Hello everyone, This week while the calm period of the tennis year begins, I will tell you a bit about how I'm going to prepare myself for the new year on the tour. I have about two months before I will get back on the circuit and I think I will start the year in Chennai, India or Doha, Quatar, to continue with the Australian Open. I have started the training -let's say- gently, after three weeks of vacation, from which two in the sun of the Indian Ocean. My program will be more or less like this: during the first three weeks I won't play tennis, I will rather work on my physical condition. I'm going to run daily lot in the woods and I'm going to train a lot in the Gym, especially working on the upper part of the body. On Reunion Island I will also play an exhibition tournament to apply the work I've done during the matches. Of course I will not deny some afternoons on the beach and some sun while I practice, because the winter here in Paris is quite heavy and I think I will than deserve some hot sun. Well, see you soon for some more news. In my next newsletter I will tell you how the period went, at the latest when I come back from Melbourne in January. I hope I'll get back as late as possible. Bye, bye Nicolas Coutelot