Del Potro eases his way back to fitness

It has been nearly four months since Juan Martin Del Potro underwent wrist surgery but finally he has been allowed back on to the tennis court to test out the repaired joint with a few gentle backhands....

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF MYLAN WORLD TEAMTENNIS

Megan Moulton-Levy and John Isner teamed up for mixed doubles for the Boston Lobsters in Mylan World TeamTennis action on July 20 in Boston.  At 5 feet tall, Moulton-Levy is nearly two feet shorter than...

Viktor Troicki Knew Better

By Sandra Harwitt The Swiss Open this week marks the return of Viktor Troicki following his one-year ban from the game for refusing to give a routine blood sample following a match at the 2013 Monte...

Annika Sorenstam Could’ve Been A Tennis Champ

By Sandra Harwitt If Annika Sorenstam had followed her original path in sports the Swedish sensation just might’ve been a tennis champion instead of a golfing great. Fans know that in her incredible...

Djokovic beats Federer to win Wimbldeon

By Alix Ramsay In the end, it was a race to see who would cry first – and, even in that, Novak Djokovic just pipped Roger Federer at the post. For very nearly four hours, the two men had stood...

Fear and loathing in SW19 - Djokovic's jitters before the Wimbledon final

By Alix Ramsay And so on Sunday, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will do battle for the 35th time of asking: the 27-year-old world No.2 against the soon-to-be 33-year-old world No.4. The man who was in the French...

Grigor Dimitrov Will Be Center Stage On Centre Court

By Sandra Harwitt I know that those involved in the game of tennis are not supposed to be betting on the sport. Nor are they supposed to be facilitating betting on the sport. And with that acknowledgement...

The days of the golden age are numbered

By Alix Ramsay This, we are told, is the golden age of tennis; we have never had it so good. When Andy Murray reached his first major final back in 2008, he was finally allowed into the elite club at the top of the rankings,...

Nick Kyrgios beats Rafael Nadal to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals

By Alix Ramsay Life’s a beach, particularly if you are Rafa Nadal and particularly if you have just been wiped off the Centre Court by a 19-year-old wildcard from Australia, a novice with a world...

Americans Done And Dusted In Wimbledon Singles

By Sandra Harwitt Sometimes statistics can be a bit deceiving, but other times they can totally tell the story. We saw that play out on a mostly rain soaked day at Wimbledon on Monday. The most shocking...

Serena falls to Cornet and the law of the jungle

By Alix Ramsay It was the tap on the shoulder that told the story. When Serena Williams stood impatiently behind Alize Cornet, the lass who had just dumped her out of Wimbledon 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, she was clearly...

A Proposal Of Sorts For Virginia Wade

It wasn’t exactly the traditional proposal the photo would suggest, but it was a very special occasion for Britain’s own Virginia Wade. The three-time Grand Slam champion — 1968 U.S. Open, 1972...

Let's Let Venus Williams Play To Her Heart's Content

 By Sandra Harwitt Stop the presses. Wait until you here this — Venus Williams isn’t — as in ISN’T — retiring. Yes, she’s 34-years-old. Yes she has Sjogren's Syndrome, an energy-zapping...

JUNIOR JAMBOREE: It's Time For The Teens To Take To The Wimbledon Lawns

By Sandra Harwitt After a week of the pros having the Wimbledon courts all to themselves it will be time for the juniors to get underway on Saturday. The juniors are the folks hoping to be the stars...

Grigor Dimitrov Closing In On Being New Tour Dream Boat

By Sandra Harwitt Grigor Dimitrov is coming into his own these days, making good on the potential people have been seeing in the 23-year-old for quite a while. The talented Bulgarian’s reeled in three...