Melbourne, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) – Four-time champion Novak Djokovic has been installed as the top seed at the Australian Open, which will begin Monday in Melbourne. The world No. 1 and reigning Wimbledon champ Djokovic is followed by former top-ranked great […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – In less than a week, Grand Slam tennis will be on the menu once again for the first time in four months. Stan Wawrinka will return as the defending men’s champion, but he certainly won’t be […]
Sydney, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) – Simona Halep withdrew from the Sydney International tennis event on Tuesday, citing a gastrointestinal illness. Halep, the top seed in the tournament, won the Shenzhen Open title on Sunday but was not fully healthy. “During the […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka thinks maybe she should have skipped her 2014 season altogether, believing she was never able to train and/or properly prepare for her matches. The results showed and then she certainly […]
Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) – Plagued by a right forearm injury, former runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga decided to pull out of the upcoming Australian Open. The world No. 12 French star struggled with the injury during France’s loss to Switzerland in November’s […]
Brisbane, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) – U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic has withdrawn from the 2015 season-opening event in Brisbane for unspecified medical reasons. Cilic won four events in 2014, including his first career Grand Slam title when he topped Kei Nishikori […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If you really paid attention to the sport of tennis you might notice that there are plenty of promising young Americans coming up on the women’s side, i.e. teenager CiCi Bellis. Earlier this month, the 15-year-old […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – As it turns out, Petra Kvitova isn’t the only Czech stud on the women’s tour. Enter big-serving Karolina Pliskova. Both the two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova (4th) and Lucie Safarova (16th) are two Czech women who are […]
London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – World No. 1 stars Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were selected as the International Tennis Federation’s world champions for 2014. Djokovic captured the award for a fourth time, while Williams is now a five- time recipient. […]
London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – World No. 1 stars Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were selected as the International Tennis Federation’s world champions for 2014. Djokovic captured the award for a fourth time, while Williams is now a five- time recipient. […]