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Archive for the '2019 Season' Category

January 9th, 2019

Del Potro To Open Season In Delray Beach

Juan Martin del Potro is targeting a return to tennis next month in Delray Beach.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:19 pm in 2019 Season | Comments Off on Del Potro To Open Season In Delray Beach

January 5th, 2019

Anderson Topples Karlovic For Pune Title In Tallest ATP Final

It was a record-setting day of tennis in Pune, India, where the tallest final in ATP history went to three tiebreakers.

Posted by Staff @ 5:10 pm in 2019 Season | Comments Off on Anderson Topples Karlovic For Pune Title In Tallest ATP Final

January 1st, 2019

Dominic Thiem Expects The Big 3 And Older Players To Continue Their Domination

Dominic Thiem isn’t convinced the next gen players will topple the Big 3.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:54 pm in 2019 Season, Doha | 7 Comments »

January 1st, 2019

While The Results Say Otherwise, Novak Djokovic Says He’s Not That Far Ahead Of Federer, Nadal

Novak Djokovic says the Big 4 are still favorites to win Grand Slams.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 6:30 pm in 2019 Season | Comments Off on While The Results Say Otherwise, Novak Djokovic Says He’s Not That Far Ahead Of Federer, Nadal

December 30th, 2018

Roger Federer Is Fit And Happy For 2019 [Video]

Injury-free Roger Federer sounds about as good as a 37-year-old can be.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 1:15 pm in 2019 Season, Videos | 6 Comments »

December 28th, 2018

Andy Murray Says He’s Still Feeling Hip Pain

Andy Murray opens his 2019 season in Brisbane next week, but all is still not well with the former No. 1s hip which underwent surgery almost a year ago. Earlier today he met the media at the event. “I still have some pain in my hip but I need to play matches and see how […]

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 7:47 pm in 2019 Season, Brisbane | 15 Comments »

December 28th, 2018

A Knee Injury Has Forced Marin Cilic Out Of Pune

Marin Cilic begins his 2019 season under an injury cloud. The Croat who is set to defend his Australian Open final in a few weeks, had to withdraw from the Pune event next week due to a knee issue. “I am sad to announce I have had to pull out of the @maharashtraopen,” Cilic wrote […]

Posted by Staff @ 6:12 pm in 2019 Season | Comments Off on A Knee Injury Has Forced Marin Cilic Out Of Pune

December 28th, 2018

Fit Serena Williams Approves New WTA Maternity Rule Change, But Mum On US Open Meltdown

Just last week, the WTA officially made a rule change allowing their players returning from childbirth to use a special protected ranking for up to 12 months or three years. It was a welcome change especially for Serena Williams who just gave birth to her daughter Olympia 13 months ago. “I think it’s great,” Serena […]

Posted by Staff @ 5:58 pm in 2019 Season | Comments Off on Fit Serena Williams Approves New WTA Maternity Rule Change, But Mum On US Open Meltdown