After a 10-month search following the illness and passing of former head Brad Drewett, the ATP finally announced its new Executive Chairman & President. That person is former No. 742-ranked player and Queen’s TD Chris Kermode.

Here’s the ONLY thing the 48-year-old Kermode has to do: FIND SPONSORS. The rest is just B.S.

Good luck, Chris.

Bernard Tomic sounds like a confident man. Speaking in part of a promotion for the Sydney International event in January, Tomic said that once the top guys in the game like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic retire, the next wave of stars will be ready to take over and occupy the top 10, and he hopes to be a part of that movement.

“Generations will move on, …

The final 2013 rankings were released yesterday updated with the weekend’s Davis Cup results which included both of Novak Djokovic singles victories. Djokovic narrowed the gap slightly but Rafael Nadal still finishes 2013 with a sizable 770 point lead in the final ATP Rankings.

With Nadal having no points to defend in the month of January and Djokovic facing an Australian Open title defense, the Spaniard is assured of maintaining the …

In a new feature on Nick Kyrgios, the former basketball talent hopes to be the next big thing in Australian tennis.

Sidelined by an elbow injury toward the end of this season, the 18-year-old Krygios finished the year No. 186, just a few spots off his career-high of No. 177. But after wins over Radek Stepanek at the French Open and playing David Ferrer tough at the US Open, the …

Rafael Nadal and countryman David Ferrer landed in Peru Saturday for an exhibition event in Lima, and from the video sights and sounds everything went accordingly.

On Sunday, Ferrer teamed with a local pro to beat Nadal in doubles while Rafa gained revenged after with a 7-5, 6-4 win over his good friend in singles.

The highlights from the weekend:…

We’ve become familiar with much of Rafael Nadal’s family through the years. There’s ever-present coach uncle Toni. Mom Ana Maria, sister Maria Isabel, girlfriend Xisca and father, Sebastian. But did you know he has a brother, too?

Well, it turns out this was just another one of Nadal’s pranks – actually it was a promotion for one of his gambling sponsors, but the resemblance is …

For the second straight year Radek Stepanek clinched the Davis Cup title in a fifth rubber for the Czech Republic. Playing in enemy territory, the Czechs upended a Novak Djokovic-led Serbian team 3-2 in a tie that featured all one-sided, straight-set matches.

Down 2-1, Djokovic leveled the tie to start Sunday with a tough 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 win over Czech No. 1 Tomas Berdych. But Serbia, who was without Janko Tipsarevic …

Novak Djokovic will lead his depleted Serbian team against the visiting Czech Republic in the Davis Cup finale this weekend in Belgrade. Djokovic, winner of his last 22 matches, will be absent of his two best teammates, Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki.

Tipsarevic bowed out of the tie with a heel injury while Troicki is still on suspension. But, Djokovic said, they’ll still have the vocal Serbian crowd on their side.

“The …

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic finished No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in 2013, but with Djokovic’s recent run what will happen next season? Who’s more likely to finish No. 1 between these two great rivals?

The case for Nadal:
– He leads Djokovic 22-17 in their head-to-head
– He’ll have a full season of play unlike 2013
– He missed the Australian Open AND lost early at Wimbledon and STILL finished No. 1
– …

After successful back surgery in September, Andy Murray is up and moving about, and recently the Wimbledon champion went on the Jonathan Ross show for a quick catch-up.

The big reveal was Murray talking about a sexy text he received from Rafael Nadal.

“He did prank me once in New York a couple of years ago,” Murray said. “Basically I was sitting at dinner with my girlfriend and, during the meal,” …

Congrats to Novak Djokovic and his fans. Yesterday, Djokovic trumped Rafael Nadal 63, 64 to win his third career ATP World Tour Finals event. Djokovic now heads into the Davis Cup this week on a 22-match win streak since losing to Rafael Nadal in September at the U.S. Open.

Djokovic will not finish No. 1, but he says the last two months have given him the confidence and motivation for next …

Novak Djokovic collected his third career ATP Finals titles with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over rival Rafael Nadal earlier today in London.

Both players entered this their 39th meeting and the final undefeated but it was Djokovic denying Nadal a first ATP Finals title with a resounding triumph.

With 17,000 watching in the O2, Djokovic smacked 19 winners to Nadal’s just nine, and seemed unconcerned by the Spaniard’s heavy groudstrokes which have …

After just over 11 months of play we are down to the final ATP singles contest on the calender, and fittingly it matches up the two best tennis players in the world, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Both guys advanced over Swiss opposition in straight set fashion in the semis of the year-end ATP Finals played in London.

Nadal resumed his dominance over Roger Federer defeating the 32-year-old 7-5, 6-3. Federer did …

Rafael Nadal beat his rival Roger Federer for a 22nd time with a 75, 63 victory over the Swiss in the semifinals today at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

In addition to the Miami Masters, the tournament is one of the few that Nadal has never won. But with Nadal closing in on Federer’s Slam mark and with Olympics and Davis Cup already won, the debate continues over who’s …

Following a tough 75, 63 loss to rival Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals, Roger Federer looked ahead toward his goals for next season.

“Winning titles, winning five titles or something, I guess, something exciting, leaving the tournaments as winner. That’s what keeps things exciting,” Federer said. “Rankings, if it’s not world No. 1, then I’m not that interested in. Even though you kind of …