Tipsarevic Entry Completes Kooyong Field
Tipsarevic Entry Completes Kooyong Field
Reports of possible heel surgery for Janko Tipsarevic appear to have been overstated after the one-time No. 8 was announced as the final entry for the AAMI Classic in Melbourne in the run-up to the January 13 start of the Australian Open. The colorful Serb’s entry wraps up the entry for the eight-man exhibition tune-up at Kooyong Club, former home of the Open until the late 1980s.
Tipsarevic will join a field headed by holder Lleyton Hewitt, and three current top 10 players; Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet. Also playing is Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, winner of the World Tour Finals doubles crown last month plus young guns Kei Nishikori of Japan and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
“Kooyong is a fantastic place to prepare for the Australian Open and I’m looking forward to playing in this great event,” said Tipsarevic, ranked 36th who has been having trouble with his heel. Tipsarevic managed on Kooyong match a year ago before withdrawing with a wrist injury in the promotion-relegation event.
“I’ve always enjoyed competing in Australia, I’ve had some great matches in Melbourne in the past and the fans are some of the best in the world.”
Topics: 10sballs.com, Aami Classic, Australian Open, Fernando Verdasco, GRIGOR DIMITROV, Janko Tipsarevic, Kei Nishikora, kooyong club, Lleyton Hewitt, Richard Gasquet, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis, Tennis News, Tomas Berdych
Share this article:
Follow 10SBALLS.COM on:
10sBalls Top Stories
- No Key Biscayne, No Problem; New Site, Same Great Miami Open Tennis Event
- 10SBALLS SHARES FAVORITE EPA TENNIS PHOTOS Of 2018
- THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR ANY TENNIS PLAYER & FAN
- ATP MEN’S TENNIS • WILL IT MOVE FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER OR TOKYO OR SINGAPORE? OR TURIN?
- ALIX RAMSAY WRITES TO “TENNIS SANTA CLAUS” WITH HER WISHES • ANDY MURRAY!
- CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE JACK KRAMER CLUB – DECEMBER 15 TO 22 2018 • UTR • ORACLE • AND AN AWESOME NEW TENNIS EVENT
- 10sBalls.com Shares Alix Ramsay’s Rambling On About Tennis and The Holidays
- ROGER FEDERER JOINED BY RAFA NADAL FOR THE 2019 LAVER CUP FESTIVITIES IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
- TENNIS PLAYERS’ UNION – IS IT NEEDED? BY MARK WINTERS
- Tennis News: Wilson’s Revolution Is Here – THE CLASH
- ROTTERDAM TENNIS TOURNEY DIRECTOR RICHARD KRAJICEK ANNOUNCES DAVID GOFFIN TO PLAY IN 2019 ABN AMRO
- JELENA VEMIC’S PHOTO GALLERY
- TENNIS NEWS FROM LONDON • 10SBALLS REPORTS ON THE LAWN TENNIS WRITERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AT WIMBLEDON’S DEBENTURE CLUB
- 10sBalls.com Shares a Great Gift For A Tennis Player – The Functional Tennis Match Journal
- BNP PARIBAS TENNIS OPEN NAMED 2018 WTA PREMIER MANDATORY TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR
In Case You Missed It
EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE
Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!
TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos