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Wimbledon semi-finalist Jerzy Janowicz will miss the Hopman Cup next week with a foot injury sustained during the closed season, with Poland's chances at the eight-nation team competition now rapidly diminished as a result of his absence.
Eurosport and IMG Media have agreed to a new joint five-year media rights partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association, while the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden has renewed its TV broadcast agreement with Tennis Channel.
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.
The Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), the world-class tennis training center in College Park, Md., announced that they are in the midst of a nationwide search to add the next great wave of American tennis coaches to their award-winning tennis program.
Former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva will return to play at the 2014 Australian Open after 18 months off, but No. 19 Maria Kirilenko will miss the tournament due to ankle and knee injuries. . . Andy Murray will open his inn, called Cromlix, near his hometown of Dunblane, Scotland, next spring.
Greg Rusedski has called up his own experience as the British television commentator and former ATP player gave his informal seal of approval to Maria Sharapova's recent choice of Sven Groeneveld as her new coach.
Asia seems to be granted increasing new tournaments by the week but the impending added week between the French Opens and Wimbledon that comes into the tennis calendar in 2015 will see the addition of another English grass court event at Nottingham.
While WTA business in Asia is booming, it isn’t in some of the traditional Western countries.
"The WTA calendars continue to deepen the reach of women's professional tennis into unprecedented markets to help grow our global fan base far and wide," said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the WTA.
Juan Reque, the former fitness trainer of Maria Sharapova, is setting up shop in San Diego. Juan Martin Del Potro has won Clarin’s Sportsman of the Year award in Argentina. . . Tennis Australia hasn't decided whether it will offer former world No. 4 Jelena Dokic a wild card into the Australian Open. . .
Taking things very cautiously after nearly five months of being sidelined again by hip and shoulder problems, four times Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova managed to get through only her second tennis match since her shock second round match at Wimbledon.
The low-carb beer brand Michelob Ultra is preparing to replace Corona as the ATP’s lead sponsor in the United States next year, and will have its logo on the nets at 10 U.S. tournaments through 2015, the Sports Business Journal reported.
Former British player and current television pundit Greg Rusedski has made big plans - in his own head - for compatriot Andy Murray, with the Canadian-born former US Open finalist suggesting that Murray make it his goal to take over the No. 1 ranking someday.
Lleyton Hewitt won Australia’s top tennis award, the Newcombe Medal for his perseverance and refusal to bow to injury but if the ceremony were to be held just a couple of months later, there is now a distinct chance Jelena Dokic would have merited a special mention for the same qualities.
Melanie Oudin’s career could be in trouble. The 2009 US Open quarterfinalist recently revealed that she is suffering from rhabdomyolysis, which might be caused by too much exertion and can lead to extensive kidney damage.
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