Latest Tennis Articles...
-
-
Novak’s missing Rafa at the Olympics!
Here’s a quick story to warm your hearts! It seems that the brotherhood of the Big Four tennis players is more than just a media-friendly image as former world number 1 Novak Djokovic is missing Rafael Nadal at the 2012 Olympics. Excited to be the flag bearer for Spain and [...] -
Olympic Tennis Men’s Draw Preview and Analysis
With Roger Federer’s triumph and Andy Murray’s tears still fresh in the memory, tennis returns to the hallowed turf of Wimbledon for a second time this summer with the Olympic tournament. Holding the event at the epicentre of world tennis has added extra prestige to the already much sought after [...] -
United States tennis: Where have the elite men tennis players gone
Over the past few years, the perception is the United States has reached a low point in men’s tennis because its players no longer win, or are even competitive, at the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, or Wimbledon (grand slam) championships, and are not relevant at the top of [...] -
NBA Players turn Miles Raonic into Fan-Boy at Olympics
Miles Raonic may have a top 30 ranking, an astoundingly bright tennis career and a pad in Monte Carlo, but when it comes to his favourite NBA players he gets just as star-struck as the rest of us. Although not admitting whether he’ll be following them around the Olympic village [...] -
Top 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Of All Time
The question of who tops the list of the greatest tennis players of all time is much-contested has been debated for decades. The central issue is, with what parameters do you judge this by? The number of Grand Slam titles won? The number of tour titles they have won? The [...] -
Serena gets Social for the Olympics
Reigning Wimbledon queen and over-all tennis powerhouse Serena Williams will be giving tennis fans across the world a unique glimpse at the Olympics through her eyes having been the latest star to invest in Mobil – the Forbes top 100 highlighted video and photo sharing website. Joining movie stars like [...] -
-
Nadal sets his sights on Rio 2016
Unfortunate world number 3 player Rafael Nadal hasn’t given up his dream of being Spain’s flag-bearer at the Olympic Games. Despite having to withdraw from the London Games his sights are now set on Rio 2016. Announcing just last week that due to an unspecified injury he would be withdrawing [...] -
Roger Federer will not be carrying Switzerland’s flag at the London Olympics
World number one tennis player Roger Federer will not be the flag bearer of Switzerland’s contingent at the opening ceremony of London Olympics as the honour has been given to his fellow tennis player and close friend Stanislas Wawrinka. Federer was offered to carry his country’s flag after he won [...] -
Olympic Gold is bigger than a Grand Slam for Tomic
For the former teen tennis prodigy Bernard Tomic, winning gold at the Olympics at Wimbledon is bigger than taking the title at the Grand Slam tournament itself. Far more than just the year’s “fifth grand slam”, as far as Tomic is concerned the Olympics are more important than any of [...] -
Toni Nadal says Rafael is aware that these would have been his last Olympics
Rafael Nadal’s coach and uncle Toni Nadal has acknowledged that his nephew is extremely disappointed on being unable to take part in the London Olympics. Toni shared that this is the toughest time of Nadal’s career, as he had to lead his country’s contingent and carry Spain’s national flag during [...] -
Wimbledon late start to prolong 2015 Grass Court Season
Wimbledon organisers have recently confirmed that they will be pushing back the start date for the only grass court Grand Slam tournament in 2015 to 29th June. By delaying the tournament by one week, the All England Tennis club hopes to “benefit the sport as a whole by creating a [...] -
Rafael Nadal withdraws from London Olympics with knee injury
World number three Rafael Nadal received a severe blow as he was forced to withdraw from the Olympic Games due to knee tendinitis. The Spaniard has said that he does not find himself fit to participate and its one of the saddest days of his career as he would miss [...]
