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Venus Williams won’t say whether she will ever compete at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells again, but it’s doubtful given that she and her sister Serena have not played there since 2001 when they claim they were victims of racism.
Reports of possible heel surgery for Janko Tipsarevic appear to have been overstated after the one-time No. 8 was announced as the final entry for the AAMI Classic in Melbourne in the run-up to the January 13 start of the Australian Open.
World no.9 Richard Gasquet has moved quickly to replace coach Riccardo Piatti who walked out on the Frenchman midway through the recent Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London and will be working with former French Open champion Sergi Bruguera from next February.
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.
World no.9 Richard Gasquet has moved quickly to replace coach Riccardo Piatti who walked out on the Frenchman midway through the recent Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London and will be working with former French Open champion Sergi Bruguera from next February.
Rafael Nadal tops the ATP lists in more ways than one, with the notoriously touchy top player in the world also the worst offender when it comes to warnings for slow play.
The pending return of Andy Murray to tennis has been delayed after organizers pulled the plug on a Caribbean exhibition due to have featured the Wimbledon champion at the end of the week.
Rafael Nadal tops the ATP lists in more ways that one, with the notoriously tetchy top player in the world also the worst offender when it comes to warnings for slow play.
Andy Murray’s scheduled comeback tournament after back surgery, the exhibition Dream Cup on the Caribbean island of Barbados, has been cancelled due to financial problems and player withdrawals.
Veteran coach Riccardo Piatti has finally thrown some light over his mystery split from Frenchman Richard Gasquet midway through last week’s Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Rafael Nadal does not believe he is in the mix for being considered the greatest player ever, giving the nod to either Roger Federer or Rod Laver. “I believe is 100% fair that people say [Federer is still the best ever] because he is today, and will be very difficult to any player to improve his numbers,” Nadal said.
Roger Federer may have ended his season with only one title, his lowest mark since 2001, but he was encouraged how he finished off his 2013 campaign. The Swiss experienced back trouble for much of the spring and summer but over the past three weeks was able to contest Basel, Paris/Bercy and London.
Some things simply belong together. Gin and tonic, fish with white wine, red wine paired with red meat, burgers and fries. Of course, these dualistic associations are not exclusive to the culinary sphere - such associations, often unknowingly, are present even in everyday language.
This match wasn't exactly meaningless -- Richard Gasquet can use the points as he tries to stay Top Ten next year, and for Novak Djokovic, he needs everything he can get if he is to threaten Rafael Nadal's top ranking in the first part of 2014.
Former top 5 player Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan on Li Na becoming the first Asian woman to reach the world No.3 ranking. “For Asian players it's really good. When I was young there weren't so many Asian players in the world, ...
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