Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
... There are also three tournament director representatives on the board. The CEO of the ATP, Etienne de Villiers , has the tiebreak vote. If I’m the number one, two, or three tennis player in the world, all I want to do it practice, play, get in a few rounds of golf now and then, and spend the rest of my time doing a whole lot of nothing. Instead, Roger, Rafa, and Nole are getting political...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
DPA Paris, June 5 (DPA) Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) boss Etienne de Villiers has good reason to be afraid: the three superstars of the circuit - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - are out to get him. The South African - who signs his letters with the initials E.T., the name of the [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Paris - ATP boss Etienne de Villiers has good reason to be afraid: the three superstars of the circuit - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - are out to get him. The South African - who signs his letters with the initials E.T., the name o...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
... the Hamburg tournament against the sanctioning body as well as calls for the ouster of ATP supremo Etienne de Villiers. "The ATP cannot condone any form of intolerance and Justin Gimelstob's comments last week were unacceptable," read a statement. "However, Justin has done the right thing in taking full responsibility for his comments by apologizing publicly to Anna for what he has...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
The top three men's players have been elected to the ATP Players Council, undermining Etienne de Villiers' power
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... match-fixing, the Hamburg event suing the ATP and the top-player uprising against ATP Chairman Etienne de Villiers, the only other upset on the day was ATP Player Council President Ivan Ljubicic, the No. 26 seed, who was outlasted in five sets by Austria’s Jurgen “Tuna” Melzer. No word from Ljubicic if the match was fixed or not.Top 10-seeded winners Tuesday in opening-round play...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
... for extra credit."Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have expressed reservations about the ATP chairman, Etienne de Villiers. With his contract ending later this year, all three signed a letter in March along with the majority of the top 20 that demanded that other candidates for the chairman and chief executive position be identified and interviewed.Related ArticlesToday in Sports There...
NDTV (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Miffed with changes to the tennis calendar, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic want to get Etienne de Villiers out from the ATP office.
Sify (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) boss Etienne de Villiers has good reason to be afraid: the three superstars of the circuit - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - are out to get him.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
"He was a passionate tennis fan who brought to our sport a determination to realize its true, global potential for the benefit of players and tournaments," current ATP chairman Etienne de Villiers said Wednesday. "He will be remembered as a true tennis visionary and will be much missed."
