Out of all the four Majors that make up the “Grand Slam” in tennis, no event has endured more changes than the Australian Open. Despite shifting locales, different surfaces and a necessary move in its spot on the calendar, the event has survived becoming nearly irrelevant to now being not [...]
One of three tournaments in the opening week of the new season, the Chennai Open in India provides competitors with the opportunity for 250 ATP points and much needed match practice before the Australian Open later in the month. Surprisingly, last year’s champion Milos Raonic has declined the opportunity to defend his [...]
After weeks of exhibitions, the real tennis finally starts up again with three ATP 250 tournaments. The first we are focusing on is the Brisbane International. Last year’s winner Andy Murray returns to defend his title, with two more of the 2012 semi finalists in Gilles Simon and Alexandr Dolgopolov also appearing this [...]
A brand new tournament has been added to the WTA calendar for 2013, the Shenzhen Longgang Gemdale Open. Its position in the first week of the season automatically guarantees it attention as one of the Australian Open warm-up events, and even if the majority of the top ten have already [...]
The new tennis season will kick off in dramatic fashion this week, with eight of the world’s top ten female players entered into the Brisbane International. With such a strong field, the $1 million tournament is set to be the best indicator of who is in form ahead of the [...]
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Hyundai Hopman Cup has grown each year and serves as an important warm-up tournament ahead of the Australian Open. Here’s a quick look at the man who inspired the event’s creation and a preview of the 2013 field. Who Was Harry Hopman? Harry Hopman [...]
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Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis. “We spoke at the end of last year and it was much more short term — ‘let’s see how the first few months of the season go’. [...]
Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams are all expected to contend for No. 1 next year on the WTA tour. But it’s worth focusing on those currently ranked outside of the top ten who could steal some of the spotlight from the elite tier and perhaps even win a [...]
By Adam Gale There’s something different about this coming Australian Open, an extra crackle of anticipation in the air. The tennis world awaits not only the start of the 2013 season, but also the return of one the sport’s most electric champions. Rafael Nadal is soon to play at the [...]
Every week at SteveG, we’ll be highlighting some of the best quotes said by players, coaches and more from the world of tennis “Some minutes ago I met Federer, a very cute guy. To the girls I say that he’s 31 but, he’s married and he has two twins.” — [...]
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Head-to-Head: Lendl 15- Wilander 7 The more one explores the rivalries at the top of the men’s game in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, the more the state of the current men’s game makes sense. It was in those earlier years that the seed corn was sown for the current [...]
The great Roger Federer has won four Australian Open titles in his career, more than any other active player. The Swiss has never lost before the semi-finals since he first won the trophy in 2004, a peerless feat of consistency that is a tribute to his ability to deliver the [...]
