Professional Tennis
Rafael Nadal has returned to the practice court in his hometown of Manacor, Spain, a big step in his recovery from a knee injury that has kept him from playing since Wimbledon in late June. Nadal’s first U.S. appearance since the injury will come on Monday, March 4, 2013 when he plays Juan Martin del…
The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced that Ivan Lendl, who was an integral member of the Czechoslovakian Davis Cup team before becoming an American citizen, is the recipient of the 2012 Davis Cup Award of Excellence. The award was presented in Prague, in a special…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and former three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten both scored in a charity soccer game played before a Brazilian league match in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. The exhibition was organized by Djokovic’s fellow Serbian, Dejan Petkovic, who starred for several Brazilian clubs in the past decade. Former Brazil stars Zico and Bebeto…
Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek gave the Czech Republic the 2012 Davis Cup title for the first time as an independent nation by beating Spain 3-2 in the finals. Each spent about 10 grueling hours on court, playing the opening singles, teaming up for the doubles and then completing the reverse singles. After the win, Stepanek…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of defending champion Spain and the Czech Republic’s Davis Cup championship competition in Prague this weekend, with live and same-day "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday. The countries find themselves in a rematch of the 2009 final. Spain, however, will be without former world number one Rafael Nadal, who…
The Executive Committee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame has voted to indefinitely suspend South African tennis player Bob Hewitt from the Hall of Fame. Hewitt was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992. The suspension of Hewitt follows a comprehensive investigation conducted by Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP into multiple allegations brought…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has announced that he will again attempt to hit the practice courts next week, following a near six-month absence that prevented him from taking part in the 2012 U.S. Open, the ATP World Tour Finals and representing his home nation at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Nadal has not played since June…
The draw for the 100th Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final was made Thursday afternoon in Prague for the event which is set to begin Friday, Nov. 16. Radek Stepanek will open play for the host Czech Republic against World number five-ranked David Ferrer of Spain, and will be followed by sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych against 11th-ranked…
“Tennis is a simple game played by very complicated people.” That is a quote my brother Murphy uses all the time when talking about tennis. At all levels of play, the game of tennis is more about the management of unforced errors. It is a simple formula … make sure your unforced error number is…
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London set a new attendance record in 2012, as well as attracting record audiences both on television and online. The tournament welcomed 263,229 fans across eight days of action, shattering the previous attendance record of 256,830, set in the tournament’s first year in London in…