The Australian Open has announced it will increase its purse for the 2017 tournament, offering 50 million Australian dollars, about $36.2 million American dollars, in prize money. “We are committed to further improving the pay and conditions on the international tennis tour to ensure every professional tennis player is properly compensated,” said Australian Open Tournament…
Petra Kvitova was attacked by a man with a knife at her Czech home on Tuesday in what police are describing as an apparent attempted burglary. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, suffered injuries to her left-hand but was able to fend off the attacker, whom police described as a 35-year old man. “Thank you for…
Rafael Nadal has announced he has added compatriot and former world number one Carlos Moya to his coaching staff, joining Toni Nadal and Francis Roig. “To have someone like Carlos, who is not only a friend but also a very important person in my career, is something special,” said Nadal. “He will be next to…
John McEnroe was on WFAN on Tuesday to promote the upcoming PowerShares Series event at the Barclays Center. One of the all-time greats and native New Yorker John McEnroe hopped onto WFAN on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the upcoming PowerShares Series event at the Barclays Center as well as the current state of men’s…
The next captain of the United States Fed Cup team will be former top 10 player Kathy Rinaldi, the USTA announced on Thursday. Rinaldi takes over for Mary Joe Fernandez, who stepped down from the role in October following eight years as the captain. “This is an unbelievable opportunity, and I am incredibly excited and…
World number two Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday that he is ending his partnership with coach Boris Becker after three years together. “After three very successful years, Boris Becker and I have jointly decided to end our cooperation. The goals we set when we started working together have been completely fulfilled, and I want to…
Spanish police announced on Thursday that it has arrested 34 people allegedly involved in a match-fixing network which made money on lower-level tournaments in Spain and Portugal. The investigation began after the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) received a tip from a player. “Investigation of corruption allegations by law enforcement agencies takes precedence over tennis disciplinary…
Juan Martin del Potro helped lead Argentina past Croatia for the nation's first ever Davis Cup title. Argentina captured its first ever Davis Cup title over the weekend, downing Croatia 3-2 thanks to two victories in the reverse singles matches on Sunday afternoon in Zagreb, Croatia. Marin Cilic got things going for Croatia, holding on…
American teenager CiCi Bellis captured the first WTA title of her young career on Sunday, knocking off top seed Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-2 to win the trophy at the first-ever Hawaii Open. “This is definitely the best support I’ve ever got at any tournament,” the 17-year old Bellis said. “I was a little nervous at…
While the majority of Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving and doing some early holiday shopping this weekend, Croatia and Argentina will be squaring off in the Davis Cup Final in Zagreb, Croatia. The Croats won their only Davis Cup title in its only final appearance back in 2005 when they defeated Slovakia in Bratislava, while…