Professional Tennis
Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of the monthfollowing a six-month break to recover from a knee injury. Nadal began practicing on a court in his hometown of Manacor on the island of Mallorca on Nov. 20 under the supervision of his uncle and…
John McEnroe successfully defended his Statoil Masters Tennis Legends title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over old rival Mats Wilander in the final. McEnroe had been in fine form throughout the tournament at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week. He held a 7-6 lead in his head-to-head with Wilander from their days on the ATP World…
Tennis officials are considering adding third-set tiebreakers at the 2016 Rio Olympics after marathon matches at the 2012 London Olympics this year. Also, bronze medal matches could be eliminated to lighten the loads of players entered in multiple events. ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti told The Associated Press at the European Olympic Committees meeting in Rome…
Four years ago at the Royal Albert Hall, John McEnroe lost 11-9 in a final set Champions’ Tie-Break to Jeremy Bates, and decided that it was time to bow out of his favorite ATP Champions Tour event for good. But on Thursday, at the Statoil Masters Tennis, McEnroe avenged his defeat to Bates 6-4, 6-1 and…
The U.S. Davis Cup will host Brazil in the first round of the 2013 competition, Feb. 1-3, also known as Super Bowl weekend, in Jacksonville, Fla. In 2012, the U.S. played all three Davis Cup ties on the road, posting impressive wins over a Roger Federer-led Swiss team and a strong French team in Monte-Carlo…
Roger Federer says he won’t play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Federer is in Brazil to take part in an exhibition match against Thomaz Bellucci. To date in his storied career, Federer has competed in four Olympics, winning the Gold Medal in doubles…
The brightest stars of world tennis are headed to Sydney in January with Apia International Sydney tournament organizers announcing nine top 10 players are set to compete for the prestigious titles. The lineup for the 2013 Apia International Sydney Tournament, set for Jan. 6-12, includes seven top 10 women, two top 10 men and three previous Sydney…
Status: Former ATP pro from 1981-1992. Silver Medalist at the 1988 Olympics. Currently teaches tennis at Cunningham Park. Date of birth: Aug. 3, 1960 in Springfield, Mass. First tennis memory: Hitting a ball against the garage in my backyard at about the age of five with an old Jack Kramer racquet. Why do you love…
At the 2012 U.S. Open, two storied careers came to a close, as both American Andy Roddick and Belgium’s Kim Clijsters took to the court for the final time in their careers. Roddick’s career came to a close at the 2012 U.S. Open, when he was beaten 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 by Juan Martin del…
John McEnroe has arrived in London on the day that the man he beat in the final of last year’s Statoil Masters Tennis Legends tournament—Pat Cash—starts his 2012 campaign against Mats Wilander. While McEnroe gets his campaign underway on Thursday, Cash and Wilander open the tournament on Wednesday. Cash and McEnroe could meet in the final…