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Sixteen former top 10 players, including four former world No. 1s, will return to the court this January to contest the annual Australian Open legends event.
There is no prouder upholder of Grand Slam tradition than John Newcombe. The winner of seven major singles titles is one of the most respected faces at the Australian Open and proudly wears his purple and green striped All England Club tie on his annual visit to Wimbledon.
As Pat Cash dips back into tennis briefly at this week's exhibition event in Adelaide, the World Tennis Challenge, the former Wimbledon winner admits to mixed feelings about the lack of hard-charging young Aussies in the current game.
Tennis Channel is expanding Hall of Famer Jim Courier's roster of tournament assignments to include the Australian Open, starting with the 2014 edition in Melbourne.
Mahesh Bhupathi and his partners were very excited when they formally announced plans for an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), last May, but now some ex and current players are expressing doubts about its potential.
Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt are both 32 years old, more or less grew up together on tour and once had a tremendous rivalry. Hewitt peaked earlier than the Swiss, winning his sole two majors at in 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon...
With just two ATP World Tour singles matches to his name after a three month absence enforced by back surgery, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has categorically admitted it would be ‘unrealistic’ to expect to win the Australian Open with such limited opportunity to get acclimated to tennis competition at the highest level.
Maria Sharapova can be a very self-reflective person, but talking about her history against a woman who has all but dominated her and whom she does not get along with off court are not subjects she wants to ponder publicly.
The Wimbledon Foundation has teamed up with international sports supporter HSBC to bring former Great Britain No.1 Tim Henman to India to spearhead a major new initiative aimed at boosting the development of junior tennis in the country.
The court speed at the Australian Open has yet to be tested but some ATP players are saying that the court at Pat Rafter Arena at the Brisbane International is playing as quick as any outdoor surface on tour.
Andy Murray left the Middle East behind him this morning and boarded the 14 hours long flight to Melbourne knowing he had not gotten anywhere near the level of match practice he was hoping before showing he was ready to compete with the top players at the Australian Open.
For more years than he cares to remember, playing tennis has equated to pain for world no.1 Rafael Nadal.
Belarussian Victoria Azarenka has been Ms. Australia during the past two seasons, winning back-to-back titles at the country’s Grand Slam.
...even though he worked with her for five weeks during the off-season, coach Paul Annacone will not join Sloane Stephens in Australia. She will be coached by her hitting partner, Andrew Fitzpatrick.
Tennis Channel will bring tournament coverage from the 2014 Hyundai Hopman Cup beginning Monday, Dec. 30, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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