Professional Tennis
The Royal Guard Open in Viña del Mar will feature three top 20 players in 2014 with Nicolas Almagro, Fabio Fognini and Tommy Robredo set to play in the first tournament of the Latin American Golden Swing. "We've never had before three top 20 players," said Tournament Director Alvaro Fillol. "We will have a great tournament, and after last year with Rafael Nadal, this…
Serena Williams received yet another accolade for her phenomenal 2013 season, being named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the third time. Serena amassed some incredible numbers in 2013, winning 11 WTA titles (including her 16th and 17th Grand Slam titles at the French and U.S. Opens) and 78 matches (including a career-best 34-match…
World number three David Ferrer has parted ways with long-time coach, Javier Piles, and will start the 2014 ATP World Tour season under the leadership of former top 100 player Jose Francisco Altur. The 31-year-old Ferrer, who reached his first Grand Slam final this year at Roland Garros, has been coached by Piles throughout his career. "After 15 years of hard work,…
Steve Johnson and Sachia Vickery each earned main draw wild cards into January’s Australian Open by winning a tournament they almost didn’t play. Vickery, 18, defeated fellow 18-year old Victoria Duval, 6-2, 6-3, while Johnson, 23, defeated 22-year old Tennys Sandgren, 4-6, 6-3, 0-6, 7-6(5), 6-1, in Sunday’s finals of the Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs at Life Time Athletic at…
The WTA has announced that it will add an extra grass-court tournament in Nottingham, England to its calendar starting in 2015 to give players more time to gear up for Wimbledon. The ATP and WTA Tours had previously announced that the break between the French Open and Wimbledon will be increased to three weeks rather than two starting…
Novak Djokovic has announced that Tennis Hall of Famer Boris Becker has joined his coaching staff as his head coach. Becker, a six-time Grand Slam champion, will travel with Djokovic and other coaches to tournaments, including 2014's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open. Becker will also accompany Djokovic to Dubai, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, the…
Andy Murray is set to play his first tennis match since September against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi next week. Mubadala World Tennis Championship organizers say the Wimbledon champion, who has been sidelined since surgery for a back problem, would play at the hard-court event, also featuring Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. "Coming back from injury is never easy…
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been named the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) World Champions for 2013. Djokovic captured the men's honor for the third consecutive year, while Serena was honored for the fourth time. Djokovic began 2013 by winning a third straight Australian Open and was runner-up at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Djokovic finished the season at number…
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori has enlisted the help of Michael Chang as he looks to break into the top 10 in 2014. Chang will join an will act as an advisory coach to the 17th-ranked Nishikori, with full-time coach Dante Bottini remaing on Nishikori’s coaching staff for 17-20 weeks, Nishikori’s management team announced Nishikori has been…
The top-seeded Casey Dellacqua is guaranteed an 11th main draw appearance at the 2014 Australian Open after winning the Australian Open Wild Card Playoff at Melbourne Park, defeating the number three seeded Arina Rodionova in the finals, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0. The tournament is held for Australian players whose rankings wouldn't automatically get them into the main draw of the 2014 Australian Open. Along the…