Author Mark "Scoop" Malinowski has written a book about former ATP world number one-ranked Marcelo Rios. The following is a brief interview he did with Chilean major daily newspaper La Cuarta’s Eduardo Rojas along with some excerpts from his new book. What on earth made you write about Chino Rios? Michael Chang asked me the…
Ana Ivanovic has won the WTA Tournament of Champions with a straight set win over Anabel Medina-Garigues, 6-3, 6-0. She gained speed early and sweeped through the second set to take the title. "I feel great. Very unexpected, actually. I think I played an impeccable match today. Really I didn’t do much wrong," said Ivanovic….
Mitchell Frank, an ITA Men’s All-American singles champion, and doubles champions Chase Buchanan & Blaz Rola have both captured their second national title. Both sides won their titles in three set finals held at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. The women’s side saw a different outcome with unseeded Marta Lesniak of SMU and Kaitlyn…
Roger Federer defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, to take the title at the Swiss Indoors final, his first title in the past 10 months. This is his fifth win here out of the last six held, and as always, it is a emotional win as this is the tournament he used to…
After winning its 200 straight victory, the St. Francis Prep Terriers rolled on and won its 201st straight victory after winning its 14th straight CHSAA Girl’s Tennis State Title. St. Francis Prep defeated St. Joseph by the Sea in convincing fashion, 5-0. This marked another undefeated season for St. Francis, as Head Coach John Brennan…
Players are always looking for an edge on the court. They work with teaching professionals to master their technique, coaches to solidify their tactics, trainers to ameliorate their conditioning. Why not have an expert help with your equipment? That is the goal of an on-court consultation. I have been working with top pro players for…
The number three seed, Frenchman Gael Monfils has been defeated at the Valencia Open in Valencia, Spain by unseeded Marcel Granollers of Spain, 7-6(12), 3-6, 6-4. The win advances Granollers to the semifinals where he will face the winner of the match between Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina and American Sam Querrey. Granollers, last…
Novak Djokovic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors event in Basel, Switzerland after defeating Lukasz Kubot of Poland in the second round in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. It took just 55 min. to capture another win against the 64th-ranked qualifier. "It was really a comfortable match for me," said Djokovic. "It was…
Rafael Nadal from Spain has withdrawn from the Paris Masters to focus on the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals and Davis Cup final. The second-ranked Nadal says on his Facebook page the decision to pull out of next week’s event at Bercy was necessary “to prepare well for the end of this season and also for…
Bob & Mike Bryan, the American twins, will finish the year as number one on the ATP doubles tour for the seventh time. The two were only outranked in 2004 and again in 2008 since attaining their first in 2003. They won two Grand Slams this year along with five other titles. The Bryan Brothers…