Kei Nishikori captured his third consecutive Memphis Open title on Sunday, beating second-seeded South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4. It was the first straight set match Nishikori played in the tournament, having to go the distance in his first three contests of the event. He fought off 12 aces and was able to capitalize on…
2014 Grand Slam Champions Australian Open â–ºMen’s Singles: Stanislas Warwinka defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (winners’ prize money: $2,395,000) â–ºMen's Doubles: Robert Lindstedt & Lukasz Kubot defeated Eric Butorac & Raven Klaasen 6-3, 6-3 (winners’ prize money: $470,000) â–ºWomen's Singles: Li Na defeated…
Andy Murray was ousted at the ABD AMRO World Tennis Tournament in the Netherlands on Friday, falling to eighth-seeded Gilles Simon for the first time since 2007. Simon knocked off Murray rather easily, rolling 6-4, 6-2 over the Scot. He hung tough on his service game, saving four of six break points and took advantage of…
Any athlete knows that taking care of the lower extremities is the most important thing to ensure success. Two healthy knees are just as valuable to a tennis player as a powerful serve and a deadly backhand. One injury that plagues tennis players the most is patellar tendonitis, which also goes by the more commonly…
Eugenie Bouchard followed up her solid run to the Australian Open quarterfinals last month by losing in her first match since Melbourne, falling to Mona Barthel of Germany in the BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Barthel took advantage of nine Bouchard double-faults to come from a set down and win 4-6, 6-1,…
South African Kevin Anderson put his big serve on display to dispose of Australian Sam Groth 6-3, 6-2 at the Memphis Open Thursday night. The second-seeded Anderson fired six aces and won 24 of his 25 first serve points to cruise past Groth in straight-sets. Anderson also notched three break points in the process. “He…
Why is it that most coaches have only one or two number one players in a career, yet Pat Etcheberry, Trainer Emeritus, has had more than 15 players. Granted a coach spends a much greater amount of time with a player than a trainer. The partnership between coach and trainer, however, as we have seen…
Italian players Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace were handed a 40 day suspension by the Italian tennis federation on Wednesday after a match-fixing inquiry was conducted on the two. The inquiry was opened after an alleged July 2007 phone conversation revealed Braccial discuss a match fixing with an account who was later arrested in 2011….
The highest-ranked American John Isner used his dominant serve to reach the Memphis Open quarterfinals, beating Croatia’s Ivan Dodig 6-4, 7-6(5) on Wednesday night. Both players exchanged holds throughout the first nine games with neither play allowing even a break point chance. Down 4-5 and on serve, however, Dodig lost the first service game of…
It’s recruiting season again for us college coaches. I’m on the road quite often, driving my car to different tennis venues, diners and homes, meeting several families who want their children to get a great education and the opportunity to be a student/athlete playing tennis in college. The dilemma for parents rears its head over…