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John McEnroe kicked off the 2014 PowerShares Series tennis circuit Wednesday night at the Sprint Center in frigid Kansas City beating both Ivan Lendl and Michael Chang back-to-back in one-set matches to win the title.
Enigmatic Ivan Lendl appears to be quietly satisfied with the work he's done over the past few seasons with Andy Murray, taking the Scot to his first two grand slam titles. The 53-year-old Czech who never, ever lets his emotions get out of hand and is known for sitting stone-faced through the most dramatic of matches.
The organizers of the BNP Paribas Showdown and the Hong Kong Tennis Association have put their dispute behind them when the association received the money they had requested.
2014 PowerShares Series tennis circuit, the 12-city tour featuring legendary tennis champions also including John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and others.
Pete Sampras attended the Australian Open in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his 1994 title win and met up with a bunch of his former playing peers including Michael Chang, Jim Courier, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, all of who are coaching in some capacity.
Andy Murray no longer fears the wrath of iron-man coach Ivan Lendl, with the Scot having gained valuable confidence in his own game under the regime of the former grand slam tough guy. After two years together and success through Wimbledon and US Open titles, the pair has jelled into a smooth working unit.
The following are questions and quotes from Michael Chang, courtesy of the PowerShares Series tennis circuit, where Michael will compete in the opening two events...
Ever since Ivan Lendl wandered back into the major tennis arena two years ago after more than a decade out of the spotlight he has cast a solitary image. Now with contemporaries like Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang adopting the new roles of ‘celebrity coaches,’ there would apparently be a sense of familiarity...
Six months to the day since winning the Wimbledon title, Andy Murray insisted he’d experienced the personally most enjoyable day on a tennis court since and the pessimism he announced about his Australian Open less than a week ago noticeably lifted from the Scot.
While Roger Federer may be the latest elite player to take on a "celebrity" coach in the form of Swede Stefan Edberg, Rafael Nadal has insisted he won't be joining the new trend.
Boris Becker revealed he was approached by a representative of Novak Djokovic to be head coach as long ago as October and the actual day at the China Open in Beijing that the Serb lost his world no.1 ranking to Rafael Nadal.
Boris Becker will take over as head coach for Novak Djokovic starting at the Australian Open, with current coach Marian Vajda stepping into the background to spend more time at home.
US Davis Cup captain Jim Courier has been all over the world as a player, coach and TV analyst. He also runs the senior PowerShares Series, which will feature a number of legends playing across the US. including John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and Michael Chang...
Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva will return to play at the 2014 Australian Open after 18 months off, but No. 19 Maria Kirilenko will miss the tournament due to ankle and knee injuries. . . Andy Murray will open his inn, called Cromlix, near his hometown of Dunblane, Scotland, next spring.
Veteran Australian coach Tony Roche has extended the hand of friendship to Bernard Tomic, telling the sometimes-clueless 21-year-old that he is welcome to train with the Roche team in Sydney.
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