Professional Tennis
Since 2000, when I became a ballperson for The Hamlet Cup, I have longed to try out for the U.S. Open, the most elite group of ballpeople in the world. Ten years later, I finally had that opportunity. At the age of 23 with five years of experience as a ballperson for the former Commack…
Tennis great Martina Hingis has married French equestrian Thibault Hutin during a private ceremony in Paris. Several Swiss magazines reported that the wedding ceremony was held last Friday in the presence of the couple’s close friends and family. The 30-year-old Hingis told Schweizer Illustrierte’s Web site that her marriage "may come as a surprise to many,…
Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champions for 2010. Nadal, who won the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, won the award given by the International Tennis Federation for the second time. Wozniacki from Denmark won six tour titles in 2010 to take the number one ranking, but failed to…
The USTA has announced the final fields for its Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs, sponsored by VocalCloud, which will be held for the second consecutive year at the Racquet Club of the South, a USTA Certified Regional Training Center in Atlanta, Dec. 17-19. Rising American stars Ryan Harrison and U.S. Fed Cup team member Coco…
The men’s tennis tuneup before the U.S. Open is moving from New Haven, Conn. to Winston-Salem, N.C., beginning in August 2011. The USTA and ATP World Tour announced that the 48-draw event will be played in a new tennis facility on Wake Forest’s campus. It’ll be held Aug. 21-27 and serve as the final warmup before…
Kim Clijsters and her long-time rival and fellow Belgian Justine Henin have announced that they will be teaming up to represent the Belgian women’s at the 2012 London Olympics. “It would be nice of course to do it for the Olympic Games, because I tell myself that that year might be my last full season….
The 2011 Australian Open is set for just a month away and will feature the world’s top tennis players on both the men’s and women’s sides of the rankings. Set for Jan. 17-30 at Melbourne Park in Australia, top women’s player Caroline Wozniacki will be on hand seeking her first ever Grand Slam title, while…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that Andy Roddick has committed to play for the U.S. Davis Cup team next season. The U.S Davis Cup team faces Chile in the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round on a red clay court in Santiago, Chile, March 4-6….
U.S. Open winner Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina will resume his comeback from a 12-month injury layoff as a wild card at the Sydney International in January. Del Potro fell from fourth to 259th in the world rankings after dropping out of the tour after this year’s Australian Open and having surgery on his right…
Serbia captured the 2010 Davis Cup on Sunday, capping a 3-2 come from behind victory over France. Viktor Troicki, who replaced Janko Tipsarevic in the final singles match, defeated France’s Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to clinch Serbia’s first ever Davis Cup. Serbia battled back after trailing France 2-1 on Saturday with a win by Novak Djokovic over Gael Monfils…