Archive: brisbane
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...
Insiders were wondering why Serena William spent this off season in Florida rather going back to the island of Mauritius to train with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou like she did in 2012, but the reason is not as some have speculated...
Roger Federer experimented with a new larger Wilson frame last summer before switching back to his tried and true usual smaller frame at the US Open. But during the off season, he tried out a new 98-inch Wilson racket and now is committed to playing with it during the Australian summer.
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.
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Maria Sharapova has arrived at the Brisbane International and will attempt to play her first tournament since August. She has been recovering from a right shoulder injury. When asked if her shoulder was ready for tournament tennis, she said: "I hope so."
Roger Federer and Mirka Federer will be expecting again in 2014, with the Swiss making the announcement Christmas eve through his Twitter account.
Australian Open officials are optimistic of breaking an online record after the re-launch of the ausopen.com website, with hopes of smashing the record 15.5 million unique visitors from 2013.
Maria Sharapova has revealed she has been undergoing a course of platelet-rich plasma injections and shock-wave therapy to overcome the right shoulder issues that kept her off court for the entire late summer and fall season including the US Open.
Maria Sharapova has said that she remains ultra-serious about her career and otherwise would not have gone to the trouble of re-forming her team after dealing with a shoulder injury which left her out of the game from last summer.
Lleyton Hewitt has no time to ponder an end to his career while still focusing on unfolding upcoming challenges.
Six of the world’s top 10 women and four of the top 20 men – including tennis superstar Roger Federer – will headline Brisbane International 2014 presented by Suncorp.
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