Organizers of the Australian Open have increased the event’s prize money to a record $31.1 million for 2013 in response to player concerns about compensation at Grand Slam tournaments. Stage one of the $360 million-plus redevelopment of Melbourne Park is currently underway and set for completion in 2015. “We are proud to announce this major increase…
On and off the court, Mike Wallace entertained his team’s players and Midtown Tennis Club’s clientele for several decades. After his games, players would gather around him, while he gossiped and captivated them with his stories. The legendary television journalist passed away April 7 of this year. Mike was quoted as saying he would continue…
The USTA announced that the U.S. Junior Fed Cup team of Taylor Townsend (Stockbridge, Ga.), Louisa Chirico (Harrison, N.Y.) and Gabrielle Andrews (Pomona, Calif.) captured the championship at the Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Final on Sunday in Barcelona, Spain, defeating Russia, 3-0, in the final. This is the second title for the…
Victoria Azarenka and Roger Federer are the current world number ones as the latest WTA and ATP rankings were released Monday. Azarenka is trailed by Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska and Serena Williams rounds out the top four. Varvara Lepchenko is the only other American woman in the top 20 and she is currently 19th….
Both world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number two-ranked Maria Sharapova were first round winners at the 2012 China Open on Monday. Azarenka, back in action after withdrawing from last week’s Toray Pan Pacific Open due to dizziness, took a little over an hour to defeat her fellow countrywoman Alizé Cornet 6-1, 6-0. Sharapova needed nearly two hours…
World number 14-ranked Nadia Petrova defeated world number three Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 in the finals of the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open. Petrova breezed through the first set 6-0, playing almost flawless tennis, serving up 16 winners to three unforced errors, but she slipped up in the second set, hitting seven winners to 14 unforced…
At the age of 14, Pablo Sierra of Brooklyn, N.Y. fell in love with tennis, watching legends Billie Jean King, Rod Laver and Arthur Ashe use smart strategy, precise swings and agile footwork to become champions of the game. Those experiences as a child led Sierra to a life-long passion for the sport, which he shares…
Both Serena and Venus Williams have announced their withdrawal from the 2012 China Open, set to begin this weekend in Beijing. Serena is battling lingering effects of the flu, while Venus is suffering from a back injury. Serena won the China Open title in 2004. Serena’s own Twitter account carried a short message saying: ”Flu…
Fourth-seeded Gilles Simon advanced to his sixth ATP World Tour semifinal of the season on Friday as he defeated fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-1 at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Simon won the event in 2009, and lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals in 2011. Simon improved to a 37-20 in 2012. "It was…
Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Angelique Kerber, 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. The third-seeded Radwanska was at her best against one of the most solid players on the WTA this year, playing rock solid defense and hitting winners all over the place against the fifth-seeded seeded Kerber, who hit…