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By Yeshayahu Ginsburg The tennis world has been abuzz the past few days after Guy Forget’s comments that the French Open could potentially give Rafael Nadal a higher seed than his current spot in the ATP rankings. The Slams technically do have leeway in their seedings, but they have always stuck to the ATP rankings. Wimbledon is the only holdout, as it uses a separate formula that gives bonus … [Read more...]
By Daniel McAleer follow me: @dannymacattack Maybe there was some divine intervention from fellow Argentine, Pope Francis in California but whatever it was, Del Potro produced some of his swashbuckling best tennis in a number of years. Okay, sure he lost to Nadal at The Indian Wells finals, (no shame in that) but some might say that having been a set and a break up to Rafa, … [Read more...]
MIAMI, FL (March 20, 2013) -- The VIP Players' Party for the Sony Open presented by Bombay Sapphire took place Tuesday evening at the swanky JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami, Florida. The evening exuded the ultimate VIP experience, as the red carpet was donned with an impressive attendance of A-list tennis stars including: Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki, Novak Djokovic, Maria … [Read more...]
By Daniel McAleer. While it seems inconceivable that the likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal can go on forever, particularly the latter two, lets take a look at some of the next generation of players who could become the flag-bearers for men's tennis when the unimaginable does eventually become a reality. Kei Nishikori: The … [Read more...]
David Cox looks at some of the greatest female Australian Open champions in the Open era. Margaret Court Court won 11 Australian Open singles titles in all, an incredible haul which will almost certainly never be bettered and although seven of those came before the Open Era, she continued her success after turning professional. Court triumphed from 1969-1971, sweeping the majors in … [Read more...]
Victoria Azarenka, the world's top ranked female tennis player, has continued her musical adventures with Redfoo following their introduction at this year's U.S. Open. After partying with him the night she lost in the final, she was again spotted partying with the star at Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Monday night. The Belarus-born athlete arrived with Redfoo and the … [Read more...]
LUXEMBOURG -- Tournament Player Parties give tennis players the chance to relax and mingle with each other away from the tennis courts. And this year's edition at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open was a hit with the players -- especially a goofy and energetic Andrea Petkovic! The always entertaining "Petkorazzi" - as known by many of her fans - couldn't get enough of posing for our camera man … [Read more...]
LUXEMBOURG -- In a successful effort by the WTA Tour to be even more awesome than it already is, the organization holds a media "All-Access Hour" with top WTA players prior to the start of each tournament. And the Luxembourg Open was no different as Venus Williams, Andrea Petkovic and Jelena Jankovic spent time contemplating questions and laughing with members of the international media in an … [Read more...]
LUXEMBOURG (Oct. 13, 2012) -- The BGL BNP Parisbas Luxembourg Open kicked off today with qualifying tournament matches, as well as the main draw ceremony featuring charming world No. 25 Sabine Lisicki. Our photographer Rick Gleijm will be here all week, so make sure to check back daily for a new photo gallery of your favorite players. (Full gallery from Saturday below.) The country of … [Read more...]
LINZ, Austria -- Generali Ladies Linz No. 6 seed Yanina Wickmayer and No. 8 seed Sabine Lisicki took time out of their busy schedules on Monday to participate in a Kids' Day Press Conference. Our photographer Rick Gleijm was given an exclusive invite to capture all the excitement and giggles as school children of all ages asked their favorite players challenging and inspiring questions. … [Read more...]
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