19 Quotes by Steve Bellamy

We have 16 players who are the No. 1 player in their country. The cutoff to get into (the tournament) was No. 68 (in the ATP rankings). No tournament outside of a Grand Slam has that kind of quality and depth.

Those two competitors shaped the design of the tournament. Instead of making it just a men's tournament, we came up with this concept of having a big festival with all different kinds of events happening at the same time.

This unique racquet is symbolic of professional tennis' return to Las Vegas. It represents both the excitement and sizzle of the city and the great tennis fans will see at The Tennis Channel Open presented by Panasonic, the newest gem on the professional tennis circuit.

We did a poor job of communication. We need to let people know what's happening out here. We're going to improve the food, offer more things and make it more accessible for fans to get to.

We didn't plan well enough for the weather. I want to plan for the wind and the cold, and I want to make it better for the fans and the players.

Andy felt bad about it, but he didn't think he had the energy to go the distance here.

People don't look down on you -- 'You're still using a Mac?' -- like they did five or six years ago.

This could become one of the favorite stops for the players after just one year. They understood how much effort we made to make them feel welcome.

They (Brown and Mayor Oscar Goodman) bent over backwards to make it work. (The city officials) were extraordinarily accommodating and it's been a wonderful experience.