New York, NY (January 16, 2017) – Tennis legends Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt will join the star-studded lineup for the 10th anniversary of the BNP Paribas Showdown on Monday, March 6, it was announced today. Roddick and Hewitt will join Juan … [Read more...]
Australian Open 2017 – In Their Own Words – Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Others in Pre-Tournament News Conferences
(January 14, 2017) Top-ranked players at the Australian Open held pre-tournament news conferences on Saturday. Here are the transcripts of the conference from the interview section Australian Open tournament website. Andy Murray Q. How does it … [Read more...]
USTA Foundation to Serve as Official Charity of BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden
USTA FOUNDATION TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL CHARITY OF THE 2017 BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN 10th ANNIVERSARY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Foundation Will Also Host World Tennis Day Reception Benefitting Tennis and Education Programs Exclusive Packages … [Read more...]
Venus Williams, Muguruza, del Potro, Nishikori, Kyrgios and Sock to play BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG
CELEBRATION OF TENNIS TO HIGHLIGHT 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 EVENT TO FEATURE JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO, KEI NISHIKORI, VENUS WILLIAMS, GARBIÑE MUGURUZA, NICK KYRGIOS … [Read more...]
ATP Sanctions Nick Kyrgios
ATP World Tour News Release News Release www.ATPWorldTour.com 17 October 2016 ATP SANCTIONS KYRGIOS LONDON – Following the completion of its investigation into Nick Kyrgios’ second round match last week … [Read more...]
Nadal Loses in Shanghai Opening Round; Kyrgios Booed in Loss
(October 12, 2016) Rafael Nadal lost in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The fourth seed and14-time major champion was beaten for the first time by Viktor Troicki 6-3, 7-6 (3). Nadal was trying to solidify his spot in the ATP … [Read more...]
Nick Kyrgios Wins Japan Open
(October 9, 2016) Nick Kyrgios won his third ATP World Tour title on Sunday beating David Goffin 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 for the Japan Open Tennis Championships. Kyrgios hit 25 aces to claim his first 500 level title. Kyrgios said: "I played … [Read more...]
Wildcard Denis Shapovalov Knocks Out 11th Seed Nick Kyrgios in First Round of Toronto Masters
(July 25, 2016) Coming off the Junior Boys’ singles title at Wimbledon, 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov received a wildcard into the Rogers Cup in Toronto, his home tournament. The youngest player in the tournament made good use of his entry by … [Read more...]
Serena Williams and Andy Murray Reach Wimbledon Second Round with Straight Set Victories
(June 28, 2016) Defending champion Serena Williams recorded her 80th match win at the All England Club and raised her record in first round major matches to 63-1 when she defeated No. 148 qualifier Amra Sadikovic 6-2, 6-4 on day two of … [Read more...]
Djokovic, Nadal Rally for Wins in Rome; Federer Loses
(May 12, 2016) Novak Djokovic had to rally from a bagel set down to stop No. 37 Thomaz Bellucci 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 while an ailing Roger Federer lost to 15th seed Dominc Thiem 7-6 (2), 6-4 in Rome on Thursday. For No. 1 Djokovic, it was the first time he … [Read more...]