Ladder is one of those universal terms in the tennis club world. It signifies how players stack up against each other - the top of the ladder representing those whose competitive prowess is lionesque and the bottom denoting those whose swings resemble unfolding lawn chairs.
To most of the world, Paris is the City of Lights, the City of Love. But to tennis fans, the French capitol is best known for two words: Roland Garros.
Despite the seedings, this feels like a bit of a surprise. Peng Shuai came in ranked 11 places higher, but Romina Oprandi is the clay expert.... Oprandi it appears will be #36.
When Gael Monfils was getting blistered in the first set, we naturally thought, Uh-oh, here we go again.... He got over it after that, but the second set tiebreak was almost as ugly.
Even though the results of Roland Garros have been very predictable since now seven-time champion Rafael Nadal raced on to the scene in 2005, it’s a little more difficult to tell what will occur this year given that on the Saturday morning before the tournament was to begin it was 40 degrees.
Four of the world’s best tennis athletes will converge in the nation’s capital this summer for the Citi OpenSM, adding to a player field already brimming with world-class talent.
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.
