Pro Tennis

French wild card Gael Monfils was made to work hard for his opening win at the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand with a win over German Benjamin Becker 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 52 minutes. Monfils fired 19 aces and saved eight of the nine break points he faced, as he recorded…

Fourteen former top 10 players will return to the court and take part in the Annual Legends event at the Australian Open 2013. The lineup, which includes five former world number ones, will join the action at Melbourne Park from Jan. 19-25. The eight-team men’s doubles field will feature former world number ones and three-time Australian Open…

World number three Andy Murray began his 2013 ATP World Tour season by winning a second-straight Brisbane International title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(0), 6-4 in the finals. Murray earned $78,800 and 250 Emirates ATP Rankings points, while Dimitrov earned $41,540 and 150 points. Murray, who dedicated the win to a sick friend, credited Dimitrov for playing aggressively…

Tennis Channel’s sixth year of televising the Australian Open, the first major tournament of the annual tennis season, will begin Monday, Jan. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The network plans for more than 30 hours of live match telecasts during the two-week competition again this year, with more than 180 hours of dedicated tournament coverage…

World number one and defending men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic will enter the 2013 Australian Open as the top men’s seed, while fellow world number one and defending women’s singles champion Victoria Azarenka will start her campaign for back-to-back titles as top seed in the women’s draw. The official draw for Australian Open 2013 will take…

Ross Hutchins has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The 27-year-old went 36-24 this past season, partnering countryman Colin Fleming to two ATP World Tour doubles titles in Delray Beach and Eastbourne. They also reached the semifinals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters and were the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals alternates. “Over the Christmas period, I…

Novak Djokovic’s Serbia Open has been dropped from the ATP calendar. The tournament has failed to attract top players or major sponsors. Last year, even Djokovic and other top Serbian players failed to attend. Djokovic’s Family Sport, the tournament organizer, says it "made the most rational decision considering the circumstances.” The tournament had been scheduled this year…

WTA Women’s Singles number one Victoria Azarenka withdrew from her Brisbane International against Serena Williams with an infected right big toe on Friday, citing concerns about aggravating the injury so close to the start of the 2013 Australian Open (Jan. 14). Azarenka made the announcement 30 minutes before she was to play the third-ranked Serena, who has…

John Isner withdrew from the Hopman Cup on with a right knee injury, ending the American team’s chances of reaching the final of the eight-country tournament and giving the championship berth to Spain. Isner played with tape on his knee when he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on Tuesday. Later, he said was suffering from…