Rafael Nadal has given Spain a 1-0 lead over Argentina at the Davis Cup after defeating Juan Monaco 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. Nadal played on his prime surface of clay at the Olympic Stadium breaking Monaco seven times. "The best part of my game was I didn’t make mistakes," said Nadal. "The most important thing is…
Alex Bogomolov Jr. will play for Russia rather than the United States after the ITF confirmed his request. Bogomolov was born in Moscow and has played for the U.S. since he turned Pro in 2002, however has never played at a senior level in the Davis Cup. The Davis Cup Committee came to the conclusion…
The following is a interview between U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez: TIM CURRY: Thank you, everyone, for joining us today for this media conference call with Mary Joe Fernandez and Jim Courier. We want to talk both about the upcoming 2012 Fed Cup and Davis Cup seasons, which may seem…
Maria Kirilenko, the 24-year-old Russian tennis star currently ranked 28th in the world, is reportedly romantically involved with Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin posted a photo of himself and Maria on his Twitter account with a message referring to Kirilenko as his "girlfriend." Kirilenko has been training with the George Washington University tennis…
Lleyton Hewitt has received a wild card entry into the Australian Open in January. He has won two Grand Slams and was once ranked first in the world. Hewitt has dropped to 188th in the rankings after injuries have upset his seasons, but Craig Tiley, tournament director, said giving him the wild card was the…
As Tennis Channel prepares for its annual viewer countdown of the network’s best matches of the year in December, three members of its on-air talent team have weighed in with their own favorite matches of 2011. Primary Grand Slam commentator Martina Navratilova, U.S. Open analyst Jim Courier, and U.S. Open Tonight host and network analyst…
USTA Player Development has announced the eight men and eight women invited to participate in the 2011 Kia Motors Australian Open Wild Card Playoff, being held for the third consecutive year at the Racquet Club of the South, a USTA Certified Regional Training Center in Atlanta, Dec. 16-18. The winners will receive main draw singles…
Rafael Nadal of Spain is still invigorated to play and lead his country in its attempt to take a fifth Davis Cup title against Argentina. Nadal created worries when he stated that he felt "less passionate for the game" after being knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals. After a practice session for the…
Austria’s Daniel Koellerer has challenged his lifetime ban for match fixing and is appearing in the Court of Arbitration for Sports. The two-day case commenced in front of the top court for international sports. A decision and outcome is to be announced at the beginning of 2012. Koellerer’s case marks the first time in the…
Roger Federer held his own in the ATP World Tour Finals, where he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to take his sixth title at this event. After a year of close misses by Federer, he was able to recover from a lost second set tiebreaker to defeat the Frenchman. "I…