ATP Men’s Singles number one Novak Djokovic announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend Jelena Ristic on Wednesday via Facebook. Djokovic posted, "Getting used to introducing Jelena as my fiancé and future wife 🙂 So happy!” along with a photo of Ristic kissing him on the cheek. He then took to Twitter, posting, “Meet my fiancé and…
Eugenie Bouchard continued her run at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, defeating Jelena Jankovic to reach the quarterfinals 7-5, 6-2. In opening round action, Bouchard came back from 7-5, 5-3 down to beat the ninth-seeded American Sloane Stephens in the second round. Bouchard’s win over the 10th-ranked Jankovic is her…
Serena and Murray entertain idea of battle of the sexes match Serena Williams would be happy to take on Andy Murray on a tennis court after the Olympic champion said he would fancy a match against the 16-time Grand Slam winner … but just for fun. After being challenged by a fan on Twitter to…
1. Binghamton University Under the leadership of Adam Cohen, the Binghamton University Bearcats program has been as consistent over the last five years as any mid major in the country. 2. Boston College In the ACC playing against the reigning NCAA National Champions, the Virginia Cavaliers, Boston College Head…
Venus Williams was an upset winner over the top-seeded Victoria Azarenka in her opening match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday, 6-2, 6-4. Venus had won two of the pair’s previous meetings, those were both before her illness and injury struggles of the last few years. On Tuesday, Venus won 75 percent of…
For the first time in its 30-year year history, Maui Jim will launch a completely new frame technology that allows sunglass wearers to switch out their lenses for various light conditions during outdoor activities. Arriving in stores in July are the new Switchbacks with a proprietary quick-release lens mechanism and five options for lens colors….
The pro season is winding down for the year as this past weekend, Agnieszka Radwanska won the Korea Open title on the WTA Tour and France’s Gilles Simon was the winner of the Open de Moselle final for his first title of the year. The top-seeded Radwanska rallied from a set down on Sunday to beat Anastasia…
How many times have you seen an athlete get tight, underperform or choke in a big event? In practice, they play great—not a care in the world, going for broke on every shot, and effortlessly succeed while doing so. Yet once the competition starts, their best shots become their worst. Perhaps their big forehand, previously…
Novak Djokovic has been ranked number one atop the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings for 100 weeks, becoming the ninth player to reach the milestone, joining Andre Agassi (101 weeks), Rafael Nadal (102), Bjorn Borg (109), John McEnroe (170), Jimmy Connors (268), Ivan Lendl (270), Pete Sampras (286) and Roger Federer (302). Djokovic reached number one in July…
ATP World Men’s Singles number three Andy Murray has announced that he will have surgery on his back on Monday, forcing him out of a few year-end ATP events, including the Thailand Open, China Open, Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships and Shanghai Rolex Masters. Murray’s appearance at the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London in November is…