Archive: November 2017

TENNIS NEWS • STEPANEK HANGS UP HIS SHOES, RETIREMENT COULD LEAD TO COACHING DJOKOVIC thumbnail

TENNIS NEWS • STEPANEK HANGS UP HIS SHOES, RETIREMENT COULD LEAD TO COACHING DJOKOVIC

Radek Stepanek announced his retirement from the ATP Tour earlier this month. The Czech, who turned 39 a few days ago, last played at the Australian Open before undergoing back surgery in March.
TENNIS NEWS • MASTERS 1000 EVENT IN MIAMI SET TO MOVE FROM KEY BISCAYNE TO THE MAINLAND thumbnail

TENNIS NEWS • MASTERS 1000 EVENT IN MIAMI SET TO MOVE FROM KEY BISCAYNE TO THE MAINLAND

As has been anticipated for many years, the Miami Open is finally getting a new home. Officials for tournament owner IMG have filed paperwork with the office of Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez to relocate the Masters 1000 tournament from Crandon Park Tennis Center on Key Biscayne to mainland Miami.
OBITUARY OF PANCHO SEGURA • DAVIS CUP • TENNIS TIDBITS • 10SBALLS POSTCARD FROM PARIS thumbnail

OBITUARY OF PANCHO SEGURA • DAVIS CUP • TENNIS TIDBITS • 10SBALLS POSTCARD FROM PARIS

Writing an obituary is never easy. It's Hardest when you know the person. Harder if you knew them well. Harder if you knew them a long time...
FRANCE OVERCOMES GOFFIN HEROICS AS POUILLE GIVES HOST NATION IT’S 10TH DAVIS CUP TITLE thumbnail

FRANCE OVERCOMES GOFFIN HEROICS AS POUILLE GIVES HOST NATION IT’S 10TH DAVIS CUP TITLE

France's depth and its home-court advantage proved to be the difference in the 2017 Davis Cup final. Four different players earned points for France this weekend as the home team held off Belgium 3-2 for its 10th career title in tennis' team competition--and first since 2001.
10SBALLS SHARES TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM LONDON 2017 ATP NITTO TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS thumbnail

10SBALLS SHARES TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM LONDON 2017 ATP NITTO TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Smart phones lit the Sunday sky like holiday lights. Seven hours before Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin squared off in the year end Nitto ATP World Tour Finals, tourists flooded to Buckingham Palace to see the changing guard.
FRENCH TENNIS PLAYERS BRING HOME THE DAVIS CUP • BEAT BELGIUM IN FIFTH MATCH thumbnail

FRENCH TENNIS PLAYERS BRING HOME THE DAVIS CUP • BEAT BELGIUM IN FIFTH MATCH

Click here to check out photos from the Davis Cup tennis final between France and Belgium.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS UPDATE • TSONGA, GASQUET, AND HERBERT PUT FRANCE ONE WIN AWAY OVER BELGIUM thumbnail

DAVIS CUP TENNIS UPDATE • TSONGA, GASQUET, AND HERBERT PUT FRANCE ONE WIN AWAY OVER BELGIUM

France is one victory away from its first Davis Cup title in 16 years, and 10th overall. The home team trailed Belgium 1-0 in this week's final in Lille at one point, but a win by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second singles rubber followed by Saturday's double success has the Frenchmen in control.
10SBALLS SHARES A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE DAVIS CUP TENNIS DOUBLES BETWEEN BELGIUM AND FRANCE thumbnail

10SBALLS SHARES A PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE DAVIS CUP TENNIS DOUBLES BETWEEN BELGIUM AND FRANCE

Click here to see the latest photos from the Davis Cup tennis.
PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE DAVIS CUP TENNIS BETWEEN BELGIUM AND FRANCE thumbnail

PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE DAVIS CUP TENNIS BETWEEN BELGIUM AND FRANCE

Click here to see the latest photos from the Davis Cup.
TENNIS WRAP FROM LONDON • NITTO ATP FINALS COMPLETE WITH RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE ACROSS 2017 WORLD TOUR YEAR thumbnail

TENNIS WRAP FROM LONDON • NITTO ATP FINALS COMPLETE WITH RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE ACROSS 2017 WORLD TOUR YEAR

The 2017 Nitto ATP Finals brought a spectacular close to a memorable 2017 season that saw more fans come out and watch the world’s best tennis players on the ATP World Tour than ever before. More than 4.5 million fans attended ATP World Tour events in 2017, an all-time record.
FORMER WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPION JANA NOVOTNA DIES AT 49 thumbnail

FORMER WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPION JANA NOVOTNA DIES AT 49

It is a sad day for the tennis community as 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic, one of the kindest, most beloved legends of our sport, passed away after a long battle with breast cancer aged 49.
MY FRIEND FRANCISCO “PANCHO” SEGURA GOES TO THE BIG TENNIS COURT IN HEAVEN BY SIGRID DRAPER thumbnail

MY FRIEND FRANCISCO “PANCHO” SEGURA GOES TO THE BIG TENNIS COURT IN HEAVEN BY SIGRID DRAPER

Another giant of the tennis era has passed. As we say good bye, the tennis world on the other side says welcome home.
GREAT TENNIS • ROYAL ALBERT HALL • NOV 30 – DEC 3 • BUY TICKETS • SOME LEGENDS ARE XAVIER MALISSE, GREG RUSEDSKI, PAT RAFTER, SANTORO, FERRIERA, LECONTE, AND PHILIPPOUSSIS thumbnail

GREAT TENNIS • ROYAL ALBERT HALL • NOV 30 – DEC 3 • BUY TICKETS • SOME LEGENDS ARE XAVIER MALISSE, GREG RUSEDSKI, PAT RAFTER, SANTORO, FERRIERA, LECONTE, AND PHILIPPOUSSIS

IMG has today announced the schedule for Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, taking place from Thursday 30th November – Sunday 3rd December 2017.
FRANCE TO PLAY BELGIUM IN DAVIS CUP CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND ON TENNIS CHANNEL thumbnail

FRANCE TO PLAY BELGIUM IN DAVIS CUP CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND ON TENNIS CHANNEL

Tennis Channel will provide exclusive, live coverage of the 2017 Davis Cup championship between France and Belgium in Lille, France, this weekend, beginning Friday, Nov. 24, at 8 a.m. ET.
TENNIS ROYALTY ROGER FEDERER & FAMILY SPENDS TIME WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY IN LONDON “PLAY DATE” thumbnail

TENNIS ROYALTY ROGER FEDERER & FAMILY SPENDS TIME WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY IN LONDON “PLAY DATE”

Roger Federer wasn’t the only member of the family playing in London last week. The Grand Slam king and wife Mirka took their two sets of twins—eight-year-old daughters Myla and Charlene and three-year-old sons Leo and Lenny—on a play date to Kensington Palace.

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