STARNBERG, April 1, 2016

April Fools’ Day on the tennis circuit. We have listed some of today’s practical jokes:

1.The Australian Open is going to switch surface to wood:

BREAKING: Timber surface to debut at #AusOpen 2017!https://t.co/xFFBSRrexL

— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) 31. März 2016

2. Marc Rosset returns to the tour, appearing at this year’s Geneva Open:

What a comeback in Geneva!
Welcome back an old friend on the @ATPWorldTour#SupportTheSwisshttps://t.co/zaOkaZHcBupic.twitter.com/MZtGht1LaU

— Geneva Open (@genevaopen) 1. April 2016

3. This year’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome will be played with white balls:

 We’re happy to annouce #WhiteVision, the new official #ib16‘s white ball! Stay tuned to know more..! #tennispic.twitter.com/SbBoKUw0Wr

— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) 1. April 201

4. Dominic Thiem is playing doubles with tournament director Alexander Antonitsch at this year’s Generali Open in Kitzbühel. The 50-year-old will be awarded a wild card by himself.

Sensationscomeback von @alexantonitsch im Doppelbewerb der Generali Open in @kitzbuehel an der Seite von @ThiemDomi!https://t.co/HQ0sc2ckrb

— Sky Sport Austria (@SkySportAustria) 1. April 2016

5. Special greetings from the WTA players