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Many of the WTA and ATP Tour tennis players, past and present, have dabbled in the world of modelling over the years and for some players, this has become as infamous as their achievements on the tennis courts. With their many sponsorship deals and global popularity, here is a compiled list of some of the tennis players who are well-known for their modelling escapades and renowned … [Read more...]
The top 10 title leaders for the most ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events has had a change of guard at the top spot of the list after Rafael Nadal knocked Roger Federer from poll position after he made history winning his 47th title and 8th Monte-Carlo title in Monaco last week. The top 10 comprises of a mixture of five current players: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and … [Read more...]
As we have approached the European clay court swing of the tour with the first Masters Series event of the year on the dirt in Monte-Carlo underway, now is a good time to reflect on which current players are in the top ten list for the most clay court titles to their name at present. How dominant will these players be in 2012? Rafael Nadal (Spain) Titles on Clay: 32 There is no surprise to see … [Read more...]
Last week we had a look at the dominance of the top five men on the ATP Tour and reviewed their successes of the season so far. This week, it is the top five women on the WTA Tour who are under scrutiny to evaluate their success this season. Can Victoria Azarenka retain her dominance on the Tour this year? Will Radwanska climb even further in the rankings? Can Wozniacki silence her critics … [Read more...]
The top 5 players on the ATP Tour are talented, consistent, determined and not forgetting impossible to break as a group in the top five places of the rankings. They may have moved positions up and down between them and some of the top 10 players are knocking on the door desperately trying to break in, but as of yet there seem to be little evidence of a breakthrough by anybody else at the … [Read more...]
It has been a week of mixed feelings and salutations during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park in Miami, as we have welcomed back on Tour Venus Williams and Alisa Kleybanova after they have been off-circuit due to health issues, sadly waved goodbye to Chilean Fernando Gonzalez after retiring from tennis this week and have been surprised by Rafael Nadal's decision to step down from his role as … [Read more...]
For professional tennis players, most of the weeks of the year are spent in and out of hotels, scrambling through their suitcases and competing at tournaments all over the world and as glamorous as their lives are, they have very little down time to relax and enjoy time with their loved ones: Their families, friends – and their pets! With a challenging tournament schedule which takes up most of … [Read more...]
After a week that has been dominated by intestinal bugs flying around quicker than a tennis ball in Indian Wells affecting both players and journalists, I thought this week would be an ideal opportunity for a bit of light-hearted fun and have a look at some of the fashion ‘statements’ the players have made on the tennis courts which have left jaws dropping, minds boggling and begs the question … [Read more...]
As Abba have so delicately reminded us over the last forty years; ‘the winner takes it all’ and this is very true for the players on the ATP and WTA Tours who slog it out continuously each day for the love of the sport and the ecstasy of winning tennis matches and tournaments. But with the top four guys on the ATP Tour (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray) dominating most of the tournaments … [Read more...]
Boris Becker is a man of many talents: a former world No. 1, a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. And despite retiring 13 years ago, the former champion still possesses the ability to hold an entertaining and informative press conference. The German, who has previously won the ABN … [Read more...]
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