Tennis Articles

At the Net: Djokovic opens huge lead at No. 1

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Surprise, Novak Djokovic captured yet another hardcourt championship over the weekend and reached a personal milestone with his 50th career ATP World Tour title. And there appears to be no end in sight. Djokovic’s latest big […]

Former tennis star Bob Hewitt guilty of raping girls in South Africa

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Johannesburg, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – Australian-born former tennis champion Bob Hewitt was found guilty Monday in South Africa of raping and assaulting young girls whom he coached in the early 1980s. The 75-year-old Hewitt had pleaded not guilty to two […]

Kvitova pulls out of Miami

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Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has pulled out of the Miami Open, which will begin next Tuesday in Florida. The world No. 4 left-handed star also skipped the ongoing mandatory WTA event in Indian Wells, citing exhaustion. […]

Odesnik retires after receiving 15-year doping ban

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London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Tennis player Wayne Odesnik was given a 15-year ban for a second doping violation and then announced his retirement. He tested positive for several banned substances, including steroids, in out- of-competition urine tests in December and […]

At the Net: Fish makes long-awaited return

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Mardy Fish is making his return to ATP World Tour action this week at Indian Wells, as he’ll play his first competitive tennis since August 2013. The 33-year-old will compete at both Indian Wells and Miami […]

Mauresmo gets the call to the Hall

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Newport, RI (SportsNetwork.com) – Former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Mauresmo captured Australian Open and Wimbledon titles in 2006 and was ranked No. 1 for […]

Monterrey Open postponed due to rain

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Monterrey, Mexico (SportsNetwork.com) – The first round matches for the Monterrey Open were postponed due to rain on Monday. Heavy rains disallowed play to start at the event, where fifth-seeded and three-time champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was set to play Anna […]

At the Net: The Old Guard isn’t goin’ away just yet

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – So much for all the “young guns” talk on the ATP World Tour. The kids are supposed to be taking over on the circuit, you know, the Kei Nishikoris, Milos Raonices, Grigor Dimitrovs, etc. But the […]

Serena Williams withdraws from Dubai tournament

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (SportsNetwork.com) – Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships. The WTA made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday, saying Williams was battling an illness. Williams played last weekend in the Fed Cup World […]

At the Net: Petko’s back in the Top 10

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – This should be a week to remember for affable German star Andrea Petkovic, who will break back into the Top 10 for the first time in three years when the new WTA rankings are released next […]