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Archive for the '2016 Season' Category

April 25th, 2017

Serena Williams Fires Back At Ilie Nastase, Calling Romanian A Racist

Serena Williams slammed Ilie Nastase.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 5:00 pm in 2016 Season | 62 Comments »

December 30th, 2016

Tennis-X 2016 Awards: Tennis’ Best Dopers, Tankers, Nutballs All Lauded

Who were the best and brightest from 2016?

Posted by Staff @ 4:07 pm in 2016 Season | 21 Comments »

December 19th, 2016

Andy Murray Wins BBC’s 2016 Sports Personality Of The Year, But Wife Kim Didn’t Vote For Him? [Video]

Andy Murray won BBC’s top honor for a third time.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 4:29 pm in 2016 Season, Videos | 8 Comments »

December 5th, 2016

Boris Becker: Djokovic’s Loss To Murray At The ATP Finals Was The Worst Match He’s Played Under Me

Boris Becker says the Big Four era is officially over.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 3:24 pm in 2016 Season | 8 Comments »

December 3rd, 2016

Poll: Who Had The Better 2016 Season, Andy Murray Or Novak Djokovic?

Who comes out on top when you compare Andy Murray’s 2016 season against Novak Djokovic’s?

Posted by Staff @ 10:49 am in 2016 Season, Charts, Polls, Year-End No. 1 | 109 Comments »

November 22nd, 2016

Andy Murray’s 2016 Achievements

A long list of what Andy Murray accomplished in 2016.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:32 am in 2016 Season | 17 Comments »

November 10th, 2016

Why Is Tennis No Longer A Top Priority For Novak Djokovic?

My theory on why Novak Djokovic has lost his mojo.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:53 am in 2016 Season | 40 Comments »

November 8th, 2016

Sorry, I’m Going To Rain On Andy Murray’s No. 1 Parade

Andy Murray got to No. 1, but he had a lot of help getting there.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:55 pm in 2016 Season | 235 Comments »

November 7th, 2016

Roger Federer Falls Out Of The Top 10 For First Time In 14 Years!

Roger Federer is no longer in the Top 10.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:49 am in 2016 Season | 15 Comments »

October 20th, 2016

Rafael Nadal’s 2016 Season Is Over Due To His Left Wrist

Rafael Nadal has pulled the plug on 2016.

Posted by Staff @ 4:25 pm in 2016 Season | 27 Comments »

October 18th, 2016

8-Week Ban? Nick Kyrgios Got Off Easy

ATP’s latest effort to change Nick Kyrgios likely to fall flat.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:42 pm in 2016 Season | 16 Comments »

October 17th, 2016

Andy Murray: I Believe I Can Get To No. 1, So I’ll Give It My Best Shot

Andy Murray has narrowed the gap with Novak Djokovic for the No. 1 ranking.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:11 am in 2016 Season, Year-End No. 1 | 44 Comments »

September 30th, 2016

Novak Djokovic: Winning Grand Slam Titles And The No. 1 Ranking Are No Longer My Priority

Is Novak Djokovic losing motivation?

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 4:49 pm in 2016 Season | 131 Comments »

September 26th, 2016

Lucas Pouille Captures First ATP Title, Takes Down Dominic Thiem In Metz

Lucas Pouille picked up his first career ATP title Sunday in Metz.

Posted by Staff @ 10:26 am in 2016 Season | 3 Comments »

September 26th, 2016

Teen Alexander Zverev Beats Stan Wawrinka’s For First Career ATP Title In St. Petersburg

19-year-old Alexander Zverev won his first career title Sunday in St. Petersburg.

Posted by Staff @ 10:19 am in 2016 Season | 23 Comments »