Archive: December 2014
This year’s (British) Lawn Tennis Writers’ Annual Awards lunch held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club was back on familiar territory, the Courtside Restaurant which is part of Centre Court’s Debenture Lounge and where the lunch has been held in the past but due to major refurbishment plans wasn’t available last year.
Frenchman Loic Courteau, the coach who guided Amelie Mauresmo to a couple of Grand Slam singles titles nearly nine years ago, has confirmed he is prepared to again link up with his former charge and join Andy Murray's team as soon as the upcoming Australian Open is over.
Soon it will be time to put aside hopes, aspirations, maybe even delusions of being a fit and healthy person and to overindulge in Christmas Dinner, and avoiding the craziness of Boxing Day... which leads us to our history lesson of the day!
10sBalls.com was a reactive thought set into motion by some serious people within the tennis family. Real insiders walking a fine line from years past of being a stealthy force that kept quiet or ran info via TENNIS WEEK and Gene Scott till his site went "DARK" to a force to be reckoned with.
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The death of long-time British no.1 Elena Baltacha from liver cancer in May was one of the saddest news items of the 2014 tennis year but her former coach and husband Nino Severino is determined his wife’s legacy will live long.
Spain's former No. 1 Carlos Moya is concerned that the Spanish Davis Cup coaching drama rumbles on two months after it was announced that a near-unknown former WTA journeywoman player had been appointed to head the macho Iberian men's squad in the worldwide team competition.
It may not have had the same drama as their memorable World Tour Finals semifinal showdown last month, but Swiss stars Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka treated their home fans to a fun evening of tennis while also playing for a great cause on Sunday.
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Caroline Wozniacki maintains she is done with running any more marathons until her tennis career is over and she now intends to concentrate on winning that long overdue first Grand Slam event title.
Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association, once the most profligate spending national governing body but now committed to a program of austerity under chief executive Michael Downey, have been accused of forcing a number of talented youngsters into turning their back on the sport.
You have Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe in 1980. You have Goran Ivanisevic vs. Patrick Rafter in 2001. You have Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer in 2008. You have Federer vs. Andy Roddick in 2009. And that’s just to name a few. What more could you want? Answer: Federer vs. Novak Djokovic in 2014.
San Diego businessman Fred Luddy, along with Jack McGrory, have secured ownership of the Mylan WTT San Diego Aviators franchise to expand the foundation that was set in 2014. The San Diego Aviators had a tremendous inaugural season last year by reaching the Western Conference finals of the Mylan WTT season.
The ITF announced today that Serena Williams of the United States and Novak Djokovic of Serbia are the 2014 ITF World Champions. Williams is named Women’s World Champion for the fifth time, while this is the fourth occasion that Djokovic has received the honour.
Tennis Channel has exclusive live coverage of 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as he faces off against Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka on Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m. ET in a battle benefitting Federer's charity. The Match for Africa 2 is an exhibition between the two friends and Swiss compatriots to benefit The Roger Federer Foundation.
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