Friday, officials at the U.S. Open, scheduled to start Monday , sent down a strong directive to players, coaches, and members of their entourages to be cautious about what the post on the website "Twitter".
Citing anti-corruption rules, officials are concered about information that may leak out on Twitter posts, and with tennis gambling issues for years this is a valid concern. Signs were posted in the locker rooms with the headline, “Important. Player Notice. Twitter Warning.”
Frequent Tweeters include: Andy Roddick, Serena and Venus Williams, and Andy Murray.
Players and those close to the players apparently will be able to Tweet about random, non-inside information. One example was a Twitter conversation taking place on Friday night between Roddick and Serena Willaims, who each threw out the first pitch in New York this week and Major League Baseball games.
Let's hope the little we will get from the players will be entertaining, and worthwhile.
