Archive: April 2014
Like Novak Djokovic one day earlier, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer shut the door on second-round opponents at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic kicked off his title defense at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with the loss of just one game on Tuesday afternoon. Djokovic thrashed Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-0 in a mere 45 minutes while saving all four of the break points he faced--all in the first set.
In preparation for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group I play-off tie between Canada and the Slovak Republic this weekend in Quebec City, Tennis Canada is inviting fans to come and watch team practices for free at the PEPS of Université Laval on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Bob and Mike Bryan edged closer to their 100th team title on Saturday, rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 victory over David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship final at the picturesque and historic River Oaks Country Club.
Subscribers of DISH Network L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), are now able to access Tennis Channel’s linear stream through DishAnywhere.com on computers and the Tennis Channel Everywhere app for Android and iOS devices.
Mention the French Open to a tennis fan and most likely the first image that pops into their mind is a red clay court. The clay court season has arrived and it is arguably the most challenging surface as well as fun surface to play on. Red clay courts are made up of crushed shale, stone, or brick and unlike a hard court they demand a lot of care to be maintained.
Serena Williams is known for her intensity on the court, but in the May 2014 issue of FITNESS magazine, on newsstands April 22, she opens up about the softer side of Serena—a woman who loves to laugh, belts out showtunes at karaoke and admits that her on-court persona isn't the real Serena.
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Death, taxes, and Spanish tennis players dominating on clay. Those may be the three certainties of life, and so far 2014 has done nothing to suggest otherwise.
The Draw for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs has handed Serbia and Spain difficult away trips to India and Brazil respectively on 12-14 September.
Petra Kvitova will lead Czech Republic’s bid to reach the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final for the third time in four years after the semifinal team nominations were announced on Wednesday.
Future tennis champ Francis Tiafoe won the Easter Bowl this weekend, a top competition for junior players. The win is his second major juniors title after winning the Orange Bowl in the winter . He will go on to compete in the junior events at the Grand Slams.
Fernando Verdasco won an all-Spanish final 6-3, 7-6(4) over Nicolas Almagro at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday afternoon. Verdasco needed one hour and 52 minutes to capture his first singles title since the clay-court event in Barcelona back in 2010.
With his ultimate goal of winning an ASICS Easter bowl finally complete, 16-year-old Francis Tiafoe said his focus will now turn to the junior Grand Slam events in the coming months, including the French Open and Wimbledon.
Fernando Verdasco won his sixth career title while contesting his 19th career final. This is Verdasco's first title since he won Barcelona on April 25, 2010.
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