Professional Tennis
The USTA hasannounced that the Public Auditorium in Cleveland has been selected as the site for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round between the U.S. and reigning Fed Cup champion Italy, Feb. 8-9. Fed Cup is the world’s largest annual international team competition (96 countries have entered for 2014). The U.S. and…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that San Diego’s Petco Park has been selected as the site for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round match between the United States and Great Britain, Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The matches will be played on a clay court in a temporary stadium…
Two of the ATP World Tour’s rising stars were recognized in an on-court ceremony at London's O2 Arena as they received their ATP World Tour Awards, presented by Moët & Chandon. Jiri Vesely received the prize for the ATP Star of Tomorrow, presented by Emirates, while Pablo Carreno Busta's fellow players voted for him as The Most Improved…
Rafael Nadal is one match win away from becoming year-end number one in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the third time after defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday in Group A at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The victory avenged his loss to Ferrer in the BNP Paribas Masters semifinals on Saturday in Paris. It…
Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Tomas Berdych for the third consecutive time this year to open up action at the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, 6-3, 6-7(0), 6-3 in the Group A opener. It was Wawrinka's 50th match win of the season. Aggressive throughout the pair’s 13th FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Wawrinka hit 43 winners and committed 42 unforced errors…
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and StarGames have announced that the Second Annual World Tennis Day will take place on Monday, March 3, 2014. World Tennis Day will center around a series of high profile special events, produced by StarGames, featuring current and former professional players, enhanced by activities generated by the ITF’s National Associations around…
Roger Federer received three honors in the 2013 ATP World Tour Awards, presented by Moët & Chandon, while Rafael Nadal won the Comeback Player of the Year and can clinch the ATP World Tour Number One presented by Emirates Award at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Federer has been selected by his peers as winner of the Stefan…
World number two Novak Djokovic became just the 15th player in the Open Era to win 40 ATP World Tour titles on Sunday, capturing the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters title from David Ferrer, 7-5, 7-5. With the win, Djokovic became the third active player to enter the 40-title club, along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. It was the Serb’s sixth crown of…
Tennis Channel will televise complete coverage of the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London Nov. 4-11, as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and doubles brothers Bob and Mike Bryan lead a field of all-stars into the last tournament of the 2013 tour. With daylong matches and nightly encore replays, the network will offer more…
Fifth seed and 2011 champion Roger Federer will face second seed and 2009 titlist Novak Djokovic in on Saturday in the semifinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Federer will attempt to improve his 16-13 FedEx ATP Head2Head lead against Djokovic, after he recorded a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro in one hour and…