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Retired tennis legend to caddy for Spanish golfer

Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former world number one tennis player, will debut at the Thailand Open golf tournament in December as the caddy of his friend and fellow countryman Sergio García.

Published: 18 November 2014 11:58 CET
Retired tennis legend to caddy for Spanish golfer
Ferrero will replace Garcia's girlfriend, Katharina Boehm, on the Spanish golf star's bag. Photo: Larry Marano/Getty Images North America/AFP

Garcia, currently ranked 6th in the world, announced on Tuesday that Ferrero would be his caddy for the competition running from December 11th to 14th.

The Spanish golfer will be defending his title and hoping to once again claim the $1 million prize money.

His caddy last year was his girlfriend, Katharina Boehm, but she will look on as a spectator when Ferrero takes control of the bag.

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"Katharina is fine. She is happy to step aside and support from the side lines. It always helps to have a friend on your bag. It is good fun to be able to enjoy golf and have a good time with a good close friend," Garcia told the Asian Tour website.

The 34-year-old Ferrero, nicknamed 'mosquito' because of his quickness and slight build, was ranked as the world's no.1 tennis player in 2003, shortly before a certain Roger Federer began his long reign at the top.

Ferrero won the 2003 French Open the same year and enjoyed a long professional career before retiring in 2012.

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Tennis courts and golf courses to reopen in Denmark

Danes will be able to take up their tennis rackets and golf clubs again after the country's two biggest sports associations announced that outdoor sports with no physical contact can resume again.

Published: 21 April 2020 11:05 CEST
Tennis courts and golf courses to reopen in Denmark
Tennis will be one of the first sports to restart. Photo: Søren Bidstrup/Ritzau Scanpix
The Sports Confederation of Denmark and the country's other sports association DGI announced that they had agreed new guidelines for restarting group sports with the Danish Health Authority, in a press release issued on Tuesday. 
 
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“This is the first sign of sport opening up, and we are really pleased that the health authorities have given us guidelines so that some activities can start up again,” Charlotte Bach Thomassen, chair of the Danish sports association DGI, said. 
 
“Of course, joining together in sports clubs must be safe from a  health point of view, so it is important to be aware that in many sports associations you will not be able to meet physically.” 
 
 
DIF chairman Niels Nygaard told Ritzau that the announcement did not mean any organisation would be required to restart activities they did not regard as safe. 
 
“These are voluntary associations where there are differences from association to association and sport to sport,” he said. “Our recommendations are not a requirement for associations to start activities. They can do it if it can be done under safe conditions, and if they have doubts about whether it can be done, then they shouldn't do it.”
 
According to the joint press release, group sports can now restart if: 
 
  • they take place outside 
  • participants can keep a distance of two meters from others
  • participants pay special attention to hand hygiene
  • rackets, clubs or other props are frequently cleaned
  • participants cough or sneeze into your elbow or a paper towel
  • participants stay home if they have a fever, cough or muscle soreness. 
  • shared facilities such as clubhouses and dressing and shower facilities are not used 
 
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