Roger Federer cuddled a koala in the most clicked of all Australian photo ops before getting back to the practice courts at Brisbane as he prepares to resume testing of a larger racquet after playing his entire career with a small 90-inch model.
The injuries actually started before the season began, when Elena Vesnina pulled out of Auckland. But mark down Sunday as the day of our first in-season injury to a Top Ten player. #6 seed Caroline Wozniacki is out of Brisbane due to a right shoulder problem. She still hopes to play Sydney and the Australian Open.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova hasn't played match since early August and arrived in Brisbane with two new team members, coach Sven Groeneveld and physio Jerome Bianchi.
Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki is facing a race for fitness with the start of her 2014 season already delayed as a shoulder injury forced her to withdraw from the Brisbane International at the weekend.
Roger Federer has added six-time grand slam winner Stefan Edberg to his Australian Open team, with the 47-year-old Swede set to work for 10 weeks with the Swiss starting at next month's grand slam.
That was what Poland found when it took on Italy. Italy should have been in great shape, because they had two players and Poland, with Grzegorz Panfil playing alongside Agnieszka Radwanska, really had only one.
Sometimes a live body is enough.
That was what Poland found when it took on Italy. Italy should have been in great shape, because they had two players and Poland, with Grzegorz Panfil playing alongside Agnieszka Radwanska, really had only one.
For the first time since 2004 Canada is among the eight countries competing in the Hopman Cup, an ITF team exhibition event taking place from December 28 to January 4 in Perth, Australia.
Tennis Channel will bring viewers tournament coverage from the 2014 Hyundai Hopman Cup beginning Monday, Dec. 30, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The network’s telecast will include action from around the world as well as U.S. competitions and the championship final of the annual international mixed-doubles tournament.
A stunning climb in the world rankings and taking a set off the best female tennis player on the planet was reward enough for Eugenie Bouchard's hard work in 2013.
L'histoire est désormais bien connue. Eugenie Bouchard en parle à chaque fois qu'on lui demande de revenir sur l'année 2013.
What a December to remember. It's always the famous "stealthy" time of the year. It's coach changes. Doubles duos doing the "dosey doh" and exhibitions and fundraisers among other things. Visits with families, training, getting wisdom teeth pulled etc., tv appearances, awards received.
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.
