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Maria Sharapova is set to become a stable mate of Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington and Martin Scorsese as the sale of IMG to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, one of the oldest names in the Hollywood talent business, is expected to be announced later today.
World no.2 Novak Djokovic, determined to once again unseat Rafael Nadal from the top spot in world tennis, issued unexpected news this morning by declaring Boris Becker would become his head coach in the build up to the Serb’s Australian Open title defence next month.
Serena Williams topped ESPN’s “Impact List” as the female athlete who has the most influence in 2013...
Maria Sharapova has revealed she has been undergoing a course of platelet-rich plasma injections and shock-wave therapy to overcome the right shoulder issues that kept her off court for the entire late summer and fall season including the US Open.
Amidst collecting just about every award has to offer, albeit from a considerable distance while still ensconced in his Miami training base, Andy Murray has finally given the thumbs up to his return to action after back surgery and officially announced he will be playing next week’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
Swiss Marc Rosset has delved into nostalgia, telling the Swiss Tennis magazine Smash that he longs for the game of the past when the fields at the grand slams were more wide open than they are today.
Maria Sharapova has said that she remains ultra-serious about her career and otherwise would not have gone to the trouble of re-forming her team after dealing with a shoulder injury which left her out of the game from last summer.
Tennis New Zealand is putting a large chunk of developmental money into juniors and is now shying away from paying veteran pros. According to the New Zealand Herald, since 2007, Tennis New Zealand has invested more than $2 million in 40 to 50 players of all ages.
Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is very high on teenagers Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, saying that have elite potential. . . .Roger Federer won’t say how much Rod Laver will be involved at his charity event on Laver Arena prior to the Australian Open.
Jelena Dokic will take a pause to ponder the viability of her tennis career at age 30 as she joins the commentary team for the Hopman Cup in Perth starting December 28. Dokic has not played a professional match since late 2012 due to her continuing run of injuries, bad luck and illness.
Former ATP Players Council president Ivan Ljubicic put a tremendous amount of time into politicking for the betterment of his sport during his long playing career, but he retired in April of 2013 and is now coaching world No. 11 Milos Raonic.
With doubles partner Casey Dellacqua claiming an automatic spot in the Australian Open field with her finals victory at the weekend in the grand slam playoffs in Melbourne, Ash Barty is now keen to make sure she also takes a spot in the major.
Fears that Andy Murray, Britain’s first Wimbledon male singles champion for 77 years, might have blown his opportunity of winning the nation’s most prestigious sports award by staying in Miami to continue his rehabilitation after back surgery were dispelled as he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year with a record proportion of the ballot.
With the takeover of the Melbourne Kooyong exhibition by IMG, a charity element to the four-day event has been expanded, with families dealing with cancer the intended beneficiaries.
Roger Federer is to lead the applause for Rod Laver as a specially arranged charity evening to be staged at Melbourne Park , the home of the Australian Open, five days before the start of 2014’s initial Grand Slam on January 8.
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