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After capturing the King Trophy twice with Washington, Leander Paes and Martina Hingis made their Grand Slam debut by winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday...
Novak Djokovic became the second man in history to win five Australian Open titles when he defeated Andy Murray 76(3) 67(4) 63 60 in the men’s final on Rod Laver Arena. Only Roy Emerson had previously won more titles, winning six between 1961 and 1967.
When it came to interruptions, this match had almost everything. A spectator invaded the court in the second set. Everyone was trying to hear if Andy Murray's girlfriend Kim Sears would use impolite words again (there is no firm evidence either way, but she did show up in a T-shirt carrying a "parental advisory").
When Rafael Nadal comes out of a funk, he really comes out of a funk! Hard to believe he could still lose the #3 ranking to Kei Nishikori. Of course, if he keeps playing like this, he won't lose it. He leaves Kevin Anderson still at #15.
As a member of the Washington Kastles, Martina Hingis knows a thing or two about winning streaks. After all, she joined the Kastles just in time to help them pass the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers with 34 consecutive victories.
In this era when there are so many hot prospects to talk about -- Kyrgios, Thiem, Coric -- Jiri Vesely has tended to be forgotten. Maybe it's time that changed. At age 21, he was playing in his first-ever final -- yet he dominated his much older opponent, showing no hint of nerves.
Leander Paes is one partner away from playing with 100 different teammates during his illustrious career. No. 99 is making a strong case to prevent Paes from ever getting there. The newly-formed duo of Paes and Raven Klaasen began their partnership at the start of this season and promptly finished runner-up in Chennai.
Venus Williams will enter the Australian Open confidently after capturing the Auckland title on Saturday with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki. The Kastles superstar improved to 6-0 lifetime against Wozniacki to clinch her 46th singles title. Now ranked 18th in the world, Williams dropped only 15 games en route to the final.
In the first match of his 25th season on the ATP World Tour, Kastles captain Leander Paes picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win at the Chennai Open (Highlights). Paes is playing with the 99th men's doubles partner of his career, Raven Klaasen of the San Diego Aviators.
What is it about Mylan World TeamTennis that brings out the best in the Washington Kastles? After capturing the King Trophy on July 27 for the fourth consecutive season and fifth time in six years, Kastles players took their winning ways with them on the WTA and ATP World Tour.
One of the many reasons why Bob and Mike Bryan have been so dominant as a doubles duo is, of course, that they never split up. As their partnership remains a constant, other doubles players are consistently changing up their partners year in and year out. Next season will be no exception.
Andy Murray won his first singles title since winning Wimbledon 15 months ago. The win did little to alter his position of being an unlikely outsider to the world’s top ten but winning the Shenzhen Open after saving five match points against Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo did wonders for the Scot’s flagging morale.
The Washington Kastles defeated the Springfield Lasers 25-13 at the Mylan World TeamTennis Finals in Springfield, Mo., on Sunday afternoon to become only the second team in the league’s 39-year history to win four consecutive titles.
The Washington Kastles claimed their fourth consecutive Mylan World TeamTennis Eastern Conference Championship on Thursday, defeating the Philadelphia Freedoms 21-16.
The 2014 Mylan WTT regular season runs July 6-23 with the top two teams from the Western and Eastern Conferences advancing to the Mylan WTT Conference Championships on Thursday, July 24. The conference champions will battle for the King Trophy at the 2014 Mylan WTT Finals at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 27.
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