Archive: grand-slam
The confirmation of Fernando Verdasco as seventh player in the field for the AAMI Classic event in Melbourne leaves just one space remaining in the January 8-11 pre-Australian Open hit-out at Melbourne's historic Kooyong club.
With six of the eight Grand Slam singles titles going to European players in 2013, tennis television rights in Europe remain big business.
Sloane Stephens had her best season ever working under USTA Player Development coach David Nainkin, finishing the year at No. 12 and reaching the second week of every Grand Slam event.
Roger Federer is set to commandeer Rod Laver Arena for a gala charity exhibition match on Wednesday January 8.
More than 26 years have passed since Boris Becker hurled himself into the sporting world’s perception as a 17 year-old to win Wimbledon. 14 years have passed since he retired from tennis but the German remains one of the most recognized and iconic sportsmen on the planet and he has chosen a new company to market his image.
Rafael Nadal expects nothing but more tough battles after playing Novak Djokovic for the 39th time and coming up short in straight sets at the World Tour Finals.
Serena Williams has not lost a singles match since mid-August, a winning run that now totals 16 matches after three successful round robin matches at the Istanbul-staged TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships.
It’s hard to imagine former US Open champion Gabriela Sabatini as a shy young girl these days as she traipses the globe comfortably promoting her line of perfume and cosmetics.
Andy Murray has revealed he will not be taking any chances by returning to action too soon after undergoing back surgery three weeks ago.
Alisa Kleybanova says that her main focus these days is getting enough matches in so she can possibly return to the top 20 someday, but the Russian, who had to battle cancer before launching a full scale comeback last spring, is also enterprising.
As the ATP Tour eases its way through the Asian swing, 2013 has so far, by Roger Federer's standards, been somewhat of a disappointment.
Mahesh Bhupathi may soon turn his eyes to his multiple business interests.
59-time Grand Slam Champion Martina Navratilova is returning to Adelaide and bringing fellow tennis legend, former world No.1 Tracy Austin for a singles showdown at the 2014 World Tennis Challenge held January 7 to January 9 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre.
Rafael Nadal has bowed to the current superiority of Juan Del Potro, with the Spaniard tipping his on-fire Argentine rival as a candidate for future grand slam titles.
Alison Lee, the Executive Vice President, ATP International Group, has put a significant amount of time helping extend the tour’s reach in the Asia- Pacific region.
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