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Down 4-6, 1-5, Martin Klizan was staring down the barrel. It was the first round of qualifying for the China Open; his opponent, World No. 927 Xin Gao. Somehow, the Slovakian cheated death — saving four match points — to ride his way into the main draw. On 3 October, after victories over Leonardo Mayer and Ernests Gulbis, the World No. 56 was still alive.
Top-ranked American men’s tennis player John Isner announced today a new coaching agreement with former ATP World Tour player and current Tennis Channel broadcaster, Justin Gimelstob, for the full 2015 season.
At the end of a tremendous debut season in the quad division on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, world No. 2 Dylan Alcott is set for the longest tennis match of his career in Melbourne this week.
In the first instalment of our unofficial 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Awards, we look at the players who have made the biggest contribution to their nations in 2014. We will select a Top 5 but also have a few honourable mentions.
Click here to see more photos from the IPTL tennis tournament.
Check out these photos from the IPTL tennis tournament.
There was no doubting that Roger Federer had the Midas touch when it came to the buzz for the IPTL as it touched down in India. From the moment he took the court the crowd were unstoppable as he took to the court in the mixed doubles, singles and men’s doubles and shone in all of them.
Andy Roddick may never have triumphed at Wimbledon, but he was made an honorary member of the All-England Club last week. The former world No. 1 and the United States' most recent Grand Slam champion (2003 U.S. Open) recently received an official Wimbledon tie to mark his membership.
Indian tennis fans might have been thrilled to have Roger Federer onside at the weekend for IPTL play in Delhi, but that doesn't mean they were happy with sky-high ticket prices for rather poor seating.
When Agnieszka Radwanska revealed she would soon be announcing one of tennis’ greatest champions as a new addition to her coaching team, speculation went into overdrive. Now with 18-time Grand Slam singles winner Martina Navratilova revealed as the legend who will work with the sixth-ranked Pole at selected tournaments...
From 1 July 2014, OrangeCoach is working with Tennis Australia Coach Membership providing qualified members access to the online job and career platform connecting coaches and employers from around the world.
The WTA certainly has a way with big money deals. Back in January 2005 the rest of the sports world was left open mouthed when a $88 million sponsorship deal with mobile communications giants Sony Ericsson was announced. Now almost ten years on, the ink is just drying on the WTA’s ten year media agreement of more than $525 million with English-based partner, Perform.
The ongoing Mirkagate story took another twist as umpire Cedric Mourier confirmed Roger Federer’s wife caused the now accepted bust up between the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles and his Swiss Davis Cup team- Stan Wawrinka in Saturday’s Barclays ATP World Finals semi-final.
Roger Federer's appearance in the International Premier Tennis League was short but sweet as he joined the Micromax Indian Aces to treat the New Delhi fans to enjoyable, entertaining action on Sunday and Monday. Federer played six sets--the maximum three in each of the two matches--and won five of them.
The international debut of Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by Walgreen and AmerisourceBergen was a smashing success, raising more than $1 million dollars (USD) (more than £641,000) for the Elton John AIDS Foundation for only the second time in the event’s 22-year history.
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