Professional Tennis
American Serena Williams has had surgery on her big toes and withdrew from an exhibition match against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in Thailand. Florida podiatrist Jeffrey Rockefeller said Serena ”was treated for a chronic foot disorder which involved minor procedures on both of her great toes.” Dr. Rockefeller said Serena needs to minimize activity to fully recover. Serena, recently…
James Blake of Yonkers, N.Y. and Jack Sock of Lincoln, Neb. are among 13 American men accepted to the qualifying draw of the 2013 Australian Open, beginning Jan. 7 in Melbourne. Steve Johnson (Orange, Calif.), Denis Kudla (Arlington, Va.), Alex Kuznetsov (Tampa, Fla.), Wayne Odesnik (Weston, Fla.), Rajeev Ram (Denver), Tennys Sandgren (Gallatin, Tenn.), Tim Smyczek…
The ATP has reportedly expressed concern with the U.S. Open’s switch to hosting its finals on a Monday in 2013 and has voiced its opinion on the prize money increase for the tournament. The move to Monday for the men’s finals builds in a rest day ahead of each final and leaves room for makeup days…
The WTA has announced Cali, Colombia, as the third WTA $125 tournament on the 2013 calendar. The event will be played on clay the week of February 11, one week prior to the WTA’s International Tournament in the Colombian capital of Bogotá. Cali will offer $125,000 in prize money and will feature a 32-player singles main draw,…
The USTA has announced that prize money for the 2013 U.S. Open will be increased by $4 million, doubling the record $2 million increase of 2012. Total U.S. Open prize money in 2013 will be $29.5 million. Singles prize money at the U.S. Open has now increased by 34 percent since the 2011 U.S. Open….
Former world number one-ranked Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over American Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match, dubbed "Kim’s Thank You Games," in her home country of Belgium. Clijsters officially retired as a pro after the U.S. Open, but organized a match to thank 13,000 of her fans whom turned up…
The ATP World Tour is set to return to Bogotá, Colombia, in 2013, following the ATP Board of Directors’ approval of the sale of the Los Angeles tournament, an ATP World Tour 250 event, to IMLA de Colombia, a Colombian entertainment and sports marketing company. The new tournament will be held at the Centro de…
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Novak Djokovic of Serbia and American Serena Williams have been named the 2012 ITF World Champions. This is the second consecutive year that Djokovic has received the honor, while Serena is named Women’s World Champion for the third time. Americans Bob and Mike Bryan have been named Men’s Doubles…
Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of the monthfollowing a six-month break to recover from a knee injury. Nadal began practicing on a court in his hometown of Manacor on the island of Mallorca on Nov. 20 under the supervision of his uncle and…
John McEnroe successfully defended his Statoil Masters Tennis Legends title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over old rival Mats Wilander in the final. McEnroe had been in fine form throughout the tournament at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week. He held a 7-6 lead in his head-to-head with Wilander from their days on the ATP World…