Top-ranked tennis pro Novak Djokovic from Serbia is planning an acting career in addition to tennis. The world’s number one-ranked player is known off the court for his funny impressions of fellow top tennis players, plus his spoof of a Maria Sharapova commercial for Head racquets. Recently, Djokovic filmed a small role in the action…
Petra Kvitova has been chosen as the Czech Athlete of the Year in a poll conducted by sports journalists. The 21-year-old Wimbledon champion has been honored as the WTA’s player of the year for 2011 and won six singles title. She has risen 32 positions from 34th in the rankings to second in the past…
Americans typically gain three to five pounds or more during the winter holiday season. From the feasts of Thanksgiving, Chanukah and Christmas, right through to the last drop of champagne at New Year’s, healthy, sensible eating habits are forgotten. Exercise routines are often disrupted with friends and family visits and travel. Here are 10 tips…
The holiday season can often become quite stressful. Whether it’s shopping, making travel plans, finishing up projects at work before the year ends or bumper-to-bumper traffic, the holiday season can be quite an undertaking for a New Yorker. Knowing this, two local tennis clubs offered their members a few hours to forget about the holiday…
The Atlanta Tennis Championships has announced that 2003 U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick, 2010-11 ATC finalist John Isner and U.S. Open mixed-doubles champion Jack Sock have committed to play in the tournament, which is the opening event of the Olympus U.S. Open Series in July. Roddick, who played in the inaugural ATC in 2010, has…
The BNP Paribas Open, to be held March 5-18, 2012 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, will become the first ATP World Tour and WTA combined tennis tournament to award its men’s and women’s singles champions each $1 million in prize money. "The BNP Paribas Open has been raising the bar for the sport over…
Venus Williams has withdrawn from the ASB Classic to be held in January in New Zealand where she was supposed to play in her first match since August. She is recovering from the immune system disease known as Sjogren’s Syndrome which causes joint pain and fatigue. Venus has taken part in a few exhibition matches…
As someone who has attended tennis tournaments for years, I have rarely seen much out there that is new or interesting in the way of souvenirs and accessories for fans of the sport. Sure, there are tennis ball keychains, jumbo tennis balls and t-shirts, but what about something more subtle yet just as engaging for…
Boca Raton, Fla., residents Madison Keys and Jesse Levine both won coveted trips to Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday with convincing victories at the 2011 Kia Motors USTA Australian Open Wild Card Playoff played at the Racquet Club of the South. The 16-year-old Keys, who won a similar playoff in August in College Park, Md., for…
Croatia’s tennis federation has ruled out Goran Ivanisevic as the next captain of its Davis Cup team due to financial demands. The federation said that Ivanisevic requested $130,600 for a one-year contract, which was considered too expensive. However, Ivanisevic will lead Croatia against Japan in first round Davis Cup action Feb. 10-12, but will not…