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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 […]

Kvitova Joins Williams, Ostapenko And Stephens At Sydney International

SYDNEY, November 20, 2017 (Press Release) Petra Kvitová has added her name to the impressive list of Grand Slam champions who will compete at the 2018 Sydney International. Kvitová joins seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, reigning Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko and US Open […]

Kerber And Coach Beltz Part Ways

STARNBERG, November 16, 2017 Angelique Kerber and her longtime coach Torben Beltz part ways. This was announced by the former World No. 1 on Thursday. Kerber struggled through a difficult season, going 29-24 and dropping out of the Top 20. […]

Barty, Gavrilova, Kyrgios, Peers and Thompson nominated for 2017 Newcombe Medal

TA Press Release, November 15, 2017 Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova, Nick Kyrgios, John Peers and Jordan Thompson have been nominated for the 2017Newcombe Medal. Australian tennis’ highest individual accolade will be awarded on Monday 27 November at the annual awards ceremony in Melbourne. Between them, the […]

Konta, Stephens, Muller And Verdasco To Play Sydney International

SYDNEY, November 9, 2017 (Press Release) Defending champions world No.9 Johanna Konta and Gilles Muller, US Open champion Sloane Stephens, and former world No.7 Fernando Verdasco will play the Sydney International in 2018. The four players join a star-studded lineup that already boasts seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and […]

Oracle To Launch Four New Pro Tennis Events In Early 2018

REDWOOD SHORES, November 4, 2017 (Press Release) In another sign of its continued support of US-American tennis, Oracle Corp. announced this week that it is launching four new professional tennis tournaments – two men’s events and two women’s events – […]

WTA Finals: Eight Is Caroline Wozniacki’s New Lucky Number

WASHINGTON, October 30, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) After Caroline Wozniacki won the biggest title of her career when she defeated Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-4, in the WTA Finals at Singapore on Sunday evening, we learned something new from the Dane. […]

Grand Slam Champions Muguruza And Stephens Sign Up For Brisbane

BRISBANE, October 30, 2017 (Press Release) Wimbledon champion and world No.2 Garbiñe Muguruza from Spain and 2017 US Open champion and world No.15 Sloane Stephens from the United States will compete at Brisbane International 2018 presented by Suncorp. The pair join defending champion Karolina Pliskova of the […]