MSG Sports and StarGames have announced a comprehensive broadcast plan for the 2012 BNP Paribas Showdown that involves ESPN to broadcast the much-anticipated matches live from Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 5 featuring world number two-ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia playing former world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and world number three Roger [...]

The list of highest-paid tennis players in the world for the period July 2010 to July 2011 has been released by Forbes.com. According to the list, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer led the pack by amassing $47 million for the aforementioned period. The earnings came from prize money from the ATP tour, endorsements and appearance [...]

World number one Novak Djokovic and number two Rafael Nadal will be joining Hollywood star Bradley Cooper and NBA star Carmelo Anthony at the 2011 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, an annual event that takes place on the eve of the 2011 US Open tennis tournament (August 27). Other tennis stars that have signed up to [...]

American Andy Roddick has pulled out of the 2011 Legg Mason Classic, scheduled to begin on August 1 due to abdominal injury. The tournament officials announced this development on Thursday, stating that the former world number one injured himself while practicing. The injury was specified as Grade 2 strain (partial tear of abdominal muscle). Roddick [...]

Wimbledon has been desperate for a British champion for a long time; the spectators almost seem entitled to seeing a Brit win the tournament. But is the same the case for the other Grand Slam events? The circumstances are certainly quite different given since Wimbledon hasn’t had a British winner since 1977 in Virginia Wade [...]

Andy Roddick will head to Wimbledon next week looking to once again challenge for the title that has come so close to being his on three occasions. The three-time beaten finalist is running out of chances to win the famous trophy and will be doing everything he can again this year. The 28-year-old has found [...]

The Aegon Championships 2011 at The Queen’s Club in London, England starts on June 6, 2011, the day after the Roland Garros 2011 Men’s Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. For these two ATP stars, they’ll have a couple of days rest after the claycourt Slam encounter before transitioning to grass. Nadal will [...]

American tennis player Andy Roddick is slated to launch his own line of sports clothing via fashion brand Lacoste which includes shorts, polo shirts, jackets and track pants. This development was reported by Women’s Wear Daily website. In an interview with WWD, Roddick said that players tend to have a problem with their wardrobe especially [...]

Two former world number one players have officially pulled out of the French Open 2011 tournament, the second Grand Slam of this season. American Andy Roddick and 2003 Roland Garros Champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain announced that they won’t be able to compete at this claycourt Slam due to right shoulder injuries. Ferrero, also [...]

By reaching the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open, Mardy Fish is the new number one men’s tennis player in the United States. However, he is quick to stress that he’s still far from emulating the feat of his good friend. Fish defeated sixth-seeded David Ferrer in straight sets on Wednesday to reach the Miami [...]