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Former World Number One Andy Roddick made a blistering start to his ATP Champions Tour career with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of his 'childhood hero' Mats Wilander. Roddick was born three months after his opponent won his debut Grand Slam title at the French Open in 1982, and he was able to take full advantage of the 18 year age gap at the Delray Beach International Tennis Centre on Friday night...
Andre Agassi and Governor Brian Sandoval visited Doral Academy West, a southwest valley charter school that was opened in August thanks to the Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund.
No surprise here, surely, and it won't be any surprise if Agnieszka Radwanska wins this event. Even if she doesn't, this win assures that she will rise to #3 (behind #1 Serena Williams and #2 Li Na); Victoria Azarenka, #2 coming in, will slip all the way to #4.
We're still on Rotterdam time, FYI. Richard Krajicek is a great tournament director ! FYI Happy Valentines Day. It was here in a blink and gone. Hope all the lovers out there had a great day. Geezer and Lovey were @ the wedding of the 1996 Wimbledon Champion and his dear always gorgeous Daphne Deckers...
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced it will present the city of Mission Viejo, Calif., with its Brad Parks Award for the city’s outstanding contribution in helping grow tennis at the local level.
Juan Martin Del Potro is still feeling pain in the wrist injury that hampered him at last month’s Australian Open and subsequently sent him for consultations and treatment at the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Spanish Olympic figure skater Javier Fernandez admits that he is inspired by the tennis feats of Rafael Nadal as he competes for Games glory on the ice in Sochi. Fernandez finished third in the short program as the games entered the middle weekend of competition.
When we talk about the best athletes we know that he or she must be passionate and devote their life to whatever their passion is. Now what separates an athlete from a champion is that the champions are the ones that know the amount of sacrifice and self discipline required to win.
Less than a month ago Australian Open semi-finalist Eugenie Bouchard was the talk of women’s tennis but this weekend she is forced to play the qualifying rounds of the next week’s Dubai Duty Free Championships.
Andy Roddick made his debut on the PowerShares Series champions tennis circuit a successful one Thursday, fending off a stubborn John McEnroe 7-5 to win the Champions Shootout at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) is based in London and comprised mainly of former Metropolitan Police officers. Now planned legislation in the United Kingdom could mean match-fixing will be made a specific criminal offence with a jail term of up to 10 years.
Former coach and current British television commentator Mark Petchey has offered some free advice to Andy Murray, his former pupil, saying Murray's comeback from surgery should not be be compared with the one made by Rafael Nadal last season...
Andy Murray had very complimentary words for his opponent here -- "I'm sure we will be seeing a lot more of him" -- but this looks depressingly like the way Murray played at the start of the year, before he really got on his feet. He won't make it back to the Top Five at that rate -- but at least he'll get the chance to do better.
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Serena Williams has been granted a wild card into next week's Dubai event in a surprise move for the world Number 1 who had given every impression that she would not be playing again until Miami in late March.
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