Professional Tennis
Marat Safin, a former top-ranked tennis player, has won a seat in Russia’s lower house of Parliament and will go onto represent the pro-Kremlin party United Russia. The 31-year-old Safin will be one of the youngest members of the Russian legislature. Safin retired from tennis in 2009 ending his career with two Grand Slam titles…
Albert Costa is stepping down as Spain’s Davis Cup captain to become the coordinator of the Spanish federation’s national teams. After three years and two Davis Cup titles, Costa will now preside over the captains of Spain’s Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Olympic teams. Costa helped Spain increase its Davis Cup title haul to five trophies,…
The American doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan have broken John McEnroe’s record for the most weeks atop the individual doubles rankings. The top-ranked twins are tied with each other at 271 weeks. "John McEnroe is a legend. He’s definitely one of the best doubles players in history," said Bob Bryan in an interview…
On the eve of U.S. Open Finals Weekend, tennis champions, industry leaders and supporters of the game gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for The 2011 Legends Ball. The event honored the greatest legends and supporters of the sport of tennis and raised funds to support the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in their…
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that, for the eighth time in nine years, the American doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan were named Men’s Doubles World Champions. On the women’s side, Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic & Katarina Srebotnik from Slovakia were named Women’s Doubles World Champions for the first time. Novak Djokovic…
Kim Clijsters of Australia has made a quick successful return to tennis after four months of non-play by defeating first-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-6 in an exhibition match. The match was played at the Antwerp Sports Palace in front of approximately 10,000 fans where Clijsters showed she is has completely recovered from her stomach muscle…
Robin Soderling of Sweden will miss the 2012 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, as he fights off the effects of mononucleosis. He has not played a match since mid-July. "My recovery has been longer than expected," said Soderling via his Twitter account, @RSoderling. "I am feeling better with each day, but it…
Ready for the football season Sabine Lisicki ♦ (@sabinelisicki): My favorite player is Drew Brees, so I’m going with the Saints! 🙂 But I still remember how great Packers played in the Super Bowl … John Isner ♦ (@JohnIsner): Patrick Peterson meet #89 Steve Smith. This ain’t LSU rook. Best in the league … What do they…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia has earned himself a record $12.6 million in prize money for the season. He won 10 titles in 2011 which included three Grand Slams beating the previous record of $10.1 million held by Nadal in 2010 and Federer in 2007. Djokovic has moved ahead of Andre Agassi to the fourth position…
Roger Federer has committed to play for Switzerland against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup in 2012. The Swiss federation of tennis states that Federer has confirmed he will play in the Feb. 10-12 series. This will be the first time Federer plays a first round match since 2004. He…