The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that, for the eighth time in nine years, the American doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan were named Men’s Doubles World Champions. On the women’s side, Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic & Katarina Srebotnik from Slovakia were named Women’s Doubles World Champions for the first time….
The Biofile of Scott Lipsky Status: 2011 French Open Mixed-Doubles Champion. Winner of six career ATP doubles titles. Height: 6’1” Weight: 175 lbs. Date of birth: August 14, 1981 in Merrick, N.Y. First tennis memory: I’d say hitting balls at the back of the house when I was five. Tennis inspiration: My favorite player was…
Kim Clijsters of Australia has made a quick successful return to tennis after four months of non-play by defeating first-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-6 in an exhibition match. The match was played at the Antwerp Sports Palace in front of approximately 10,000 fans where Clijsters showed she is has completely recovered from her stomach muscle…
Robin Soderling of Sweden will miss the 2012 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, as he fights off the effects of mononucleosis. He has not played a match since mid-July. "My recovery has been longer than expected," said Soderling via his Twitter account, @RSoderling. "I am feeling better with each day, but it…
Ready for the football season Sabine Lisicki ♦ (@sabinelisicki): My favorite player is Drew Brees, so I’m going with the Saints! 🙂 But I still remember how great Packers played in the Super Bowl … John Isner ♦ (@JohnIsner): Patrick Peterson meet #89 Steve Smith. This ain’t LSU rook. Best in the league … What do they…
Roger Federer has committed to play for Switzerland against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup in 2012. The Swiss federation of tennis states that Federer has confirmed he will play in the Feb. 10-12 series. This will be the first time Federer plays a first round match since 2004. He…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia has earned himself a record $12.6 million in prize money for the season. He won 10 titles in 2011 which included three Grand Slams beating the previous record of $10.1 million held by Nadal in 2010 and Federer in 2007. Djokovic has moved ahead of Andre Agassi to the fourth position…
Maria Sharapova had a good, but not spectacular, year in 2011 as she failed to win a major. However, the search engine Bing.com says the Russian tennis star, who is currently ranked number four in the world, has been the search engine’s "Most-Searched-For Athlete of 2011." Two other women on the tennis circuit, 12th-ranked American Serena…
Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 to take Spain’s third Davis Cup title in the past four years. This is his first title since winning the French Open and raised him up from a series of underperforming matches played on his part. This win gives Spain…
WTA number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has hired Ricardo Sanchez as her new coach. Sanchez will replace her father, Piotr Wozniacki, who supposedly "wanted to get a little bit of time off the court." Sanchez’s first goal with Wozniacki will be to have her win the Australian Open in January. Wozniacki is yet to win a…