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February 17th, 2014

Roger Federer And Andy Murray Are Both Ranked Outside Of The Top 6!

Did you know that this week both Roger Federer AND Andy Murray are ranked outside the Top 6?

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:37 pm in ATP | 20 Comments »

February 10th, 2014

ATP Releases 2015 Schedule, Finally There Are THREE Weeks Between French And Wimbledon

The ATP has made it official by adding an extra week of grass between the French and Wimbedon.

Posted by Staff @ 11:33 pm in ATP, French Open, Wimbledon | 28 Comments »

January 28th, 2014

Stan the Grand Slam Man: Australian Open Reaction

This is already the first year of Wawrinka’s entire career where he won multiple titles in a single season. Pause and digest.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 12:08 am in ATP, Australian Open | 148 Comments »

December 21st, 2013

2014 Tennis-X Year-end Top 10 Contest — Enter Now!

You think you have the right stuff? Rafa will be No. 1 again — or crash out the Top 10 when both kneecaps explode? Roger returns to No. 1? Or drops out of the Top 10 altogether? Boris Becker turns Novak into a serve-and-volleyer on clay to take No. 1 in 2014? Better chance of that, or another Becker illegitimate kid surfacing? But that’s another contest.

Posted by Staff @ 6:02 pm in 2014 Season, ATP, Contests, Year End, Year-End No. 1 | 83 Comments »

November 20th, 2013

Dear New ATP Chief Chris Kermode, Here’s The Only Thing You Have To Do

The ATP has hired its new Executive Chairman, his name is Chris Kermode.

Posted by Staff @ 12:58 pm in 2014 Season, ATP | 8 Comments »

November 4th, 2013

Federer Wins Three ATP Awards, Nadal Claims Comeback Player Of Year

Roger Federer took home three ATP year-end awards.

Posted by Staff @ 1:45 pm in ATP, ATP Finals | 33 Comments »

October 9th, 2013

Rafael Nadal Explains How He Got His Knees Better, But Still Critical Of Hardcourts

Despite his successes, Rafael Nadal is still very critical of hardcourts on the tour.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:54 am in ATP, Injuries, Shanghai | 54 Comments »

September 27th, 2013

Pete Sampras On GOAT Debate: Federer’s The Greatest, But Nadal’s Now In The Conversation

Pete Sampras weighs in on the GOAT debate.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:42 am in ATP, GOAT | 268 Comments »

September 23rd, 2013

Andre Agassi: Rafael Nadal Has An Argument To Make For The Best Of All Time [Video]

Andre Agassi says Rafael Nadal has a strong case to make as the greatest of all time.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 2:27 pm in ATP, Videos | 415 Comments »

May 3rd, 2013

ATP CEO Brad Drewett Has Passed Away

The ATP has announced the passing of CEO Brad Drewett.

Posted by Staff @ 12:11 pm in ATP | 5 Comments »

February 25th, 2013

Andy Roddick Officially Removed From The ATP Rankings

Andy Roddick was officially removed from the ATP Rankings as of today.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:19 pm in ATP | 3 Comments »

January 15th, 2013

Tennis Community Reacts To News Of Brad Drewett’s Illness

Tennis players and officials react to the news of Brad Drewett’s illness.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 4:08 pm in ATP | 2 Comments »

January 14th, 2013

ATP CEO Brad Drewett Diagnosed With ALS, Will Step Down From Post

ATP CEO Brad Drewett will step down from his post after being diagnosed with ALS.

Posted by Staff @ 11:30 pm in ATP | 6 Comments »

December 17th, 2012

However, The ATP Players Aren’t Thrilled By The US Open Prize Money Increase And Monday Final

In a statement earlier today, the ATP made it clear that their players do not fully support the new US Open changes announced Friday.

Posted by Staff @ 10:08 am in ATP, US Open | 6 Comments »

December 8th, 2012

Looking Through The Years: Federer Is Better than Ever

We all know the greatness that is Roger Federer. We know that, at this point, literally every match he places bares some kind of historic significance.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 10:11 am in 2012 Season, ATP | 221 Comments »