German tennis player, Tommy Haas, took home $160,000 today after capturing his twelfth career title at the Gerry Weber Open.  Haas beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the event’s thrilling finale.  It was an amazing 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 upset for Haas, who hasn’t won a title since taking the crown at Memphis in 2007.  After winning on the grass court, he has now won a title on all surfaces (hardcourt, clay and grass).
“It’s such an incredibly nice feeling to hold up the trophy again and to be in Germany as well, in front of German fans is even more special,” …read more

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic eliminated Belgian, Olivier Rochus, at the $1 million Gerry Weber Open today with a straight set victory. The second-seeded star won the match 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 in 1 hour, 54 minutes.
Djokovic moves on to the event’s finals where he will attempt to secure his third title of 2009 with a win over German wildcard, Tommy Haas, who was the No. 2 player back in 2002 but has failed to win a tournament since 2007 in Memphis.  The pair have battled twice before with Djokovic winning both times. 
The winner of Sunday’s match will collect $160,000.  If …read more

A couple months ago, controversy swirled around the allegations that Tommy Haas was poisoned at a Davis Cup match in Moscow.
Haas pulled out of his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspected stomach virus which gave the 3-2 win to the Russians and a trip to the Davis Cup final. A German teammate of Haas’ was told by a Russian athletic manager that it was poison, not a virus.
The International Tennis Federation has since looked into the debacle and has determined that there is no medical information or other evidence to support the allegations. The ITF said, “There will be …read more

We’ve got drug allegations, and now we’ve got poisoning issues. Isn’t this supposed to be tennis? Let’s just freakin’ play people.
But instead of talking about tennis off the court, we have to talk about who did what to whom and how it affected their play on the court.
The International Tennis Federation is investigating claims that Tommy Haas was poisoned during the Davis Cup semi-finals. Doubles partner Alexander Waske told a German tabloid that he had been told Haas was poisoned.
So not only are we talking about who did what to whom…we’re hearing it from someone who heard it from someone …read more