tenniswire.org Tennis Industry Association NEWSMAKER LOGIN
become a newsmaker
SITEWIDE SEARCH
FREE NEWSLETTER!

Sign up now and receive:
- automatic entry in the WINNERS CONTEST
- latest headlines from Newsmakers
- the 411 on participation and trends
- original coverage of tournaments and trade events
- exclusive interviews with key figures
View Sample | Privacy Policy

Category: Balls & Accessories

03/27/07 - Own the Zone Introduces its OTZ Band Vibration Dampeners to the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch Read more >>

03/19/07 - K3 Tennis Launches New Custom Logo Program Read more >>

02/19/07 - Own the Zone Band Vibration Dampeners Sweep into Clark Francis Tennis and PTR Dubai in time for the Dubai Open Read more >>

Company: HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports

10/25/06 - HEAD Introduces New Metallix Racquets Read more >>

08/21/06 - Head Celebrates Agassi's Career with Commemorative Radical Racquet Read more >>

06/02/06 - Penn Offers 50 Free eMusic Downloads In Packs of Tennis Balls Read more >>
Category: Balls & Accessories - Company: HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports
Donald Young Shines in Melbourne

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lisa Westerfield
Centennial Tower
Atlanta,
404-262-3000
lisa.westerfield@edelman.com

02/01/05 - The past month has been a milestone for Donald Young. Young from the USA is not only the new Junior Champion of Australia, but also he holds three new records. At 15 years, six months and seven days old, Young became the youngest boy to win a Junior Grand Slam and the youngest boy to reach number one in the history of ITF junior rankings. Adding to these two accomplishments, Young is also the first African-American boy to be ranked No. 1 in the world in singles.
In the final at Melbourne, number two seeded Young defeated number one seed Sun-Yong Kim of Korea in two sets, 6-2 and 6-4. HEAD racquets were in the hands of all but one semifinalist. Besides Young, who plays with the Liquidmetal Radical MP, Sergei Bubka from the Ukraine and HEAD Team Elite member Robin Haase from the Netherlands were playing with HEAD.
Interesting Facts:
Donald is the first American to win the Australian Open boys' title and the first to be ranked number one in the world since Andy Roddick accomplished both feats in 2000.
Young and his partner, Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands, lost to Kim and Chu-Huam Ye of Chinese Taipei in the boys' doubles final yesterday, 6-3, 6-4.
In the girls’ tournament, the winner came from Russia: number one seeded member of the HEAD team Victoria Azarenka defeated Agnes Szavay from Hungary in two straight sets, 6-2 and 6-2. Singles was not the only title for Azarenka as she was also the champion of the girls’ doubles tournament with her partner Marina Erakovic from New Zealand.

HEAD congratulates Donald Young and Victoria Azarenka for their hard work in result of victory!