Amidst Andy Murray's 2013 struggles that may be attributed to either recovery from back surgery and/or his split from coach Ivan Lendl, it should not be overlooked that his brother is getting along quite nicely this spring.
The former world No. 15 clinched the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-4 over James McGee in the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger semifinals.
Hello everyone. First of all Sven has to wish his dear mother Annika Happy Birthday! ( her sport was table tennis ) She is home in Holland enjoying the tulips. Pancho wants to send a shout out to tell everyone how nice it is to be in a Spanish speaking country. Madrid is just the place to be.
Roger Federer has sat in hundreds and maybe thousands of press conferences ( pressers ) and has never said that either child had messed up his performance. Maybe he had just spent an all nighter with a sick little one. Well their papa wouldn't ever mention a word. Never.
Martina Hingis spent last year’s Mutua Madrid Open celebrating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s – the player she was training at the time – doubles victory alongside Lucie Safarova, and this time round she’ll be in the thick of the action herself.
Three days into the BMW Open, only three seeds remain. No. 4 Gael Monfils withdrew prior to his opening match due to an ankle injury. No. 5 Philipp Kohlschreiber, No. 6 Feliciano Lopez, and No. 8 Ivan Dodig all joined him on the sidelines with first-round losses on Tuesday.
Little-known (and little-built) 18-year-old Japanese player Yoshihito Noshioka sprung another big upset on the USTA Pro Circuit Monday, the world No. 382 beating the 2012 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger winner Smyczek 6-2, 6-2 in the first day of main draw play.
Tennis is no longer a young man's game. Roger Federer, 32, is third in the 2014 race to London. David Ferrer, also 32, is No. 5 in the world. Tommy Haas may be struggling physically, but at 36 years old he is still ranked 16th.
The Jack Kramer Club is excited to host the 1st ever California Championships where juniors, adults, collegiate players, and America's Top Pros will compete to be crowned "Champion of California."
Roger Federer had already been confirmed, of course, for the third annual Laver Cup next summer. After all, it is taking place in none other than Geneva, Switzerland.
Roger Federer did it. So, did Caroline Wozniacki. They were the applauded and appreciated Australian Open singles winners. Much less well received was the brutal heat that turned the fortnight into the Dehydration Open.
