ambassador to Cuba, and used mostly as hunting grounds.After Monday, the tournament stopped scheduling matches on the grandstand court because of what Thomas said were problems with the court's substructure.Thomas said it will be improved and ready for next year. And she said no one had complained about the trucks on a nearby motorway that at times can sound like the jets flying over the Flushing Meadows during the U.S. Open.The tournament ran so smoothly on Hilton Head for so long that Thomas wondered if things like transportation and volunteers would go as well here."But we've had comments from players who say everything is as good if not better," Thomas said. "We will build upon that."Daniel Island definitely is a different experience. The center's stadium court is a brown–brick and green–metal structure reminiscent of the Open's Flushing Meadows, unlike the more temporary stadium at Sea Pines.There is space for players to practice and roam instead of sharing land at Hilton Head's tip with residents and vacationers.But gone for the moment is the charm that drew some competitors.

Martina Navratilova, for instance, always enjoyed playing with her dogs on Hilton Head's beach.Thomas says Daniel Island will grow its own reputation as its 20–year agreement with Charleston continues. There are plans for three hotels when the tournament returns next April.Ultimately, she would like to introduce the players to Charleston's historic downtown. From docks behind the Tennis Center, it's just a 15– to 20–minute boat ride.Hingis said she toured Charleston's King Street and the downtown Market area on her day off Wednesday."I've never been here before, so it was nice to get a little time off and just walk around the town sightseeing," Hingis said "The whole setting is very nice.". Eight children in South Wales have caught tuberculosis, in a further outbreak of a disease that was once thought to have been beaten Eight children in South Wales have caught tuberculosis, in a further outbreak of a disease that was once thought to have been beaten. The pupils, from Duffryn High School in Newport, are all aged 14 or 15. Tuberculosis was initially diagnosed in one pupil in year ten. The whole year was then screened and seven other pupils were found to be infected.

All 1,100 children at the school will now be screened, Gwent Health Authority said yesterday.A month ago public health officials in Leicester declared what is believed to be the worst outbreak of TB in Britain for 20 years. A total of 50 cases have been detected with links to Crown Hills Community College in the Evington area of Leicester and a further 40 students have been put on antibiotics after showing early signs of TB.Yesterday health officials in Gloucestershire announced a screening programme in Cheltenham for former hospital patients after a nurse contracted the disease.Some 1,300 patients who were in contact with the nurse at Cheltenham General Hospital over the past year are to be offered tests to see if they have picked up the infection.Officials said that although the chances of her passing on the disease were low, they were taking precautionary measures to protect patients.In Gwent, Dr Eddie Coyle, director of public health, reassured parents of children at Duffryn High School that the risks of infection were low and the disease was easily treated. The school is to remain open but the source of the infection is not known. "Letters have been sent to parents of all pupils at the school offering screening and giving advice and information about this condition," he said."Parents are being reassured that the chances of infection are small because it is unusual for there to be infection between children."They are also being informed that TB is an illness which can be successfully and effectively treated."Dr Peter Ormerod, a TB expert with the British Thoracic Society, said: "We have always had small clusters like this but, because people have become much more aware of TB in recent years, they are more likely to be reported.