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Juan Del Potro remains plagued by doubts about his game as he enters the Dubai event with lingering wrist pain and a fragile state of mind.
There was a reason for Las Vegas stepping in to buying the Sacramento World TeamTennis franchise other than just wanting pro tennis back in the city. The Sacramento businessman and owner of the city’s now terminated World TeamTennis franchise has been arrested in a federal fraud case.
The ATP has done well with sponsorships over the past five years or so, but new ATP CEO Chris Kermode said the tour is unlikely to recover around $3 million that is owed from the government of Rio de Janeiro for advertising the city at the Brazilian city at men’s tennis tournaments.
IMG is using the system popularized by San Jose’s tournament director Bill Rapp by determining in advance the day a star attraction will play their first match. In this case the tournament announces that Novak Djokovic will play on Friday, March 21.
As he begins play at the new Rio ATP event, Rafael Nadal cannot hide doubts about his tennis longevity. The world No. 1 got back onto court for the first time since losing the Australian Open final with back pains to Stanislas Wawrinka, taking the first step in his comeback after a three-week pause...
Andy Roddick may be on the sidelines of tennis now but that small fact does not prevent the now-retired former No. 1 from throwing out his opinions on current players in the game.
After slumping off into retirement at age 32 with a severe case of burnout, often-downbeat Pete Sampras is shocked that Roger Federer is still keen and eager and planning for his next few ATP seasons at age 32.
Rafael Nadal is in contention for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award. Nadal is a nominee along with the Oracle Team USA, winner of the America’s Cup, Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho, golfer Tiger Woods and baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
Serena Williams admits that if it had been her suffering with Sjogren’s Syndrome rather than big sister Venus, she would have almost certainly retired from top flight tennis, or at best just played doubles.
Legendary coach Nick Bollettieri is said to have led life with the intensity of a fifth set tiebreaker. In his new autobiography “Bollettieri: Changing the Game,” he tells all, from his humble beginnings in a suburb of New York to his triumphs on the center courts at Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Open and the US Open.
Agnieszka Radwanska still believes she can win a major, even though she keeps falling short. The Pole was the runner-up at 2012 Wimbledon and just shocked two time Australian Open defending titlist Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals in Melbourne but that did not have enough energy left to fight Dominika Cibulkova in the semis.
When she first came on tour, Sloane Stephens was one of the most delightful, funniest and media accessible players on tour. But no more.
Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki has been trying out a coaching arrangement with Martina Hingis though the new grouping did not work particularly well at the WTA Dubai event.
While younger forces such as defending champion Petra Kvitova, 2012 winner and world no.3 Agnieszka Radwanska and other top 10 players Sara Errani, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber have all been early casualties at the Dubai Duty Free Championships...
The shelf life of Patrick Rafter as Australian Davis Cup captain may be more limited than expected after the former US Open champion and perhaps the most popular man in all of Aussie tennis casts doubts on his willingness to keep doing the job due to the huge travel commitment.
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