USA Spring Tour 2011 - Update #7

After the loss in the final round of qualifying at Indian Wells, Greg spent a few days training with Todd Woodbridge at the Indian Wells Centre, along with Matt Ebden and Marinko Matosevic. He then had a few days off, resting a sore right elbow which he had "tweaked" during serving practise.

On Wednesday, 16th March, he departed for Miami to attend a cumpolsory three day course for all new ATP Members, at the ATP University, doing a short course on the ATP and it's working. After that he is planning to play in the qualifying for the Miami Masters, which commences on Monday 21st, but he did not make the cut for the draw, so is flying back to Australia for some training and to play in a Futures tournament.

Extract from ATP website:

Seventeen Players Graduate From ATP University In Miami

There were 17 graduates from the ATP University programme, which was completed on Saturday, 19 March at the Mayfair Hotel & Spa in Miami.

The ATP University is an informative and interactive workshop consisting of classroom presentations by ATP executives and industry specialists. The curriculum provides a thorough knowledge of ATP operations and the skills necessary for a productive and lasting career.

The ATP University was implemented in 1990 to ensure that over time, professional tennis benefits from a more well-rounded responsible tennis professional. More than 790 athletes have completed the program since its inception.

 Canadian Milos Raonic won the ATP IQ competition, a game testing the players’ knowledge of the ATP and the topics covered during the workshop, while Australian Greg Jones came runner-up.

ATP University 2011 Graduates: Carsten Ball (Australia), Tomasz Bednarek (Poland), Richard Berankis (Lithuania), Lester Cook (United States), Marco Crugnola (Italy), Sebastian Decoud (Argentina), Greg Jones (Australia), Blaz Kavcic (Slovenia), Mateusz Kowalczyk (Poland), Filip Krajinovic (Serbia), Adrian Mannarino (France), Michal Przysiezny (Poland), Milos Raonic (Canada), Igor Sijsling (Netherlands), Tim Smyczek (United States), Izak van der Merwe (South Africa) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina).