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Fognini Returns To Gstaad To Defend Title

GSTAAD, December 9, 2017 Tickets to the 2018 J.Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad as well as to the Ladies Championship Gstaad are now on public sale, the tournament’s organizers announced on Friday. Fabio Fognini, last year’s champion of the ATP […]

The Top WTA Players Choose Montreal

MONTREAL, December 7, 2017 (Press Release) Canadian tennis fans will be delighted to learn that nine of the best WTA players have chosen to play the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in 2018. The tournament will be held from […]

Andreescu Is 2017 Tennis Canada Female Player Of The Year

TORONTO, December 5, 2017 Tennis Canada announced Tuesday that Bianca Andreescu has been named the 2017 Tennis Canada Female Player of the Year, in addition to receiving the singles player and junior player of the year honours. Rounding out the […]

Strong Field Set For Sydney International 2018

SYDNEY, December 1, 2017 (Press Release) Three of the world’s top 10 women – and 20 of the top 30 – will compete at Sydney International 2018. Among them is Daria Gavrilova (Vic), the exciting Aussie who joins a strong local contingent also […]

Vekic Hires Coach Torben Beltz

STARNBERG, November 29, 2017 Donna Vekic announced on Wednesday that she has hired Torben Beltz as her new coach. The 21-year-old from Croatia decided to work with the experienced German tennis coach. Beltz is best known for his work with 2016 Australian […]

Ashleigh Barty Awarded 2017 Newcombe Medal

TA Press Release, November 27, 2017 Ashleigh Barty (Qld) has won her first Newcombe Medal tonight.  Australia’s top-ranked tennis player was awarded tennis’ top honour by legend John Newcombe at the annual awards ceremony at Crown Palladium in Melbourne  The win caps off a breakout […]

Six Grand Slam Champions In Sydney International Women’s Field

SYDNEY, Novmeber 27, 2017 (Press Release) The Sydney International will boast an extraordinary field when it welcomes a record number of Grand Slam champions to the tournament in 2018. The 2011 US Open champion Sam Stosur, and two-time major winner Angelique Kerber, will join […]

11 Canadian Players Finish 2017 Season Inside The Top 200

MONTREAL, November 23, 2017 (Tennis Canada Press Release) The 2017 season was under review during a press conference held on Thursday at the Tennis Canada offices, as Louis Borfiga, Vice-President of High Performance, along with Sylvain Bruneau, Captain of the […]

Six Grand Slam Champions Heading To Brisbane

BRISBANE, November 22, 2017 (Press Release) Six Grand Slam champions will headline the 2018 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in what’s an incredibly exciting field for the tournament’s tenth event. Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal (ESP), Andy Murray (GBR), Garbine Muguruza (ESP), Sloane Stephens (USA), Petra Kvitova (CZE) and Sam Stosur (Qld) lead the superstar […]

Jana Novotna Left Us Far Too Soon

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Like all of us who follow or write about tennis, we were saddened by the news of Jana Novotna’s passing at the age of 49 on Sunday. The Women’s Tennis Association announced the news “with […]