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The Australian Open has increased its travel allowance for players, giving more than $1,088,000 to assist with expenses for coming for the tournament. This is in addition to other expense amounts given by the tournament, which include $300 a day for accommodations and $60 a day for meals, according to the New York Times.
Masimo, Lavazza, and Barracuda Networks (NYSE:CUDA) have signed sponsorship agreements with the BNP Paribas Open, the largest ATP World Tour and WTA combined two-week event in the world to be held March 9-22, 2015 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden...
Grand Slams almost always shake things up in the rankings because so many points are available compared to other tournaments. This time around, the Australian Open did not have a massive impact. That being said, there were at least a handful of ATP players who made some significant moves--either good or bad.
Check out some of the EPA photos of Genie Bouchard during the 2015 Australian Open in Melbourne.
After capturing the King Trophy twice with Washington, Leander Paes and Martina Hingis made their Grand Slam debut by winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday...
Click here to see some of the photos from the ladies of the Fed Cup tennis via Instagram.
Maria Sharapova had little time to digest her 6-3, 7-6(5) loss in the final of the Australian Open against Serena Williams, with the Russian finalist flying out of Melbourne at the weekend and back to the European winter. The No. 2 who suffered her 16th straight loss to Serena in the Australian Open final, is playing Fed Cup for Russia in Krakow against Poland.
The world's Top 3 players have been nominated to play in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and World Group II first round ties on 7-8 February. World No. 1 Serena Williams heads USA's line-up for the World Group II first round match-up against Argentina.
Click here to check out some of the sports photos the amazing photographers @ EPA took during this past week.
And so ‘twas ever thus. Novak Djokovic continued his unbeaten run in the finals of the Australian Open with a four set win over Andy Murray 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0. Was it an epic, no. But is it a sign that Djokovic could go on to achieve his career slam? Yes.
Check out some of the amazing photos from the Serena v Sharapova match at Melbourne, Australia.
It's only January, but London can go ahead and starting getting ready for Fabio Fognini. That's right; the volatile Italian is likely heading to the World Tour Finals.
The all-important question is which Novak Djokovic is going to show up for Sunday's Australian Open final against Andy Murray.
We as a group here @10sballs_com have been seat holders, players, coaches, agents, PHYSIOS, friends, writers, photographers the entire time! We have been part of this event since it's inception. Where did 40 years go? We will work on a few stories about what we loved at each venue. Take a holiday. For a day or longer. People fly in from all over the world. It's that great!
It should have been an epic. It really should have been. This Global Chick has said it before – sometimes you see the best fights in the semi-finals. The Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka show was not. It was, instead, a moody exchange of nerves jangling, racquets flinging, and more by luck than anything else...
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