Fifth seed Maria Sharapova joined top seed Samantha Stosur in the semifinal of the Bank of the West Classic on Friday. The Australian survived a difficult encounter with 7th seed Yanina Wickmayer, fighting her way through in nearly two hours of play, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Sharapova overcame second-seeded countrywoman Elena Dementieva in three highly contested sets [...]
TT Mag’s sweetheart World No. 27 Maria Kirilenko joined bff Maria Sharapova among the final eight at the Bank of the West Classic, following her 6-4, 6-3 upset of 6th Shahar Peer. The 23-year-old is scheduled to meet third seed Agnieszka Radwanksa in the next round.
Sharapova overcame a sluggish start to defeat round of 16 [...]
“I’m confident that Del Potro will return (to the top of the game), but it won’t be easy. My goal is for Juan to be pain-free.” – the ATP World Tour’s #1 coaching genius, Franco Davin (translated from Clarin.com)
The Chosen One has yet to pick up a racquet, but continues to lend his considerable talent [...]
It’s time for Mr. Tennis Universe to pay attention to something that has become glaringly obvious over the past 6 months. Roger Federer used to be the best tennis player in the world. He used to be able to draw gasps of shock and delight from a tennis crowd. He used to [...]
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic took time out of his busy schedule to help open the tennis courts at the School of Friendship on Tara Mountain in his native Serbia. In addition to making a sizable donation on behalf of the charitable organization, the superstar took pictures and handed out t-shirts to the children in [...]
Top seeds Samantha Stosur and Elena Dementieva reached the final eight at the Bank of the West Classic on Wednesday. The Australian ousted American qualifier Christina McHale in 80 minutes, 6-1, 7-5, while the Russian rallied to upend veteran Kimiko Date Krumm, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after two hours and 16 minutes.
Third seed Agnieszka Radwanksa and [...]
ATP World Tour players seem to change coaches as frequently as a hotel service staff changes used bed sheets. Two of the biggest stars, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, are currently in the midst of a roster redux. Read a snippet from their respective websites below:
“I’ve been looking to add someone to my team [...]
An on-the-mend Serena Williams joined gal pal Christina Milian for some late-night entertainment in Beverly Hills Tuesday night. The world’s top-ranked tennis player and the R&B singer dined at the exclusive Madeo restaurant, following with stops at the posh restaurant/lounge Geisha and trendy hot spot Angels and Demons.
Williams can be seen sporting an over-sized surgical [...]
World No. 15 Maria Sharapova made a successful start at the Bank of the West tournament in Stanford, California. The Russian superstar, seeded fifth this week, came through her opening-round clash against tricky opponent Jie Zheng, 6-4, 7-5.
Other top-ranked ladies advancing to round two include: 3rd seed Agnieszka Radwanska, fourth-seeded defending champion Marion Bartoli, 6th [...]
Tireless famewhore World No. 10 Fernando doing what he does constantly best, as he shows a drooling Twitterverse his toned, tanned, half-naked body in Las Vegas.
Preparation for the upcoming US Open is hard work, no?