Professional Tennis
The first professional tennis event in Brooklyn since 1935 will take place this weekend, as John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, James Blake and Jim Courier will play at the Barclays Center in the PowerShares QQQ Cup this Saturday, January 7. “I’m very excited. I’ve seen the facility as a fan when I went to a Jay-Z…
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, 29, announced her retirement from professional tennis on Wednesday afternoon, stepping away from the game after 13 years. “After 13 years of playing tennis professionally, I have taken the extremely difficult decision to retire from competitive tennis,” Ivanovic posted in a message…
Eighth-ranked Madison Keys will miss the Australian Open to start 2017. The American announced on social media that she won’t be ready for the start of the season as she continues to recover from the wrist surgery she had after the WTA Finals in October. “I will not be ready to play the 2017 Australian…
Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro says he has still not made a decision on whether he will play in next month’s Australian Open. “If I’m smart, I know that I have 15 days of practice left for Australia and for my first tournament, and that’s a goal I’m not going to make,”…
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…