Tennis Channel has extended its telecast rights agreements with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to remain the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of all Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, Fed Cup by BNP Paribas and Hyundai Hopman Cup competition. The deals keep coverage of the American Davis Cup team on…
Serena Williams has been admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where she received emergency surgery on Monday to treat a pulmonary embolism or a blood clot in her lung. The clot was discovered during a routine examination on her foot that was cut last July after a celebration on winning the 2010 Wimbledon Women’s…
Rafael Nadal has announced that he is fully recovered from his left hamsrtring injury and is ready to represent Spain in their upcoming 2011 Davis Cup match against Belgium. He was injured during the quarterfinals of the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne. Nadal was the top-seeded men’s singles player at January’s Australian Open, but lost…
Sam Querrey will miss the United States’ first-round Davis Cup matches against Chile because of a right rotator cuff injury. U.S. Captain Jim Courier said Monday the right-handed Querrey had an MRI last week on his shoulder and was told by doctors to rest. Querrey is currently ranked 24th in the ATP rankings. “Sam has been…
Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina defeated Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, 6-4, 6-4, in the finals of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Sunday. It marked Del Potro’s first title since 2009 when he capture the 2009 U.S. Open title and missed most of 2010 with a nagging wrist injury. "I don’t know if I’m ready to fight…
Americans Scott Lipsky from Merrick, N.Y. & Rajeev Ram from Englewood, Colo. won their second consecutive ATP World Tour title at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships as they rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 win over Christopher Kas from German & Alexander Peya from Austria. It was the third straight finals appearance for Lipsky &…
Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated Caroline Wozniacki, the number one seed coming in to the 2011 Quatar Open, 6-4, 6-4, to take home the championshiop and her 11th WTA title. Zvonareva even her overall record against Wozniacki at 4-4 with the win. Wozniacki lost her serve in the first game, and lost momentum early, as Zvonareva rallied…
Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych at the Dubai Championships, as Berdych was forced to retire with a leg injury while trailing 6-7 (5), 6-2, 4-2. This will be Djokovic’s third consecutive trip to the finals of the Dubai Championship, an event he has already won twice. Djokovic dropped the first set after committing a series of unforced errors,…
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki defeated 2006 champion Nadia Petrova of Russia, 6-3, 6-2, Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Ladies Open. Wozniacki joins number two Vera Zvonareva and number five Jelena Jankovic as the remaining seeded players in the tournament. Zvonareva downed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 6-1, 6-2, and Jankovic defeated Sania Mirza of…
Madison Square Garden and the Garden of Dreams Foundation have announced that Andre Agassi will be the recipient of the 2011 Garden of Dreams Hero Award. The award, established in 2009, honors one person or organization annually that embodies the spirit and commitment of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, with active, on-going dedication to children…