Roger Federer says he won’t play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Federer is in Brazil to take part in an exhibition match against Thomaz Bellucci. To date in his storied career, Federer has competed in four Olympics, winning the Gold Medal in doubles…
The brightest stars of world tennis are headed to Sydney in January with Apia International Sydney tournament organizers announcing nine top 10 players are set to compete for the prestigious titles. The lineup for the 2013 Apia International Sydney Tournament, set for Jan. 6-12, includes seven top 10 women, two top 10 men and three previous Sydney…
Status: Former ATP pro from 1981-1992. Silver Medalist at the 1988 Olympics. Currently teaches tennis at Cunningham Park. Date of birth: Aug. 3, 1960 in Springfield, Mass. First tennis memory: Hitting a ball against the garage in my backyard at about the age of five with an old Jack Kramer racquet. Why do you love…
At the 2012 U.S. Open, two storied careers came to a close, as both American Andy Roddick and Belgium’s Kim Clijsters took to the court for the final time in their careers. Roddick's career came to a close at the 2012 U.S. Open, when he was beaten 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 by Juan Martin del…
John McEnroe has arrived in London on the day that the man he beat in the final of last year’s Statoil Masters Tennis Legends tournament—Pat Cash—starts his 2012 campaign against Mats Wilander. While McEnroe gets his campaign underway on Thursday, Cash and Wilander open the tournament on Wednesday. Cash and McEnroe could meet in the final…
In a hotly contested race, Jim Courier held on to finish the 2012 PowerShares Series season in the top spot and claim the first place winner’s share of $500,000. Andre Agassi finished strong to win three of the final four events, vaulting past John McEnroe to take second place and capture $350,000, but wasn’t able…
Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Chela has announced his retirement from professional tennis, leaving with six ATP singles titles and three in doubles, all on clay. The 33-year-old Chela has been hinting at retirement for weeks, and he announced his decision on Monday on his Twitter account (@ JuanIChela). "After many years it was time to move to…
The WTA has been revealing its WTA Player Awards voted for by the international media, including first Comeback Player of the Year Yaroslava Shvedova, Newcomer of the Year Laura Robson, Doubles Team of the Year Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci and Most Improved Player Sara Errani, and Player of the Year Serena Williams. The fans have…
American Mardy Fish will miss the Australian Open in January as he continues to recover from health issues related to heart surgery. Fish underwent a procedure in May to correct a form of arrhythmia and is "improving" and plans to return to the ATP Tour in February at the SAP Open in San Jose. Fish has not…
For the first three months of the year she was showing flashes of her former brilliance, and as soon as the tour moved to clay they were flashes no more—the legend was back. Serena Williams put together one of the greatest seven months in the history of women’s tennis from April to October this year,…