Professional Tennis
Sweden’s Robin Soderling officially announced that he will be retiring from tennis on Wednesday in a statement to TT, a Swedish news publication. “I have realized that I will not be fit enough to play tennis at the level I demand of myself,” said Soderling, who hasn’t played a match in more than four years….
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Tuesday that American Serena Williams and Serbian Novak Djokovic are the 2015 World Champions. Both players recorded fantastic 2015 campaigns. Serena won three majors, and came within two matches of completing the Calendar Grand Slam at the U.S. Open. She finished with a 53-3 record and won five…
The OUE Singapore Slammers captured the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) Championship on Sunday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, beating the Micromax Indian Aces 26-21 to cap off the 18-day, five-country tour in grand fashion. Carlos Moya got things started for the Slammers, as he defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-4 in the Men's Singles Set. Neither…
Tennis journalist Mark “Scoop” Malinowski recently published his fourth tennis book, Facing Nadal: Symposium of a Champion. In the book, Malinowski talks to more than 50 ATP players, including greats such as Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, about what made 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal such a tough opponent and what it was like…
The OBI UAE Royals defeated the OUE Singapore Slammers 27-23 on Friday, anchored by Switzerland’s Roger Federer 6-4 victory over his compatriot, Stan Wawrinka, in the Men’s Singles Set at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Singapore. Goran Ivanisevic got things started for the Royals, breaking Carlos Moya in the 10th game to win…
American Brian Baker will return to the court for the first time since 2013 at the Australian Open next month as the Nashville native embarks on another comeback. “I got back from the doctor yesterday in Vail, kind of a final checkup, and they liked what they saw,” Baker told ATPWorldTour.com. “They said I was…
The OUE Singapore Slammers handed the Micromax Indian Aces its second loss of the season on Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, defeating the Aces 27-16 to improve the Slammers record to 6-3 in International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) play. The Slammers got a gift to start things off, as Fabrice Santoro had…
The OUE Singapore Slammers edged out the OBI UAE Royals 27-24 in International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) action on Tuesday, as Scot Andy Murray knocked off Switzerland’s Roger Federer 6-4 in the deciding set. The two met in the fifth and final set with the Slammers ahead by a slim margin of 21-20. Murray broke…
The Micromax Indian Aces improved to 8-1 in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on Tuesday, defeating the Phillipine Mavericks 30-17 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium. The first set up was the Men’s Legends Singles contest, as Rohan Bopanna had to fill in for a sick Fabrice Santoro for the Aces. Bopanna came…
Serena Williams was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year on Monday, becoming the first woman to be honored with the magazine’s award in more than three decades. The top-ranked player in the world put together a historic 2015 season, coming within two matches of winning the Calendar Grand Slam and compiling a record of…