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The Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], announces that internationally renowned tennis star Rafael Nadal will appear as the global brand ambassador for the Tommy Hilfiger underwear and Tommy Hilfiger Tailored collections beginning in Fall 2015.
It is true that predictions mean nothing. All that matters is what happens on the tennis court, between the white lines. But predictions are undeniably fun and with the 2015 season barely more than a week away, it's time to have some of that aforementioned fun. It's time for Grand Slam predictions!
2014 has been a great year for men's professional tennis. It's been a great year for all the SUPERSTARS of ladies tennis. It's been hard on the FAN. The ticket prices are too high. The old tourney directors and promoters never factored in players pay checks from ticket holders seat prices. Nope. That's what the sponsors were for.
Check out some of the best EPA tennis shots we gathered up so far.
Down 4-6, 1-5, Martin Klizan was staring down the barrel. It was the first round of qualifying for the China Open; his opponent, World No. 927 Xin Gao. Somehow, the Slovakian cheated death — saving four match points — to ride his way into the main draw. On 3 October, after victories over Leonardo Mayer and Ernests Gulbis, the World No. 56 was still alive.
Tim Henman opened his 2014 Statoil Masters Tennis account with a 6-7, 6-4 10-8 win over Swede Thomas Enqvist at the world famous Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday. Henman rushed to the net at every opportunity, taking time away from his flat-hitting opponent. It was a clash of styles that delighted the 3000-strong crowd.
Recovering Rafael Nadal has admitted that he will be starting 2015 from the depths as the 14-time grand slam event winner attempts a comeback after another injury-plagued and disappointing season. The 28-year-old Spaniard told Spanish newspaper AS that so far he is merely happy to be back in training again...
One week after his wife, Jelena, gave birth to their first child, Stefan, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic returned to action with a 6-3, 6-4 second-round win Tuesday over Philipp Kohlschreiber at the BNP Paribas Masters.
Last call. That’s the usual description of Paris: The last chance to earn points before the Race is closed. And, for all but the Top Eight, the last chance to settle their year-end rankings. The effects of that are curious. Some years, when the Race is tight, Paris is extraordinarily strong. Other years, it ends up extremely weak.
Not only did Rafael Nadal lose his match in Basel, he also announced that he was pulling out of Paris for were originally called "personal reasons." Which turns out to be appendix surgery (scheduled for November 3); he is through for the year. He'll have to rest for more than a month before resuming training.
Check out these EPA photos from the men's Swiss Indoors Tennis Tournament in Basel.
Check out these photos from the Swiss Indoor Tennis Tournament in Basel, Switzerland.
Click here to see some awesome EPA photos from the Swiss Indoors Tennis Tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.
This is about as good as it gets when it comes to a pair of 500-point tournaments. Roger Federer will play in front of home fans as the No. 1 seed at the Swiss Indoors Basel, where Rafael Nadal’s comeback from a wrist injury and perseverance through appendicitis will continue.
US Open champion Marin Cilic has claimed the fifth spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The Croat will make his debut at the year-end event as he joins Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka in the elite eight-man field at the prestigious tournament, to be held at The O2 in London from 9-16 November.
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