The Grandstand

American beauty: Fish wins first match, Serena makes big announcement

February 5, 2015 0

Mardy Fish will make a much grander return next month when he plays singles at the Indian Wells Masters, but he returned to competitive tennis during first-round doubles action at the Dallas Challenger on Wednesday. […]

A look at the post-Australian Open rankings shakeup

February 3, 2015 0

With so many points at stake compared to other events, Grand Slams always shake up the rankings. This Australian Open may not have been quite as monumental in that department as majors usually are, but there were some developments worth noting. […]

Odesnik and Shabaz blatantly tank doubles match at Maui Challenger

January 30, 2015 12

Dimitar Kutrovsky and Dennis Novikov beat Wayne Odesnik and Michael Shabaz 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 in the quarterfinals of the Maui Challenger on Wednesday. But the result was entirely irrelevant to the story. […]

Hewitt targets 2016 Australian Open for retirement

January 29, 2015 0

Speculation regarding Lleyton Hewitt’s retirement date has been raging for more than a year. Hewitt finally set a projected date, which he announced on Thursday at Melbourne Park. The target? Not too surprisingly, the 2016 Australian Open.
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USA sizzle lacking at Australian Open juniors, but strong in Maui

January 26, 2015 1

Just four Americans were in the Australian Open boys singles draw when the tournament began: No. 3 seed Taylor Harry Fritz, No. 5 Michael Mmoh, William Blumberg, and Samir Kumar. Only two remain: Fritz and Kumar. […]

"Racket Rally" to revolutionize fantasy tennis

January 17, 2015 7

Here at last, here at last, fantasy tennis is here at last! Created by Ben Rothenberg and Jeff Sackmann, “Racket Rally” is a new fantasy tennis game that was announced to the public earlier this week. […]

Australian Open draw revealed

January 15, 2015 75

The Australian Open draw was revealed on Friday in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic found himself with familiar foe Stan Wawrinka in the top half, while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are on the other side.
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London draw ceremony puts Federer, Murray in loaded Group B

November 3, 2014 10

The ATP’s annual fastest draw ceremony wasted no time in producing a brutal Group B at the World Tour Finals. Proceedings took place in London on Monday afternoon as the two groups for the year-end championship were revealed. […]

Wozniacki speeds to 3:26 at New York City Marathon, Twitter reacts

November 2, 2014 0

Caroline Wozniacki ran the New York City Marathon on Sunday and clocked an amazing time of three hours and 26 minutes, a pace of 7:53 per mile. The tennis world was quick to congratulate Wozniacki on Twitter. […]

2015 Davis Cup World Group draw revealed

September 18, 2014 0

The 2015 Davis Cup World Group draw ceremony took place on Thursday in Dubai. It produced two rematches of first-round ties this year: Great Britain vs. the United States and Canada vs. Japan. […]