Serena Williams is known for her intensity on the court, but in the May 2014 issue of FITNESS magazine, on newsstands April 22, she opens up about the softer side of Serena—a woman who loves to laugh, belts out showtunes at karaoke and admits that her on-court persona isn't the real Serena.
Death, taxes, and Spanish tennis players dominating on clay. Those may be the three certainties of life, and so far 2014 has done nothing to suggest otherwise.
The Draw for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs has handed Serbia and Spain difficult away trips to India and Brazil respectively on 12-14 September.
Petra Kvitova will lead Czech Republic’s bid to reach the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final for the third time in four years after the semifinal team nominations were announced on Wednesday.
Future tennis champ Francis Tiafoe won the Easter Bowl this weekend, a top competition for junior players. The win is his second major juniors title after winning the Orange Bowl in the winter . He will go on to compete in the junior events at the Grand Slams.
Fernando Verdasco won an all-Spanish final 6-3, 7-6(4) over Nicolas Almagro at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday afternoon. Verdasco needed one hour and 52 minutes to capture his first singles title since the clay-court event in Barcelona back in 2010.
With his ultimate goal of winning an ASICS Easter bowl finally complete, 16-year-old Francis Tiafoe said his focus will now turn to the junior Grand Slam events in the coming months, including the French Open and Wimbledon.
Fernando Verdasco won his sixth career title while contesting his 19th career final. This is Verdasco's first title since he won Barcelona on April 25, 2010.
Monte Carlo might as well be a "masters"... What a great draw. Fantastic that Roger Federer took the wild card. We wish more draws had more wildcard spots. It would give the tournament so much more star power.
The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters may not be a required 1000-point event, but this year's installment of the tournament does not look much different from any other 56-man Masters event.
It will be an all-Spanish singles final at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday afternoon. The two compatriots, though, are heading into it after much different days at the office.
So far this week, five players have been named the winner's of the Jackie Cooper-Tory Fretz ASICS Sportsmanship Award during the 47th annual Easter Bowl finishing this weekend at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Desperately wanting to play in her third straight ASICS Easter Bowl final, CiCi Bellis of Atherton, Calif., rallied to win the last four games after being down 4-2 in the third set to beat top-seeded Sofia Kenin of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in the Girls’ 18s singles semifinals on Saturday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Are lefties more successful than right-handed players? Which player admits to smashing 70 rackets a year during his career? All these questions, and so many more, are answered in entertaining infographics in the new book YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!
The ATP announced a group of potential host sites for the Nitto ATP Finals starting in 2021, and it includes London, Manchester, Singapore, Tokyo, and Turin.
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."
