Tennis

Murray Defends Gold In Rio

August 15, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 15, 2016 The 2016 Rio 2016 Olympic Tennis Event has come to an end with the anthem of Great Britain, as Andy Murray claimed the gold medal in the men’s singles competition. The world number two […]

Rain Washes Out Olympic Tennis Action On Wednesday

August 11, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 11, 2016 Torrential rain wiped out the entire 25-match tennis programme at the Olympic Games in Rio on Wednesday. Among the matches cancelled were all three due to feature Rafael Nadal, who is still in the singles, […]

Svitolina Shocks Williams In Rio

August 10, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 10, 2016 Three Olympic gold medallists headlined the action on Centre Court at the Barra Olympic Tennis Centre on Tuesday. Reigning Olympic champion Andy Murray eased past Juan Mónaco, winning 6-3, 6-1 in only 69 minutes. […]

Del Potro Stuns Djokovic In Rio Opener

August 8, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8, 2016 Novak Djokovic is out on Day 2 of the Olympic Tennis event. The world number one lost his opening match to Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6, 7-6. The Argentine took two tie-breaks, winning  7-4, […]

Djokovic To Face Del Potro In Rio Olympics Opener

August 4, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 4, 2016 Top seed Novak Djokovic has been drawn on Thursday against Juan Martin del Potro in a blockbuster first round match at the Olympic Tennis Event in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentine defeated Djokovic to […]

Olympic And Paralympic Medallists Share Memories In ITF Olympic Book

July 6, 2016

LONDON, July 6, 2016 The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today announced the publication of its official Olympic Book for Rio 2016: My Life, My Medal. One hundred and eighteen Olympic and Paralympic tennis medallists took part in the project to […]

Canadian Tennis Team Nominated for Rio 2016

July 1, 2016

TORONTO, July 1, 2016 On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Tennis Canada named the four athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in tennis at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. The athletes selected are […]

20 Years Of Failed Drug Tests In Tennis – Some Famous Cases

March 8, 2016

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2016 Maria Scharapova is not the first tennis player, who is facing a ban from tennis due to a failed drug test. In the following an overwiew of fomer incidents with top-players involved. 1995: Mats Wilander […]

Have A Nice Time On The Tour – Top 10 Funniest Press Conferences

December 2, 2015

December 2, 2015 In a lot of situations it becomes obvious that the players on the ATP World Tour are having fun not only on, but also off the courts. Press conferences are a good example for that. Watch the […]

Increase in prize money for smaller tournaments announced

January 8, 2015

LONDON, January 8, 2015 The ATP announced today an increase in prize money for all of the approximately 150 Challenger Tour events taking place every year. At this level, more than 680.000 people attended the matches in 2014. All of […]