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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
• World No1 drops first set but recovers to win in three • Swiss not looking at his best ahead of Murray match Roger Federer will face Andy Murray tomorrow in the second round of their four-man round robin as winner to winner. But, whereas Murray was generally in control in his opening match, Federer found himself in all sorts of trouble against Spain's Fernando Verdasco, a player whom he...
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Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
AP Tennis players, from left, Fernando Verdasco , Juan Martin del Potro , Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal , Andy Murray , Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling , pose for a photograph alongside a London bus in Westminster, London Friday Nov. 20 2009. :: Who's jaded? Who's injured? Who's ready to play lights out tennis and take this trophy undefeated? The inagural ATP World Tour Finals,...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Russia's world number three Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday became the fifth top 10 player to commit to January's WTA/ATP Sydney International, organisers said. The French Open champion, 24, was runner-up in the event in 2008, bowing out in a tough three-set final against Justine Henin, then the world number one. "I have had some really great results there in the past and I am looking forward...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will launch her 2010 Australian Open campaign at the Sydney International.
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ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Gilles Simon to play at Brisbane International 2010 Gilles Simon confirmed that he will start his 2010 tennis season at the Brisbane International. Simon said he was excited participate at the Brisbane tennis event in 2010 and cannot wait to see what the city has to offer. “I have heard quite a lot from my friends on the tour about the Brisbane International. They have told me that it is a great...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Novak Djokovic used to have a reputation for frailty, a man who could not be relied upon to last the distance. When he retired in the fourth set of his Australian Open quarter-final in January, it was the eighth time in the Serb's senior career that he had thrown in the towel during a match.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
• Andre Agassi defends decision to write about crystal meth use • 'I feel like my story has real power in people's lives' Andre Agassi has said he has no regrets about baring the details of his life in his recently published memoirs and his use of crystal meth , adding that his wife Steffi Graf was proud of him. In his book Open, Agassi describes loathing the tennis life he was pushed into...
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ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Juan Martin Del Potro to play Kooyong Classic 2010 Juan Martin del Potro will replace Marcos Baghdatis at the Kooyong Classic 2010 tennis exhibition. The Kooyong Classic will be played on January 13-16 as a preparation for the Australian Open 2010 . Del Potro was offered a place in the eight-man field after Baghdatis said he wanted to switch to the Sydney International tennis event. “It is most...
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ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Marat Safin Interview This Biofile interview with Marat Safin was conducted on August 31, 1998 at the US Open when Safin was 18 years old. At the time Safin was a highly regarded teenager but was still ranked outside the top 50. He reached the round of 16 in Flushing Meadows before losing to Pete Sampras. Safin officially retired from the ATP World Tour after losing to Juan Martin Del Potro at...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
SYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has been added to an elite warm-up event for next year's Australian Open after Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus pulled out.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
French world number 12 Gilles Simon has been confirmed as a starter in the ATP/WTA Brisbane International event in January, according to organisers. Simon, 24, will join compatriot Gael Monfils, former world number one Andy Roddick and American James Blake in the men's draw. Simon has won six career titles and was a quarter-finalist at this year's Australian Open. The Brisbane International will take...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
• World No1 loses to Frenchman Julien Benneteau 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 • Murray beats American James Blake 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 Roger Federer, after savouring one of his greatest career moments in the French capital five months ago when he won his first French Open title at Roland Garros, thereby becoming only the sixth player to win all four majors, suffered an opening match defeat in the Paris Indoor...
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borachio085ie | 11/07/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin lost to qualifier Andriy Stakhovsky 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the St. Petersburg Open semifinals. Safin won back-to-back titles in St. Petersburg in 2000-01. The Russian is playing his last season on the ATP Tour and will enter his last competitive tournament - the Paris Masters - on a wild card. "I've reached the semifinals and it's...
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armadabu91d | 11/07/2009
DOHA - Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final. Serena broke twice in the first set and lost just seven points on serve in her last match of the year. She looked sharper than Venus in every facet of a match that featured few long rallies and little of the spectacular tennis the two have provided in some of their...
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okalanij17cs | 11/07/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping US$6.5 million in 2009. Williams broke the WTA mark of slightly under $5.5 million, earned by Justine Henin in 2007. The American won the season-ending tour championships Sunday, beating older sister Venus in the final, and ends the year ranked No. 1. The younger Williams also won the...
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