Casablanca Cup Underway in Mexico; DiGiulio and Lederman Named to European Winter Travel Team
The first ITF Grade A tournament of 2009, the Casablanca Cup, is underway outside Mexico City. Given the time of year, the field is always among the weakest of the Grade A’s and this year is no exception, with no boys in the Top 50 competing. There are six Top 50 girls playing, including No. 6 Ana Bogdan of Romania. Bogdan, 16, is no doubt hoping to get off to a good start in her quest for the No. 1 spot in 2009, which was rudely ended this year by Sloane Stephens, who didn’t lose a game