Andy Murray ends the year as number one and with a first ATP World Tour Final title after beating Novak Djokovic at the O2 Arena. The Scot was the sharper player and prevailed against a leaden Djokovic who produced 30 unforced errors. It’s been a poor year for the Serb after surrendering his number one spot to Murray and he appears to be suffering from burnout after such a … [Read more...]
can Novak Djokovic return to form at his favorite Slam in 2017?
Novak Djokovic became only the third man in the history of tennis to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once, joining Don Budge and Rod Laver to accomplish the feat. The Serb secured the achievement by winning the French Open for the first time in his career, defeating Andy Murray in the final at Roland Garros. However, since then the 29-year-old has failed to add to his … [Read more...]
The Hawaii Open for your tennis during Thanksgiving
Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, Shuai Zhang, Nicole Gibbs, Daniela Hantuchova, and other top-ranked WTA players will join rising WTA athletes such as American favorites CiCi Bellis and Ingrid Neel to include a 32-player singles main draw, an 8-player qualifying draw and an 8-team doubles draw.The George D. Szigeti, President and CEO of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, said, … [Read more...]
Prince releases limited edition Bryans Bros items
Prince, an American-born global racquet sports brand, honors the most successful men’s doubles team in tennis with the release of its limited edition Bryan Brothers 95 Signature racquet and tour team bag. “Prince is a racquet sports innovator and we are proud to collaborate with the team on our first ever signature racquet launch,” said Bob Bryan. “Playing with Prince’s … [Read more...]
the USTA concludes national hispanic heritage month
The United States Tennis Association concluded its celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month – a month highlighted by multiple Hispanic engagement accomplishments for the year. With tennis participation among Hispanics increasing more than 12% to 1.79 million players around the country in two years, the USTA continues its commitment to growing the sport in the fastest … [Read more...]