Tennis: Tug of war looms over rising Latvian star

A tug of war could be developing between Auckland's Heineken Tennis Open and Melbourne's AAMI Classic over Latvian star Ernests Gulbis.

The 20-year-old was announced several months ago as part of the eight man field for the Melbourne exhibition event at Kooyong. Last week his name was included on the official entry list for Auckland's ATP showcase.

Heineken Open tournament director Richard Palmer is adamant Gulbis will be playing in Auckland. He says Gulbis is on their list, is confirmed and they have heard nothing to the contrary.

However an AAMI Classic spokeswoman says as far as she is concerned Gulbis is still playing in Melbourne.

- NEWSTALK ZB