Coverage: 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart

[TalkAboutTennis]

This week, TAT is at the WTA Premier tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.

We'll update this thread as new material is posted, but you can always find our articles at ProTennisNews.net (http://www.protennisnews.net/) and our photos at TennisPhotographs.com (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/)

In addition, our correspondent Tina van Eickels is providing updates and inside details on Twitter. Follow us @TATTweets (http://twitter.com/TATtweets)


AS ALWAYS, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TAT ENCOURAGES REPOSTING OF OUR ARTICLES (with a link back) AND PHOTOS ON OTHER SITES

[TalkAboutTennis]

Photos from Thursday's action (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1536-thursday-2c-april-29-2c-2010.html) can be found at TennisPhotographs.com (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/)

Interview photos of Justin Henin and Yanina Wickmayer, plus match photos from Henin vs Wickmayer and Safina vs Szavay.

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1537/medium/henin-tv-042810-03.JPG
Justine following her win over Wickmayer

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1541/medium/safina-szavay-tv-042810-10.JPG
Dinara receives a little on-court coaching

[rabbit]

Thanks, Tina!! Love the photos :)

[mmmm8]

Look, a shoutout to Miles in Tina's twittering!


TATtweets (https://twitter.com/TATtweets) Ah, the perks of an indoor clay tournament: Sam Stosur is playing without her sun glases and she is looking great. about 3 hours ago via web

[TalkAboutTennis]

Photos from today's action (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1543-friday-2c-april-30-2c-2010.html) are ready for your viewing pleasure (more to come).

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1548/medium/na-li-stosur-tv-043010-018.JPG
Samantha Stosur chats with Eurosport Germany

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1549/medium/peer-safina-tv-043010-010.JPG
Shahar Peer replenishes her electrolytes.

[Jessie181]

Love the photos, Tina!
:overhead_clap:

[TalkAboutTennis]

More photos from today's action are online HERE (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1543-friday-2c-april-30-2c-2010.html).

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1552/medium/jankovic-tv-043010-04.JPG
Karaoke night in Stuttgart? If Jelena only had a reason to sing

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1554/medium/saforova-tv-043010-11.JPG
Lucie Safarova's beau, Tomas Berdych, watches as she goes down to Anna Lapushchenkova

[TalkAboutTennis]

Read about Dinara's return to the Tour and Justine's return to clay, in RETURN GAMES (http://protennisnews.net/2010-porsche-tennis-grand-prix/226-eturn-games-quarterfinals-henin-safina)!

[Danielle]

Great stuff, Tina and loving the pictures - thanks! Wonderful to hear Dinara's feeling good again.

[TalkAboutTennis]

Check out photos from the first singles semifinal (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1560-justine-henin-vs-shahar-peer.html) and from Justine Henin (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1557-justine-henin.html)'s and Shahar Peer (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1558-shahar-peer.html)'s post-match interviews!


http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1558/medium/Shahar-Peer-tve-050110-12.JPG
Birthday girl Peer

[TalkAboutTennis]

The rest of today's photos (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1555-saturday-2c-may-1-2c-2010.html) are online!

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1563/medium/Sam-Stosur-tve-050110-15.JPG
Has the inspritional writing that won her Charleston spread from Sam's left wrist?

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1562/medium/Pennetta-tve-050110-01.JPG
Pennetta and Dulko, top doubles seeds at Stuttgart

[TalkAboutTennis]

Laboring hard or hardly laboring? It depends on which side of the net you are.

It's Labour Day in Germany and semifinals day at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Catch up with the players in Working Holidays (http://www.protennisnews.net/2010-porsche-tennis-grand-prix/228-working-holidays-stuttgart-semis)

[mmmm8]

Sam has a very weird sock tan line:

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1563/medium/Sam-Stosur-tve-050110-13.JPG

[mmmm8]

@TATtweets (http://twitter.com/TATtweets) Dulko during the trophy ceremony: "I'd like to congratulate Katarina and .... Sorry, I forgot the name." Ouch. :cheesy: Poor Peschke

[tobiasfunke]

Sam has a very weird sock tan line:

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1563/medium/Sam-Stosur-tve-050110-13.JPG
Does she tape her ankle? That white stuff sort of looks like tape residue.

Thanks for the photos, Tina!

[mmmm8]

Does she tape her ankle? That white stuff sort of looks like tape residue.

Thanks for the photos, Tina!


She does and that makes total sense. Duh :o

[TalkAboutTennis]

Photos from the singles and doubles finals and trophy presentations, as well as from Henin's and Stosur's post match interviews, are now online in our Sunday photo album (http://www.tennisphotographs.com/g1565-sunday-2c-may-2-2c-2010.html)

http://www.tennisphotographs.com/data/1566/medium/Justine-Henin-tve-050110-30.JPG

[winston]

Great coverage all around. Many thanks.:)

[TalkAboutTennis]

Justine Henin is back In the Driver's Seat (http://protennisnews.net/2010-porsche-tennis-grand-prix/231-in-the-drivers-seat-stuttgart-final). Read about her win, the doubles final, and the rest of the events on the last day of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

[TalkAboutTennis]

Thanks for following our coverage and thanks to Tina for her great articles and photos!

[Danielle]

Thanks for following our coverage and thanks to Tina for her great articles and photos!

Absolutely! :thumbsup:

[Jessie181]

:overhead_clap: for Tina! :D
Great job covering this tourney! Loved reading the reports, and the photos were lovely :)

[patrick]

Thanks for following our coverage and thanks to Tina for her great articles and photos!

:woot: