Michael spent this month recovering from his knee injury, but he still entered tournaments. He competed in Hong Kong and Tokyo, where he lost in the first and second rounds respectively. In Tokyo, Michael participated in a fun doubles match, teamming with Emperor Akihito. Their opponents were the Crown Prince and recently-retired Japanese tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka. The match was played at the royal palace. Michael also teamed up with Matsuoka, Tim Henman, and Pat Rafter in a ceremony to kick off the tournament. The players donned traditional happi uniforms and drank sake!

In Hong Kong, Michael was involved with a gamut of charity events; to find out which ones, click here.

During the last week of the month, he was a finalist at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Orlando. More charity work for Michael here--this clip is from The Orlando Sentinel: "Michael Chang, Jason Stoltenberg, Mark Knowles and Andrew Ilie took part in Kids Day, an ATP Tour-funded interactive clinic for local youths. About 50 kids from the Genesis Foundation participated in the program, now in its fourth year."

Also, Michael appeared on the show "LIVE! with Regis & Kathie Lee." The show aired on Tues. April 21st in Orlando during the grand opening of DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM, the fourth and newest theme park at Walt Disney World. Joining in the show were Kathy Kinney of "The Drew Carey Show," "Home Improvement"'s Zachery Ty Bryan, and Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski.

News & pictures from this month's tournaments:
Apr. 25: Photo from U.S. Clay Court Championships
Apr. 25: Chang to face Courier for U.S. Clay Court Championship title
Apr. 15: Picture: Chang def. van Lottum, Japan Open
Apr. 8: Picture: Vinck def. Chang, Salem Open