Aaress Lawless from On the Baseline Tennis News did a lot of work to organize the 2008 Players to Watch Series which will comprise of a number of guest posts and exclusive interviews. It will spotlight many familiar stars, as well as the brightest newcomers in women’s tennis during a period of two weeks. I believe that the series will be a valuable collection of articles and I suggest you to check it out.

My guest post will be about Tamira Paszek with a number of facts backing up my opinion that she is a player to watch in 2008. The article will air within the next two weeks and I will let you know when it gets online. Additionally, Aaress managed to obtain an exclusive Q&A interview with Paszek, so my recap of her career will be a nice lead-in to the interview. Cool!

Enjoy the series, it has already started!

UPDATE: I promised that I will inform you when my article about Tamira Paszek gets published, and here it is: Tamira Paszek May Pose Threat to Top Tennis Players in 2008. Hope you'll like it.

Fila has signed an endorsement agreement with rising tennis star Agnes Szavay. The agreement signals Fila's on-going commitment to tennis as a core category and continues the company's legacy of sponsoring elite tennis champions.

In 2008, world No.19 Szavay will debut Fila's tennis performance collection which was inspired by Fila's tennis fashions from the 70s, in a striking red, black and white color palette at the Australian Open.

The 18-year-old Hungarian is definitely a good choice, we will see a lot of her in the future. In 2007 Szavay impressed us winning two singles titles (Palermo and Beijing), reaching the final in New Haven, and advancing to the US Open quarterfinal.

Additional info: In an exhibition match held in Budapest, Agnes Szavay defeated Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. (Marketwire via On the Baseline, photo via Tennis Turkye)

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