Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, 29, announced her retirement from professional tennis on Wednesday afternoon, stepping away from the game after 13 years. “After 13 years of playing tennis professionally, I have taken the extremely difficult decision to retire from competitive tennis,” Ivanovic posted in a message on her Twitter page. “This has been a tough decision,…
Eighth-ranked Madison Keys will miss the Australian Open to start 2017. The American announced on social media that she won’t be ready for the start of the season as she continues to recover from the wrist surgery she had after the WTA Finals in October. “I…
Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro says he has still not made a decision on whether he will play in next month’s Australian Open. “If I’m smart, I know that I have 15 days of practice left for Australia and for my first tournament, and that’s a goal I’m not going to make,”…
The Australian Open has announced it will increase its purse for the 2017 tournament, offering 50 million Australian dollars, about $36.2 million American dollars, in prize money. “We are committed to further improving the pay and conditions on the international tennis tour to ensure every professional tennis player is properly compensated,” said Australian Open Tournament…
SPORTIME and The John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) today announced the appointment of Patrick McEnroe as Co-Director, alongside longtime JMTA Director Lawrence Kleger. McEnroe, the younger brother of JMTA founder John McEnroe, joins a team, led by SPORTIME Managing Director Bennett Schlansky. A world-class staff of directors, coaches, trainers and others support John’s and the Academy’s mission to stimulate interest…
Petra Kvitova was attacked by a man with a knife at her Czech home on Tuesday in what police are describing as an apparent attempted burglary. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, suffered injuries to her left-hand but was able to fend off the attacker, whom police described as a 35-year old man. “Thank you for…
Rafael Nadal has announced he has added compatriot and former world number one Carlos Moya to his coaching staff, joining Toni Nadal and Francis Roig. “To have someone like Carlos, who is not only a friend but also a very important person in my career, is something special,” said Nadal. “He will be next to…
It happens quickly, from the time that you are enrolled in college and in less than four years and a total of eight semesters, it’s over. You have a diploma in hand and your eligibility to play collegiate sports is complete and recorded. I am a parent of two college graduates, a coach, professional at…
John McEnroe was on WFAN on Tuesday to promote the upcoming PowerShares Series event at the Barclays Center. One of the all-time greats and native New Yorker John McEnroe hopped onto WFAN on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the upcoming PowerShares Series event at the Barclays Center as well as the current state of men’s…
As a coach or a parent, it can be difficult to find the right words to say after your player has finished a match. Whether or not your player won or lost the match, there is a protocol for how to handle the post-match conversation. In either case, the most important guideline to keep in…