Professional Tennis
Simona Halep, the fourth-ranked player in the world, has split with her coach, Wim Fissette, she announced on her Facebook page Thursday.The coach-player relationship between the pair lasted less than a year. Fissette was hired in January after Halep parted ways with then coach Adrian Marcu. “My collaboration with Wim Fissette will come to an…
American Melanie Oudin will have an operation Thursday for a heart condition, she told the Associated Press Wednesday. She was diagnosed with a form of arrhythmia last month as well. The 23-year-old also said that she will also have surgery next month for an eye problem she has been dealing with. “I don’t think my…
The ATP World Tour Finals are right around the corner with the opening matches set to take place Sunday from London. The world’s top eight singles players will battle in the year-end event as a mix of young and old make for an intriguing field. With Rafael Nadal withdrawing from the event to have an…
Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan are seeking their fourth Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Doubles title when action gets underway in London, Nov. 9-16 at the O2 Arena. Fresh off their 102nd team title last week at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, the Bryans lead a field of eight teams vying for the honor…
While there is still much tennis left to be played over the next couple of weeks, the ATP has announced its 2014 ATP World Tour Awards, presented by Moet & Chandon, honoring its top players and ambassadors from 2014. The Bryan Brothers were named the number one doubles team for the sixth consecutive year. The…
Irina Falconi took the lead in the women’s standings after the second week of the 2014 USTA Pro Circuit Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. Falconi won the $50,000 women’s event in New Braunfels, Texas, this past weekend, defeating fellow American Jennifer Brady, 7-6(3), 6-2, for Falconi’s first USTA Pro Circuit singles title since 2010. Falconi now holds 109 points in…
With the field of eight all set for the ATP World Tour Finals in London next week, the ATP released the group draws for the tournament. As expected, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer earned the top seed in each respective group. Since 2003, Federer and Djokovic have combined to win all but two ATP Finals, and…
Caroline Wozniacki completed the New York City Marathon on Sunday, running the 26.2 mile race in three hours, 26 minutes and 33 seconds. The Dane had entered the race with a goal of finishing in under four hours, and changed that goal to three and a half hours as the race went on, finishing ahead of…
Anudeep Kodali, a senior Blue Chip recruit and ranked in the top 20 in the U.S. on TennisRecruiting.net, won the final USTA/Florida One-on-One Doubles Grand Prix Tournament played at the Buckhorn Springs Tennis and Swim Club in Valrico, Fla. Kodali defeated Matt Bocko, last week's champion at Avila Golf & Country Club, 4-3(5-2), in a…
World number one Novak Djokovic defended his BNP Paribas Paris Masters title on Sunday, cruising past Canadian Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-3 to capture the championship and win the 600th match of his career. The Serb’s victory in Paris also gives him some breathing room over Roger Federer, who was gaining ground on Djokovic for world…