Agassi, Graf take center stage at Wimbledon

When Andre Agassi announced retirement just several years ago, you probably thought, am I ever going to see that tennis legend in action again? Well, today that wish came true for many tennis fans as Wimbledon’s historic Centre Court inaugurated a modern makeover as tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf staged exhibition matches under [...]

Richard Gasquet May Face 2 Year Ban

French tennis star Richard Gasquet tested positive for cocaine after the Miami Masters, according to L’Equipe.
Traces of a recreational drug, believed to be cocaine, were discovered in his ‘A’ sample, according to many media sources including the sports daily, which specifically identified the drug as cocaine.
Gasquet, the world number 23 and a former Wimbledon semi-finalist, [...]

Former World #3 Guillermo Coria Retires At Age 27

Remember that skinny Argentine who was the world’s best clay court player just several years ago? The former world number three, Guillermo Coria has retired from tennis at the age of 27 because he has lost motivation. He said “I didn’t have any more desire to compete”. We best remember Coria from the epic 2004 [...]

Nadal, the Emperor of Clay Strikes Again; Murray, the new #3

World #1, Rafael Nadal has made another statement to the tennis world by winning his last 30 matches on clay and winning 3 tournaments in 3 weeks. Reigning ATP World Tour Champion Rafael Nadal won a record fourth Internazionali BNL d’Italia title with a hard-fought 7-6(2), 6-2 victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic on Sunday [...]

Wimbledon Increases Prize Money- Struggling Economy Makes It Worse For Many Players

With the struggling U.S. economy, the winner of this year’s Wimbledon will receive nearly $250,000 less than the winner received last year. Wimbledon’s two singles champions have been given a 13.3% pay increase this year with the winners of the men’s and women’s singles set to walk away with a cheque worth £850,000 ($1,245,530). Last [...]

Congratulations to Roger Federer & Andy Roddick

Former world #1’s, Andy Roddick and Roger Federer both celebrated similar victories this month. Roger Federer married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec in a small ceremony in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland. The 2003 US Open Champion, Andy Roddick got married to Sports Illustrated model Brooklyn Decker in Austin, Texas. It will be interesting to see in [...]

Nadal Closing In on Federer

It has been several years now that Roger Federer has held the number 1 position. Nadal has been waiting patiently to grab that ranking. He finally has his chance. With Federer losing in the second round of the Toronto masters, Rafa can become number 1 if he wins the Cincinnati masters and Federer loses before [...]