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March 23rd, 2012

Maria Sharapova-Sasha Vujacic Wedding Date Set For November 10th

Maria Sharapova and boyfriend Sasha Vujacic has set a wedding date.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:35 am in 2012 Season | 3 Comments »

March 9th, 2012

Federer, Nadal Argue Over Time Violations, Who’s Right And What’s The Answer?

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in a war of words over time violations.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 1:41 am in 2012 Season, Indian Wells | 175 Comments »

February 29th, 2012

Martina Navratilova To Appear On Season 14 Of Dancing With The Stars

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been cast on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:00 pm in 2012 Season | Comments Off on Martina Navratilova To Appear On Season 14 Of Dancing With The Stars

February 29th, 2012

Alisa Kleybanova Set To Return From Hodgkin’s Lymphoma In Miami

After a long battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Russian Alisa Kleybanova is set to return to pro tennis next month in Miami.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:45 pm in 2012 Season | 1 Comment »

February 22nd, 2012

Victoria Azarenka Withdraws From Dubai; Ankle Injuries All The Rage On The WTA

Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from Dubai with an ankle injury.

Posted by Staff @ 10:11 am in 2012 Season, Injuries | Comments Off on Victoria Azarenka Withdraws From Dubai; Ankle Injuries All The Rage On The WTA

February 7th, 2012

Bernard Tomic’s Orange BMW Fails To Sell For $146K In Auction [Video]

Bernard Tomic is giving up his orange BMW.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:51 pm in 2012 Season, Videos | 8 Comments »

February 7th, 2012

Novak Djokovic Wants The French Open: I’ve Proven I Can Win On All Surfaces [Video]

Novak Djokovic wants more Grand Slam titles.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:04 pm in 2012 Season | 78 Comments »

February 6th, 2012

Novak Djokovic Wins Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year Award [Video]

Novak Djokovic won the prestigious Laureus Sportsman Of The Year award Monday in London.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:58 pm in 2012 Season, Videos | 44 Comments »

February 1st, 2012

Rafael Nadal Says See You At Indian Wells [Video]

Rafael Nadal says he will return on March 8 at Indian Wells.

Posted by Staff @ 10:11 am in 2012 Season, Videos | 82 Comments »

January 10th, 2012

Del Potro Debuts; Federer, Serena Hit; Nadal Unsettled; Random Australian Open Musings

Roger Federer and Serena Williams are back hitting tennis balls as Juan Martin Del Potro opens his 2012 season in Sydney.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:24 am in 2012 Season, Sydney | 63 Comments »

January 8th, 2012

By Winning Sydney Petra Kvitova Will Be No. 1 On The WTA Rankings

Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki are set for a No. 1 battle this week in Sydney.

Posted by Staff @ 2:38 pm in 2012 Season, No. 1 ranking, Sydney | 6 Comments »

January 7th, 2012

Rafael Nadal: Adding Three More Grams On Top Of My Racquet Helps My Serve, Lets Me Hit Longer

Rafael Nadal talks about his racquet change and his outlook for the Australian Open.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:52 am in 2012 Season, Australian Open | 9 Comments »

January 6th, 2012

Federer, Clijsters Withdraw: What A Drag It Is Getting Old

Federer and Clijsters withdraw from their Australian warm-up events.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:46 am in 2012 Season, Injuries | 52 Comments »

January 3rd, 2012

Roger Federer: I Promise You I Had A Lot Of Injury Pain In My Career, But I Just Go With It

Roger Federer speaks to the press in Doha.

Posted by Staff @ 10:10 am in 2012 Season, Doha | 73 Comments »

January 2nd, 2012

Rafael Nadal: I Don’t Know If I Can Beat Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal still is unsure if he can beat Novak Djokovic, but he’s gonna try.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:03 pm in 2012 Season | 34 Comments »