The Grandstand

Monaco climbs 62 ranking spots with Houston title

April 11, 2016 3

Juan Monaco’s ranking fluctuation has been nothing short of a roller-coaster over the past month. It went in the right direct for once on Monday, not long after the 32-year-old Argentine upset Jack Sock in the final of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.
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Isner writes for The Players Tribune on Federer, Kyrgios, and others

April 5, 2016 14

John Isner made a contribution to Derek Jeter’s website, The Players Tribune, this past weekend. In his piece, Isner–“a die-hard fan” of the WWE–compared some his fellow tennis players to wrestlers. […]

Isner, Gimelstob end player-coach relationship

April 4, 2016 14

John Isner and coach Justin Gimelstob announced on Monday that they are no longer working together. The decision was apparently Gimelstob’s, as the 39-year-old cited personal reasons and a desire to spend more time with his son as primary factors. […]

Miami draw puts Djokovic and Federer in same half

March 21, 2016 12

The Miami Open draw ceremony was held on Monday afternoon and it produced an especially intriguing road for Roger Federer. After missing all of February and the Indian Wells Masters because of a knee injury, Federer is making his return in Miami. […]

Indian Wells announces renovations to Stadium 1

March 20, 2016 30

The Indian Wells Tennis Garden will make numerous improvements to Stadium 1, Chief Executive Office Raymond Moore announced on Sunday. Prior to the 2017 BNP Paribas Open, Stadium 1 will be upgrading, expanding and adding concessions, restrooms, and suites. […]

Pospisil, Sock advance to doubles final in singles-heavy field

March 19, 2016 2

This year’s BNP Paribas Open did nothing to answer the question of whether “singles players” or “doubles players” actually have an edge in doubles. That’s because all four of the participants in the men’s doubles final on Saturday are both. […]

Surprise: Federer announces he will play in Miami

March 18, 2016 10

Roger Federer announced on Thursday that he will play in the upcoming Miami Open. There had been speculation following Federer’s withdrawal from the BNP Paribas Open that he would not return until the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on clay.
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Nadal goes down in doubles, will face Muller in first Indian Wells singles match

March 13, 2016 6

Rafael Nadal lost his first match at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday evening. Fortunately for the mental health of his legion of fans, it did not come in singles. Nadal and Fernando Verdasco came out on the short end of a 3-6, 7-5, 10-8 thriller against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in front of a packed house in Stadium 2. […]

Indian Wells draw revealed

March 9, 2016 9

The 2016 BNP Paribas Open men’s singles draw ceremony was held on Tuesday. Thanks to Roger Federer’s absence, Rafael Nadal snagged a top-four seed to avoid any chance of facing Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Nadal would, however, get Djokovic in the semis if both players advance that far. […]

Sharapova announces failed drug test at Australian Open

March 7, 2016 234

Maria Sharapova is not retiring. But she may be away from tennis for a while–and not just because of her recent injury problems. At her highly-anticipated press conference on Monday, Sharapova announced that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. […]