Larry Scott
Larry Scott
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We do not see a pattern; it's not like there's one injury befalling tennis players like, say, ankle injuries, ... to continue to improve the schedule to allow for appropriate rest.
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There's no limit to how many times a player can ask a chair umpire to check out a mark but it doesn't mean the chair umpire is obliged to get out of the chair.
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The players aren't only great athletes, they are also fashion icons and this idea complements the crossover between sport and fashion.
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It is a bit of a flukish thing that we've had that many players injured at the same time,
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Historically this is a very significant development. We've had some very high-profile matches where momentum has turned based on calls. Now the players know the calls will be right.
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In an ideal world, there would be a two-and-a-half- to three-month off-season. I don't think our players like to sit out that long without playing. If we can add a few more weeks, what our medical people are telling us is that players can rest, rehabilitate and build back up and work on preventive things during the season.
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We've been testing the systems and they have been better than 90 percent accurate, which is better than the human average. We haven't set a hard deadline, but next summer is realistic. We want to make sure it is completely reliable.
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We felt that we had to pursue every means possible to utilize technology to make sure that calls were accurate without losing the human element of officials on court.
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We're very pleased and it's a great day for professional tennis and tennis in the desert. I also want to go on and say the greatest days of the tournament are ahead of it.
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Sony Ericsson is changing the face of women's tennis through the convergence of our sport with technology and music, ... These concerts are just one of the ways our partnership with Sony Ericsson will be bringing new and younger audiences to our game and heightening the overall fan experience for everyone who attends our tournaments around the world.
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Don't worry about them going downtown and dealing with highways. Focus on just getting them up and down the street. Take little steps.
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There have been quite a few notable matches over the past couple of years where the line calls were questionable and in fact proved to be wrong. So much is on the line. The opportunity to know the right call is impossible to resist.
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The tragedy to so many human lives caused by Hurricane Katrina has touched all of us.
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Wimbledon represents so much that is good about modern British society, but inequality should not be part of the Wimbledon brand.