Recent Stories of Interest from “Around the Pro Tennis Globe”

• Spain will be without World No. 1 Rafael Nadal during the Davis Cup finals when they travel to Mar del Plata, Argentina to face a strong Argentine squad that features David Nalbandian and Juan Martin Del Potro. A winner of 82 matches this season, Nadal confirmed he will not be participating in the finals due to knee tendonitis.
  
  
• According to Spain Davis Cup Captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario, World No. 56 Marcel Granollers will play singles in place of the injured Rafael Nadal. David Ferrer will also play singles, while Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez will most likely be the doubles pair in finals.
  
  
• According to Tennis Magazine’s official website, Lleyton Hewitt’s father Glynn told the media that his son plans on playing a heavy tournament schedule in 2009. “He's looking to have a more full season on the tour next year to get his rank higher,” said Glynn Hewitt.
  
  
• When asked if he was disappointed because Rafael Nadal would not be playing at the year-end Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, Roger Federer joked, “We’re not dating.”
  
  
• Tennis legend Boris Becker confirms to the media that his engagement to Sandy Meyer-Woelden is off. She was the daughter of his former tennis manager.