Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – This past summer, it came to light that Bobby Riggs may have been involved in a “fixed match” in his legendary “Battle of the Sexes” highly heralded encounter with Billie Jean King in 1973. Riggs, who […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s event in Switzerland because of fatigue. Nadal made the announcement Friday in a post on his Facebook page. “Hi all, sorry to announce that I won’t travel to Basel in Switzerland […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The season-ending WTA Championships are on tap for next week in Istanbul, where the world’s top-eight women, with the exception of Maria Sharapova, will battle for bragging rights … and a lot of money. The world […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The great Roger Federer recently said that he expects a lot out of himself in 2014. Should he? The 17-time Grand Slam king has had his worst season since becoming a major champion in 2003, but […]
London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray pulled out of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday after having back surgery last month. “I’m really disappointed not to be playing this year,” said Murray. “I love playing in […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova is done playing tennis for 2013. The world No. 3 Russian star withdrew from the upcoming season-ending WTA Championships because of a right shoulder injury, which also forced her […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – With Serena Williams resting comfortably atop the women’s world tennis rankings for now, can Victoria Azarenka challenge the mighty American’s reign in the near future? Maybe. The current world No. 2 and former No. 1 Azarenka […]
Buenos Aires, Argentina (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian announced his retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday, citing injuries. The Argentine star will quit tennis for good after playing an exhibition match against Spanish great Rafael Nadal in November. […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Now that his 2013 season is over, what should we expect from Andy Murray next year? The British star was forced to shut it down for the year after undergoing back surgery earlier this week. […]
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) – Serena Williams has clinched the year- end No. 1 ranking for the third time in her brilliant career, according to the WTA Tour. Williams, who turned 32 on Thursday, is a sizzling 67-4 this […]