Once again, the international sport of tennis shows its fragmented nature.  Men’s “Senior” tennis is on the rebound again after several slow years since Jimmy Connors’ senior tour ended in the U.S.  In 2006, there were 5 events across the U.S. as part of the Outback Champions Tour organized by Jim Courier’s company,  Inside Out Entertainment.  In Europe, the Middle East and Asia, there were 10 events as part of the ATP’s Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions.  The tours shared many of the same players, but had different sponsors, ranking points, etc.  In the end, fans really just want to see the top pros and they don’t seem to care that much about a “unified tour,” especially at the senior level.  One aspect of the current senior tour that seems a little controversial to some, e.g. McEnroe, is that the age eligibility is now 30 rather than 35!  Doesn’t sound that “senior” considering that Andre Agassi recently retired at the age of 36!   In addition, the qualifying criteria varies slightly between the tours.  It allows some promoters to have wild card players in certain situations, i.e. the players are not all Grand Slam champions.  The bottom line though… more tennis tournaments are happening around the world featuring talented and charismatic players.  That is definitely good for the sport.