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French players won four of five matches on the day as the home indoor event began to gain pace. Unknown Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat Andres Artunedo of Spain 6-4, 6-3 while No. 249 qualifier Albano Olivetti put out compatriot Kenny De Schepper 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 with a 14-ace performance.
Ivo Karlovic blasted a record-leveling 44 aces in a three-set match to beat Daniel Brands 6-7(4), 7-5 7-6(3) and begin his campaign at home on a high note. The performance tied that of Australian Mark Philippoussis, set October, 1995, in Kuala Lumpur.
Albert Costa, has been appointed today as new sporting director of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899. . . Rafael Nadal is questionable for next week’s tournament in Argentina due to back trouble. . . Former ITF junior No. 1 and teenager Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will likely start her nation’s Fed Cup tie against France's Alize Cornet. . .
Michael Mortensen, who is now coaching Caroline Wozniacki, is on a trial basis until the end of the Sony Open in Miami at the end of March. “My aim is that this should be for the year,” he said. “I would like to see we have a full season together.” ... Aga Radwanska appears in the new issue of Polish Glamour magazine...
Swiss Davis Cup coach Severin Luthi is living strictly in the present when it comes to his team's Davis Cup World Group hopes after a sweeping 3-0 weekend win sparked by grand slam champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.
The ITF has announced the latest results for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round and Zone Group ties taking place on 31 January - 2 February. A total of 30 ties are taking place this week.
A dispute appears to have emerged as to exactly who manages the commercial rights of new Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka, a heretofore unexpected worry for management of the modest Swiss who stunned Rafael Nadal to win his first grand slam title.
Andy Murray remained in a bit of a fog following his first trans-Pacific trip into the US, with the Scot working to shake his jet-lag after battling with the International Date Line as he arrived in Southern California from Melbourne.
Stanislas Wawrinka’s Australian Open victory will have an effect on men’s tennis for some months to come. But the most immediate was prompting Roger Federer to change his stance on the Davis Cup...
That must be what Serbia is thinking after word came that Roger Federer will be joining Stanislas Wawrinka on Switzerland's Davis Cup team. And that's against a Serbian team with no Novak Djokovic. Serbia didn't have any real hope anyway, but now things really look bad...
Australian Open champion Li Na stepped off the plane in her home province of Hubei and found a delegation of provincial officials waiting for her with a check for $132,000. . . . . Serbia’s Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradovic says he respects top player Novak Djokovic’s decision not to play his nations tie against Switzerland.
Toni Nadal has launched into another defence of his nephew in an attempt to explain the situation behind Rafael Nadal's back injury situation in his losing Australian Open final to Stanislas Wawrinka.
Australian Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka will fulfill his Swiss Davis Cup commitment against a Serbian side missing Novak Djokovic. World No.2 Djokovic withdrew from Davis play this weekend to rest after losing to Wawrinka in Melbourne.
While four days of searing heat affected the 2014 Australian Open attendance a bit, a more than respectable total of 643,280 fans attended this years’ event. The all-time Australian Open attendance record of 686,006 was set in 2012
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Stanislas Wawrinka's Australian Open stirred painful memories for the champion of 20 years previously and guest of honor, Pete Sampras. But it still didn’t dent the former world no.1’s admiration for the new title holder.
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