Haas starts off in San José playing Britton

02-08-2010 - This week will be the first time for Tommy Haas to pick up his racket again following his third round out at the Australian Open. The backaches putting a strain on the German in Melbourne are cured fortunatley. Now the Geman from Hamburg wants to re-establish last year's success with his seventh tournament participation in the city at the south end of San Francisco Bay.