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...big congrats to Max Braeckman who brought her (Kirsten Flipkens) out of obscurity to number 12 in the world. Max formerly coached Xavier Malisse. He is currently a coach at the Kim Clijsters academy.
Roger Federer's first appearance at the Brisbane International is said to have caused a surge in ticket sales.
Andy Murray is playing down any expectations on his form as he flies to Abu Dhabi for the post-Christmas exhibition which will mark his return to tennis this week. The Scot is in a field with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for the three-day event in the Gulf.
The Coral Beach and Tennis Club in Bermuda has been taken over by US investors CBC 2013, a subsidiary of Three Wall Capital and ROC Group.
Christmas is supposedly the time of goodwill to all men but the Tennis Integrity Unit have shown no seasonal mercy and have banned Spanish player Guillermo Olaso from the sport for five years after he was found guilty of match fixing.
IMG tennis representatives appear to be pleased about William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) acquisition of the company for between $2.3 and $2.4 billion.
While the rest of the tennis world takes the Holiday's off...RadioTennis.com takes a different path and is proud to announce the launch of "Holiday Sessions". Four intimate interviews with some of the most important and eclectic people in tennis today.
CoCo Vandeweghe is working with Urszula Radwanska’s ex-coach coach Maciej She also recently did a photo shoot with Asics America. . . Urszula Radwanska has also pulled out of the Aussie Open with a shoulder injury and will be replaced by Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. . .
David Ferrer has been added to the fast-expanding the coach-change list, with the Spanish veteran announcing a split after a decade and a half with longtime mentor Javier Piles.
Boris Becker knows all about being left behind on tour. The former No. 1 was at the top of his class from 1985-1991 when he won five of his six Grand Slam titles, but then he was eventually surpassed by the likes of Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Andre Agassi.
A white Christmas is off the agenda this year for the Roger Federer family as the world No. 6 opts to remain in Dubai at his training base and celebrate the holiday before heading straight to Australia for the start of his 2014 season.
Tennis great Rod Laver believes that Australian young gun Bernard Tomic needs to make a New Year’s resolution to work a lot harder if he's to advance his stalled career.
A well-known saying is the only constant in life is change and that certainly seems to be the case amongst the world’s leading tennis players during the current off-season.
If anyone doubted Boris Becker’s level of commitment in his new role of head coach to Novak Djokovic, the news six times Grand Slam champion has resigned from his prominent role with BBC TV’s tennis commentary team in Britain should serve as confirmation.
Caroline Wozniacki is instituting changes as well as enacting a business as usual approach to her career.
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