(March 20, 2014) After a 2013 which saw him end the year at No. 6 dealing with back problems, and then fall to No. 8 at the end of January, Roger Federer is on his way back up. He’s currently No. 5 after falling in the BNP Paribas Open final last … [Read more...]
Kei Nishikori Repeats as Memphis Champion
(February 16, 2014) Kei Nishikori repeated as the champion at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis, stopping Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (0) on Sunday. For the No. 16 ranked player, this was his first career title … [Read more...]
Sock Misses Beating Karlovic by Inches
By Curt Janka (March 8, 2013) INDIAN WELLS, California – Up a set and 8-7 in the second-set tiebreaker, Jack Sock hit a backhand passing shot that very nearly won the match. “I missed a pretty routine backhand up the line by a couple of … [Read more...]
Notes from the Front – SAP Open 2013, Day Three
By Kevin Ware (February 14, 2013) SAN JOSE - Here are some more courtside impressions from an eventful Day Three at the SAP Open. It was mixed bag of fun matches and dramatic wins. But let’s start with the sad and unsettling loss by Donald … [Read more...]
Oz and Ends – Day One at the 2013 Australian Open
Oz and ends and bits of news from the Australian Open for January 14, 2013 Bagels and breadsticks Maria Sharapova won her first match of the Australian Open 6-0, 6-0 in 55 minutes over fellow Russian Olga Puchkova. It was her third career … [Read more...]
Tennis Players and Chefs Serve Up a Feast for Charity at Taste of Tennis
By Jaclyn Stacey (January 10, 2013) MELBOURNE, Australia - A service game of a different kind was on the menu for the tennis stars who attended the 4th Annual Melbourne Swisse Taste of Tennis event held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Thursday … [Read more...]
Houston: US Men’s Clay Court Championship- Fish Advances and Friday’s “Tall Tale”
Smooth sailing for Mardy Fish playing his first tournament as the No. 1 ranked American. Fish defeated Albert Ramos 6-3, 6-3 to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals. Fish is a career high No. 11 in the ATP World Tour rankings this week and is the 11th … [Read more...]
Power Outage Doesn’t Stop Blake in Houston at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship
At No. 163 in the world, American James Blake is fighting for ranking points these days on the ATP World Tour. This week he’s in Houston playing the US men’s Clay court Championship. Blake had not played a clay court since October of … [Read more...]
BNP Paribas Open Day 9: Survive and Advance
On the very day that the 2011 NCAA Men’s basketball championship began, the BNP Paribas Open had its own form of “March Madness†in a quarterfinal match between No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 239 Ivo Karlovic. The Spaniard had to battle back from … [Read more...]
Ivo Karlovic Sets New Record for Fastest Serve
The ITF confirmed on Sunday that Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic broke the world record for the fastest serve during the doubles rubber of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round tie between Croatia and Germany in Zagreb on Saturday 5 … [Read more...]