As HIGH-TECH TENNIS Turns - January 19

"Hopefully I don't play him anymore."

FED After 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 Victory over Gilles Simon (Aussie Open 2010)

HI and thanks for reading! January is not typically our busiest month so we try to accomplish a big project of some sort at home. This year, we tackled CLOSETS that were just the right size when our house was built in 1952 but are a little small by today's standards. They may still may be tiny but they are now SPARKLING CLEAN---yay! Time to give shout-outs to people who made our lives wonderful over the past week...Ready? :)

GREAT THANKS to Decatur Preservation Alliance for coordinating the efforts of over 1200 volunteers as we provided free house maintenance and repair to Decatur's needy senior homeowners. Meeting and helping 90-yr-old Mr. Green to live safely, comfortably, and affordably in his home was a true joy...What an amazing way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will definitely SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

GREAT THANKS to Kevin Klabunde (Southeastern Babolat Rep) for treating us like absolute G-O-L-D (wait til you see our new clothes) and forwarding our fun BABOLAT/HIGH-TECH TENNIS video to upper management at Babolat. Can't wait to share it with other members of the Team Babolat Annual Meeting, which has been rescheduled for this Friday due to Atlanta's snow/ice-athon.

GREAT THANKS to Scott and Lorraine Novak for welcoming us back to the marvelous Mobile Tennis Center for the 4th consecutive year. They realize that we just make a good tournament BETTER and Scott and Lorraine are the best at what they do. If only all tournament directors treated us so well!!! WOW - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH...GA TDs - are you listening? Can't wait to kick off another great year in Mobile this weekend at the 1st EVER Regional Tourney!!!

As always, the greatest GREAT THANKS goes to YOU, our wonderful customer friends. As we begin the SIXTH YEAR of our existence, we are so very aware of what a privilege it is to play a small part in the development of your junior tennis player - and we love living this dreamy dream of a life! Thank you for your ongoing support - and our cameras will be looking for YOU in this new year!