Archive: December 2017
Lleyton Hewitt ending his retirement--again--to play doubles at next month's Australian Open, he announced on Thursday. Hewitt is partnering fellow Australian Sam Groth, who is approaching his own retirement that will coming following the first major of 2018.
This one is everything. Okay, it didn't have a fifth set; or even a fourth. But it was unable to have those things, because--of course--the Miami Open is a Masters 1000 event as opposed to a major. Everything that this one was allowed to bring to the table, it brought.
Roger Federer's scrumptious 2017 season just got even sweeter. Long-time Federer sponsor Lindt & Sprüngli announced today it has extended the 19-time Grand Slam champion's endorsement pact.
In terms of overall significance, the 2017 Australian Open title was by far the biggest and in a sense best match of the year. Hands down. Case closed. In fact, It is arguably the most important on-court drama of the last decade--or more.
Sam Querrey was wowed by John Isner’s wedding. The Davis Cup teammates will celebrate a reunion of sorts in New York.
Tournament Director Craig Tiley confirmed today that every assistance would be provided to the former champion in order for her to compete at the event where she has achieved her greatest success.
The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is undergoing a full-scale beautification project ahead of the 2018 BNP Paribas Open to showcase the venue in “Full Bloom,” Tournament Director Tommy Haas has announced.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer turned back the clock to be the dominant protagonists on the ATP World Tour throughout this season. It was only fitting that the 2017 campaign unofficially started with a major final between the two all-time greats.
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Nobody on tour plays a higher percentage of instant classics than Juan Martin Del Potro. Unfortunately for the tennis world, the sample size of those classics is smaller that it should be because injuries have decimated Del Potro's total number of matches over the last seven or so years.
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When the main draw began at Roland Garros, 127 men were playing for second place (see: Nadal, Rafael). They did the same, it should be noted, at Wimbledon one month later (see: Federer, Roger).
Click here to check out some of the great tennis photos from EPA of Dustin Brown.
The second Monday at Wimbledon did not begin well for Nadal. While stretching in the tunnel in preparation for his round-of-16 showdown against Muller, the two-time champion jumped up and bumped his head on the ceiling.
The great exodus of pro tennis from California appears to be continuing, with the Bank of the West Classic’s future in the Bay Area now under major threat.
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