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Sunday will see the draft for the International Tennis Premier League in Dubai and opinions are clearly split on the validity of the new tennis concept amongst leading players. Tomas Berdych, who maintains he needs to cut back on his schedule, primarily in Davis Cup, insists he is fully committed.
The modern trend in top-flight tennis is most certainly to employ big name Swedish coaches. Stanislas Wawrinka did it with Magnus Norman and ended up winning the Australian Open. Roger Federer has done it with Stefan Edberg, admittedly more on a part time basis. And now Fernando Verdasco...
Novak Djokovic admitted he needed to take a break after the disappointment of losing in the Australian Open quarterfinals but after a month away from tennis he is ready to return rejuvenated and ready to stage a bid to win the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the fifth time in six years.
Rafael Nadal had not looked very good the night before; his explanation seemed to boil down to the fact that he was struggling with the uncomfortable conditions. But it was thoroughly uncomfortable on Sunday as well -- high heat and very high humidity.
IMG is using the system popularized by San Jose’s tournament director Bill Rapp by determining in advance the day a star attraction will play their first match. In this case the tournament announces that Novak Djokovic will play on Friday, March 21.
If you look only at the match stats, the wonder is that this was so close. Pablo Andujar should have won this walking away. How often do you get fourteen break point chances against Rafael Nadal on clay?
As he begins play at the new Rio ATP event, Rafael Nadal cannot hide doubts about his tennis longevity. The world No. 1 got back onto court for the first time since losing the Australian Open final with back pains to Stanislas Wawrinka, taking the first step in his comeback after a three-week pause...
Andy Roddick may be on the sidelines of tennis now but that small fact does not prevent the now-retired former No. 1 from throwing out his opinions on current players in the game.
Rafael Nadal is in contention for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award. Nadal is a nominee along with the Oracle Team USA, winner of the America’s Cup, Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho, golfer Tiger Woods and baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
Rafael Nadal boosts his lead in the contest for #1. And, perhaps more importantly in practical terms, he stays healthy.
Top seed Tommy Haas continued to break barriers at age 35, advancing in his opening match over Wayne Odesnik in well under an hour. "With injuries, I lost probably three or four years of my career," said the 12th-ranked Haas.
Tim Henman is quietly doing his bit to try and keep British tennis on an upward path after the Wimbledon title breakthrough last summer of former protégé Andy Murray.
Spanish sixth seed Feliciano Lopez rallied past dis-heartened American Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to hand the Californian his fifth consecutive defeat of the season. One-time US No. 1 Querrey, his ranking sinking like a stone and now down to 57th, has not been able to produce much game after the heartbreak of an engagement gone wrong in 2013 and its subsequent effects on his tennis.
Nine years after his last ATP appearance in the country as a raw teenaged talent, Rafael Nadal is back on court in Brazil and eager to make a fresh start in 2014 in the land of football and samba.
Nine years after his last ATP appearance in the country as a raw teenaged talent, Rafael Nadal is back on court in Brazil and eager to make a fresh start in 2014 in the land of football and samba.
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