Archive: australian-open
A day into the new year injuries were already starting to mount in tennis, with two women's pull outs at the Brisbane International and two more on the men's side of various pre-Australian Open tournaments.
The court speed at the Australian Open has yet to be tested but some ATP players are saying that the court at Pat Rafter Arena at the Brisbane International is playing as quick as any outdoor surface on tour.
Andy Murray left the Middle East behind him this morning and boarded the 14 hours long flight to Melbourne knowing he had not gotten anywhere near the level of match practice he was hoping before showing he was ready to compete with the top players at the Australian Open.
Tennis 2014. Put on your seat belts. Tighten them. We are in for a ride! Super Stars of our sport, super star coaches, super 10s and a Supersonic Season!
Just after Alicia Molik became the show stopper at the Australian Open and before Jelena Dokic wowed the crowds at Rod Laver Arena, the quiet lefthander Casey Dellacqua raised the roof, coming out of nowhere in 2008 to reach the fourth round...
Today at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Andy Murray is due to play his first singles match on the ATP World Tour since losing his US Open title last September and the world no.4 is more than happy with...
After her scrappy and somewhat scratchy 6-4, 6-4 victory over Andrea Petkovic in her opening match of her 2014 campaign at the Brisbane International on Tuesday, Serena Williams has won 91 of her last 95 matches dating back to loss to Angelique Kerber at 2012 Cincinnati.
...even though he worked with her for five weeks during the off-season, coach Paul Annacone will not join Sloane Stephens in Australia. She will be coached by her hitting partner, Andrew Fitzpatrick.
Tennis Channel will bring tournament coverage from the 2014 Hyundai Hopman Cup beginning Monday, Dec. 30, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Roger Federer has added six-time grand slam event 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 event.
Novak Djokovic is intent on winning the upcoming Australian Open for the fourth year in succession and the fifth time since 2008. And with new coach Boris Becker integrated into his team, he is more than content than another unbeaten run at Abu Dhabi’s.
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.
Gilles Simon will replace injured Janko Tipsarevic at the Kooyong club Australian Open tune-up.
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.
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