The Week Ahead

The ATP and WTA schedules are packed for the week of September 29, 2008.

ATP

AIG Japan Open. Tokyo, Japan. Surface: Hard. Champion’s points: 250. Defending champion: David Ferrer. Notable Entries: Ferrer, Andy Roddick, Juan Martin del Potro, Jo-Wilfired Tsonga.

Open de Moselle. Metz, France. Surface: Indoor Hard. Champion’s points: 175. Defending champion: Tommy Robredo. Notable Entries: Mario Ancic, Marcos Baghdatis, Ernests Gulbis, Dmitry Tursunov.

The Bangalore Open is suspended for the 2008 season due to security concerns.

WTA

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Stuttgart, Germany. Surface: Indoor Hard. Tier II: $650,00. Defending champion: Justine Henin. Notable Entries: Venus & Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina.

AIG Japan Open. Tokyo, Japan. Surface: Hard. Tier III: $175,000. Defending champion: Virginie Razzano. Notable Entries: Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Kirilenko, Kimiko Date-Drumm.

Tashkent Open. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Surface: Hard. Tier IV: $145,000. Defending champion: Pauline Parmentier. Notable Entries: Michelle Larcher de Brito, Urzula Radwanska, Aranxta Rus.

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Trophy Case: Jo Strikes Back

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga avenged his Australian Open final loss with a 6-4, 7-6 defeat of Novak Djokovic in the final of the Thailand Open.

Jelena Jankovic pulled within 21 points of Serena Williams for the number one ranking with her defeat of Svetlana Kuznetsova in the China Open final.

Andy Roddick won yet another Mickey Mouse title with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 win over Dudi Sela in the China Open final.

Maria Kirilenko battled for her third title of the season with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Samantha Stosur in the Korea Open final.

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