The weekend before any grand slam is the players last chance to fine tune their games heading into the grueling 2 week test that is the Australian Open! I got a chance to watch Rafa practice this afternoon, its nice to see him back on the blue courts in Melbourne after not playing last year because of injury.
Rafael Nadal is absolutely not a fan of the faster courts laid down for this edition of the Australian Open, with the Spaniard complaining that they will cut the spectacle from matches.
If a tournament can be guessed and predicted by the first look at the Draw, well then, the Aussie Open, will be very exciting and maybe filled with surprises.
The draw is out for the 2014 Auzzie open. The men's is so lopsided I'm leaving that one to another member of the team. So more tomorrow. But for sure the hottest ticket in town is Rafael Nadal playing again Bernie Tomic. And that's just a first round match...
A dramatic fall in Hopman Cup attendance at the just-concluded edition has Tennis Australia officials going over the books in an effort to stop what they hope is not the start of a downward trend. Attendees through the doors of the Perth Arena totaled just 84,000...
David Ferrer had won this title three years in a row. But he is really, really in a funk right now. It won't affect his ranking for the moment; he stays at #3. But, as our feature reveals, he is in real danger of falling to #4, or even #5, after the Australian Open.
During the first Grand Slam of the year, Fila’s sponsored athletes will debut the Center Court Collection in Melbourne. The overall look for the collection has a nod to Fila’s past in color and design. The color palette was inspired by a polo shirt from the 1980s in Fila’s vast apparel archives in Italy...
Hello everyone, I made it down under after 31 hours door to door travel. But once down here it's " differently" worth it, the weather is hot and the days are long, 2 things that should make for some good tennis and an exciting tournament ahead!
It is very rare to find a veteran player who was sitting outside of the top 100 and at times who though about quitting who can find a way to come though qualifying and mow down an elite WTA field at a Premier level event.
Sugarpova, a premium candy line that reflects the fun, fashionable, sweet side of international tennis sensation Maria Sharapova announced today their partnership with the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport, R.I.
Brains will go up against brawn in the final of the Apia International Sydney on Sunday, with Juan Martin del Potro facing Bernard Tomic. That description is more apt on court as the Argentine is more thoughtful off court than the Australian is...
It was the end of an era at Crandon Park for the Miami Open last year. From the Lipton, to the Nasdaq 100, to the Sony Ericsson, to the Sony, to the Miami Open presented by Itau, Key Biscayne saw it all.
Roger Federer of Switzerland in action during his men's singles final match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 28 January 2018.
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.
