Rising superstar Borna Coric got into some warm water over the weekend by declaring himself to be the best the best of his generation. Speaking to the Times of India from the Chennai event, the 18-year-old was full of confidence.

“When I’m at my best I am more like Djokovic game wise, when I’m not, I’m more like Murray.” Talking about his game, Coric said: “I think my game is …

Roger Federer opens his 2015 tennis season tonight in Brisbane against Australian John Millman. The 33-year-old Federer, who lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the 2014 Brisbane final, needs just four victories to reach the 1,000 win plateau.

If Federer wins Brisbane on Sunday, he’ll join only two other players in the exclusive 1K club.

MOST ATP WINS IN THE OPEN ERA
1 Jimmy Connors 1253
2 Ivan Lendl 1071
3 Roger Federer 996
4 Guillermo Vilas …

In a mixed morning of news, Juan Martin del Potro announced that he intends to play Sydney next week and then the Australian Open.

“I wanted to tell you that we decided to travel to play Sydney and the Australian Open,” he wrote on Facebook today. “I missed the tour, I missed to compete, I missed interacting with you on court and those feelings outweigh the pain in the wrist, which …

Rafael Nadal began 2015 on an ominous losing to German qualifier Michael Berrer 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 earlier today in the first round at Doha.

The defending champion, who was playing his first official match since an appendectomy in November, had never lost before the quarters in Doha where this year World No. 1 Novak Djokovic also happens to be.

“He played well,” said Nadal of the lefty. “I was playing with …

Milos Raonic has sent a warning to his fellow players. The Canadian, who continues to climb up the rankings. says he’s much-improved heading into the new tennis year.

“I had a really good off‑season,” Raonic said of his 4-week training block in Monte Carlo. “I focused a lot on general improvement. I think I got fitter, stronger, faster. Then I just really focused on what I needed to do, what changes …

Following a strong 75, 76 win yesterday over Sam Querrey in the Brisbane first round, Australian star Bernard Tomic said that after recovering from hip surgery he’s finally moving much better than he was a year ago.

“I feel that I’m moving myself 10, 15% better on the court, which helps me a lot,” the 22-year-old Tomic said. “Before I didn’t move as good, so now I’m very happy that …

Speaking on Doha yesterday, Novak Djokovic assessed the upcoming tennis season including his thoughts on rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

“You cannot count out Rafa, neither Roger, because both of them, they are great champions and they are still, you know, my biggest rivals and there is no question about it,” Djokovic said. “Rafa didn’t play many matches in last four, five months. He had similar issues with injuries few …

Speaking to the press yesterday in Doha, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic talked about life as a father which includes changing diapers!

“I’m not the first and neither the last daddy in the world,” said Djokovic who added the whole family is with him in Doha. “I think whoever is a parent understands what I’m going through and what kind of joy I experience as a parent and as a father. …

Aussie men’s tennis was on a high Monday at the Brisbane International, with two wildcards toppling two seeded players to move into the second round.

Aussie wildcard James Duckworth rushed and crushed the net to easily handle No. 6 seed Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-2 in 69 minutes.

“I had a really good pre-season,” said the No. 125-ranked Duckworth. “Trained really hard up here. I was used to the conditions…It was just a …

Rafael Nadal met the press yesterday in Doha where he reiterated that he’s not expecting much early on in his most recent comeback to tennis.

“The comebacks, at the beginning the feelings are not the best,” Nadal said. “At the beginning you need to suffer a little bit on court. You need to remember all the things that you make it well in the past to have success, and with …

What a difference an expresso makes! After losing the first set to Flavia Pennetta 60 at the Hopman Cup exo last night, Serena Williams drank an espresso and coincidently turned the match around to win 06, 63, 60.

“It’s miracle coffee,” Serena joked. “I am a coffee drinker. I didn’t have mine this morning and I was just feeling it, so I just had to get some coffee into me.

“I just …

For the first time this decade, last year we saw a non-Big Four player take a Slam. In fact we saw TWO with Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic bookending the season. This year, though, I think we return to status quo.

Australian Open – Djokovic d Federer
Rafa’s still not Rafa so easy pick with the two best hardcourt players.

French Open – Nadal d Djokovic
Hard to pick against the King of Clay.

Wimbledon …

So what will the 2015 ATP Rankings look like at the end of the year? Let’s get right to it.

10. Grigor Dimitrov
Copying the great Roger Federer isn’t a good strategy – it’s too damn hard, too much based on timing. But the Bulgarian proved he can win with that style and under Rasheed he’s made leaps and bounds in terms of fitness. The rise up, albeit slow, continues.

9. Juan …

The stars are coming out on week one, even uncharacteristically on the women’s side, as current No. 1 Novak Djokovic and former top dogs Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic compete at four events in week one of 2015.

QATAR EXXONMOBILE OPEN
Doha, Qatar; Surface: hard

Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Richard Gasquet, Ivo Karlovic, Leonardo Mayer

Floaters: Lukas Rosol

Notes: Good …

Novak Djokovic had to withdraw ahead of his Abu Dhabi exo final against Andy Murray. In a statement, the Serb said he was fighting a fever and was disappointed that he was unfit to compete against friend and rival Andy Murray.

“Unfortunately, I am not able to play in the final in Abu Dhabi. I’ve been sick today with a fever and I am not fit to play.

“I’ve had another great …