LONDON - Top-ranked Roger Federer will play both U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin phase of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer, who lost to Del Potro in the U.S. Open final, will also face Fernando Verdasco in Group A, according to Wednesday's draw. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal was drawn into Group B with Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling.
PARIS – Known for furious, racket-throwing rants, Marat Safin would rather be remembered for the hard work he put in during a 12-year career marked by two Grand Slam titles and a Davis Cup win. The former No. 1 ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters. "A lot of people there really thought that I'm not a really
It's the tennis off-season, you know what that means? Andy playing lots of charities and impersonating other players, yay! Here's one I hadn't seen before, Andy does Pete Sampras : If you missed seeing Andy and Serena play at World Team Tennis last night the entire video is available free online. To sum up: Andy is quite rusty, Serena beat Andy again , Elton John has a wicked forehand, it was a fun...
PARIS – Known for furious, racket-throwing rants, Marat Safin would rather be remembered for the hard work he put in during a 12-year career marked by two Grand Slam titles and a Davis Cup win. The former No. 1 ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters. "A lot of people there really thought that I'm not a really
It turns out Andre Agassi was lying all along. To fans. To opponents. To tennis authorities. To first wife Brooke Shields. To friends, including Barbra Streisand. To the media. And, he says, to himself. "I can't live with that anymore," Agassi said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "These lies — some of them came, certainly, out of fear. A lot of them came out
LONDON – U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final but has never advanced past the second round in three appearances at Wimbledon. Del Potro says "this is the perfect opportunity for me to improve my game on the
Tennis Exhibition: Pete Sampras to play exhibition in San Jose Pete Sampras will return to San Jose next year to play in another exhibition. SAP Open tournament officials said Friday that Sampras will kick off this year’s tournament with an exhibition match against Spain’s Fernando Verdasco on Feb. 8. Sampras played Tommy Haas in exhibitions at the tournament the past two years. Joining...
LONDON - Top-ranked Roger Federer will play both U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin phase of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer, who lost to Del Potro in the U.S. Open final, will also face Fernando Verdasco in Group A, according to Wednesday's draw. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal was drawn into Group B with Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling.
Pete Sampras will return to San Jose next year to play in another exhibition. SAP Open tournament officials said Friday that Sampras will kick off this year's tournament with an exhibition match against Spain's Fernando Verdasco on Feb. 8.
PARIS – Known for furious, racket-throwing rants, Marat Safin would rather be remembered for the hard work he put in during a 12-year career marked by two Grand Slam titles and a Davis Cup win. The former No. 1 ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters. "A lot of people there really thought that I'm not a really
LONDON – U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final but has never advanced past the second round in three appearances at Wimbledon. Del Potro says "this is the perfect opportunity for me to improve my game on the
LONDON - Novak Djokovic is leaving Adidas for Sergio Tacchini, the same brand worn by his idols. "My own idols Pete Sampras and John McEnroe have won almost all titles ... wearing the Sergio Tacchini logo," he said. The third-ranked Serb announced the deal on the eve of the ATP World Tour finals in London. As part of the deal, Sergio Tacchini will produce four Djokovic-inspired clothing lines
It turns out Andre Agassi was lying all along. To fans. To opponents. To tennis authorities. To first wife Brooke Shields. To friends, including Barbra Streisand. To the media. And, he says, to himself. "I can't live with that anymore," Agassi said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "These lies — some of them came, certainly, out of fear. A lot of them came out
LONDON – Top-ranked Roger Federer will play U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin phase of the ATP World Tour Finals. After Wednesday's draw, Federer also faces Fernando Verdasco in Group A. The Swiss star lost to Del Potro in the U.S. Open final. "Obviously, I look forward to playing Roger," Murray said. "I've played Juan a few times on the
It turns out Andre Agassi was lying all along. To fans. To opponents. To tennis authorities. To first wife Brooke Shields. To friends, including Barbra Streisand. To the media. And, he says, to himself. "I can't live with that anymore," Agassi said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "These lies — some of them came, certainly, out of fear. A lot of them came out
LONDON - Novak Djokovic is leaving Adidas for Sergio Tacchini, the same brand worn by his idols. "My own idols Pete Sampras and John McEnroe have won almost all titles ... wearing the Sergio Tacchini logo," he said. The third-ranked Serb announced the deal on the eve of the ATP World Tour finals in London. As part of the deal, Sergio Tacchini will produce four Djokovic-inspired clothing lines each...
PARIS – Known for furious, racket-throwing rants, Marat Safin would rather be remembered for the hard work he put in during a 12-year career marked by two Grand Slam titles and a Davis Cup win. The former No. 1 ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters. "A lot of people there really thought that I'm not a really hard worker,"...
LONDON - Top-ranked Roger Federer will play both U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin phase of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer, who lost to Del Potro in the U.S. Open final, will also face Fernando Verdasco in Group A, according to Wednesday's draw. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal was drawn into Group B with Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling....
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