Serena Dances on Water in Monterrey.

February 20, 2012

Serena Williams said during an event at Niketown in New York last summer that she loves to dance and she proved that when she did an impromptu jig with Gisela Dulko during an exhibition at the Abierto de Tenis Monterrey event yesterday.

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Raonic Looks to Defend SAP Open Title in San Jose.

February 12, 2012

The SAP Open in San Jose, CA is one of the longest running ATP Tour events on the tennis calendar. Previous champions include Rod Laver, John McEnroe and three-time winner Andy Roddick. This year defending champion Milos Raonic will seek to repeat his title run as he faces a deep field that includes Roddick along [...]

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Tomic’s Infamous Roadster Clunks Out at Auction.

February 8, 2012

Remember the brouhaha Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic caused only a few weeks ago after his standoff with Queensland police about being pulled over for speeding in his orange BMW sportscar? Well Tomic is relying on public transport these days as he put up the now infamous roadster up for auction. Trouble is, it didn’t [...]

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The Aftermath.

January 30, 2012

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are still recovering from their now instant classic yesterday in Melbourne, but it’s probably a safe bet everyone else who watched it somewhere around the world are too, catching up on whatever sleep or fluids they lost during the near six-hour marathon that became the longest men’s final in Grand [...]

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Djokovic Plus Nadal Equals 100 in Melbourne.

January 28, 2012

Despite a full two weeks of play at the Australian Open, Ivan Ljubicic probably summed it up best when he said on his Twitter account prior to the start of the semifinals, “And now…. May the tournament begin”.

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Who Will Be The One? (Poll)

January 27, 2012

In case you wondered, I haven’t been posting here regularly during the AO as I’ve been writing for Tennis Now throughout the fortnight. Tonight’s Women’s Final should be a good one, and yes a loud one, as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova face off to not only decide the title but also the No. 1 [...]

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Baghdatis is a Smash Around the World (Video).

January 19, 2012

What is it about the Australian Open and viral racquet smashes? Last year it was Aggie Radwanska’s now famous “boomerang” racquet but this year everybody is getting a repeat performance of Marcos Baghdatis’s now legendary four stick smash during his early round match against Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.

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John Isner Now Wearing Lacoste on the Court.

January 17, 2012

For those watching the Australian Open this week, some may have already caught a glimpse of John Isner and his new look for the 2012 season. LACOSTE recently announced that the company signed a four-year deal with Isner, joining fellow American Andy Roddick who also wears the brand.

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2012 AO Men’s Preview: Aussie Glory Times 100.

January 14, 2012

This year’s will be very special at the Australian Open as it will be the 100th time the Men’s Singles event will be contested. A total of 59 men have won the title, which begs the question will we once again have a repeat winner as we did with Novak Djokovic or will someone new [...]

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