, with many exciting trips and experiences. My partners have already scheduled appearances that promise travel to many interesting places and I look forward to getting on the court a couple of times this year to benefit my foundation Children for Tomorrow – in San Jose, California in [...]

End of Year Review 2012 Dear Friends of our foundation We are happy to report that the last year was not only extremely successful but also prepared our foundation for a thriving year 2013. Without your support and help none of these milestones could have been reached: New records: Our psycho-therapeutic and psychosocial offers reached [...]

With the ATP World Tour Finals in London and the WTA Championships in Istanbul having finished, a varied tennis year is drawing to an end. Great finishes by Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams to end a year of great competition. It was an interesting season: Djokovic starting off by winning the Australian Open, with the [...]

Last week I traveled to New York to host the 4th annual Women Who Make a Difference awards dinner alongside Town&Country Magazine and my partner Longines. It was my honor to highlight and celebrate the 3 honorees of this year’s awards: Saran Kaba-Jones, Founder of FACE Africa which tackles the dire need for clean, safe [...]

These were literally two turbulent weeks at the U.S. Open in New York… A flying chair during the Murray Ferrer match, a men’s semifinal which was postponed due to heavy rain and a tornado warning causing the men’s final to be played on a Monday for the 5th year in a row all leading up [...]