Archive: australian-open
Some players can play with just about any old frame. Other feel like their racquet is an extension of their body. That’s the case with Juan Martin Del Potro, who only has two Wilson frames left that he is currently using.
Sixteen former top 10 players, including four former world No. 1s, will return to the court this January to contest the annual Australian Open legends event.
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Lleyton Hewitt has decided not to risk his fitness with the Australian Open starting in less than a week. The 32-year-old made a precautionary withdrawal from the Kooyong exhibition and was replaced in the field by a teenaged unknown.
Attendance records are expected to be broken when the Australian Open starts next week as officials make an optimistic prediction of exceeding the nearly 685,000 who poured through the gates of Melbourne Park a year ago over the grand slam event fortnight.
Tennis Australia president Stephen Healy says the organization is in negotiations with another airline to replace Virgin Australia as a major sponsor of the Australian Open. Board level negotiations are ongoing to replace Virgin.
Caroline Wozniacki may be in slightly improved form heading onto the Australian Open than she was last year, but the former No. 1 does not appear to be playing substantially better.
Laura Robson’s chances of even starting the Australian Open have been thrown into doubt following the British no. 1 being forced to retire midway through her first match of the year at the Hobart International earlier today because of ongoing wrist problems.
Tennis Channel is expanding Hall of Famer Jim Courier's roster of tournament assignments to include the Australian Open, starting with the 2014 edition in Melbourne.
Mahesh Bhupathi and his partners were very excited when they formally announced plans for an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), last May, but now some ex and current players are expressing doubts about its potential.
WTA organizers were dealt a body blow as seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams withdrew from the pre-Australian Open event to rest after losing a final in New Zealand at the weekend to Ana Ivanovic.
Yes, Boris stall was always walking to the chair to get a towel to wipe his forearm. No wristbands for him. A big stall. Maybe Novak will start bouncing more again?
Tim Henman is one player backing Andy Murray to make a successful return to tennis after his September back surgery. And with the Scot now ready to polish his Australian Open training in Melbourne, former British great Henman believes the time is right for a Murray move on the ATP.
With just two ATP World Tour singles matches to his name after a three month absence enforced by back surgery, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has categorically admitted it would be ‘unrealistic’ to expect to win the Australian Open with such limited opportunity to get acclimated to tennis competition at the highest level.
Maria Sharapova can be a very self-reflective person, but talking about her history against a woman who has all but dominated her and whom she does not get along with off court are not subjects she wants to ponder publicly.
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