Archive: December 2013
What a December to remember. It's always the famous "stealthy" time of the year. It's coach changes. Doubles duos doing the "dosey doh" and exhibitions and fundraisers among other things. Visits with families, training, getting wisdom teeth pulled etc., tv appearances, awards received.
Brett Connors sent this photo out over instagram. Don't try this at home. Brett is a professional photographer and director. Yes, Brett put his "go pro" camera in the oven. So he basically got the whole family in the shot. It's really awesome. We had to share it.
Roger Federer and Mirka Federer will be expecting again in 2014, with the Swiss making the announcement Christmas eve through his Twitter account.
Andy Murray, currently in Abu Dhabi and warming up for the start of the tennis season where he will be attempting to reacclimatize himself to the men’s circuit after back surgery in September, is so motivated by unprecedented support from the British public he wants to repay them after admitting a sometimes ungrateful youth.
Xmas is here and the staff at 10sBalls.com wants to wish all the tennis fans and readers all around the world all the best!
...big congrats to Max Braeckman who brought her (Kirsten Flipkens) out of obscurity to number 12 in the world. Max formerly coached Xavier Malisse. He is currently a coach at the Kim Clijsters academy.
Roger Federer's first appearance at the Brisbane International is said to have caused a surge in ticket sales.
Andy Murray is playing down any expectations on his form as he flies to Abu Dhabi for the post-Christmas exhibition which will mark his return to tennis this week. The Scot is in a field with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for the three-day event in the Gulf.
The Coral Beach and Tennis Club in Bermuda has been taken over by US investors CBC 2013, a subsidiary of Three Wall Capital and ROC Group.
Christmas is supposedly the time of goodwill to all men but the Tennis Integrity Unit have shown no seasonal mercy and have banned Spanish player Guillermo Olaso from the sport for five years after he was found guilty of match fixing.
IMG tennis representatives appear to be pleased about William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) acquisition of the company for between $2.3 and $2.4 billion.
While the rest of the tennis world takes the Holiday's off...RadioTennis.com takes a different path and is proud to announce the launch of "Holiday Sessions". Four intimate interviews with some of the most important and eclectic people in tennis today.
CoCo Vandeweghe is working with Urszula Radwanska’s ex-coach coach Maciej She also recently did a photo shoot with Asics America. . . Urszula Radwanska has also pulled out of the Aussie Open with a shoulder injury and will be replaced by Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. . .
David Ferrer has been added to the fast-expanding the coach-change list, with the Spanish veteran announcing a split after a decade and a half with longtime mentor Javier Piles.
Boris Becker knows all about being left behind on tour. The former No. 1 was at the top of his class from 1985-1991 when he won five of his six Grand Slam titles, but then he was eventually surpassed by the likes of Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Andre Agassi.
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