Some players have found success very early in their lives, for example, Martina Hingis and Rafael Nadal, while some players like Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka bloomed only later in their career. But, tennis has also witnessed some players who have ended their career by striking gold only in their last shot. Marion Bartoli and Flavia […]
LONDON (Reuters) – World number two Andy Murray will not be working with Swede Jonas Bjorkman next year after his French coach Amelie Mauresmo resumed her role following the birth of her son. Bjorkman joined Briton Murray’s team in March. “Nice to have Amelie back in the team out in Dubai,” Murray, who is competing […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Following is a list of winners of the Sportsperson of the Year award by Sports Illustrated magazine. Women’s tennis star Serena Williams was named the 2015 winner on Monday. 1956 – Bobby Morrow, Track 1957 – Stan Musial, Baseball 1958 – Rafer Johnson, Track 1959 – Ingemar Johansson, Boxing 1960 – […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serena Williams, who held all four of tennis’s grand slam titles for the second time in her career and won 53 of 56 matches in 2015, was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine on Monday. The 34-year-old accomplished her second ‘Serena Slam’ while battling a string of injuries, […]
BERNE (Reuters) – Switzerland’s two greatest tennis players will join forces at next year’s Rio Olympics when Roger Federer and Martina Hingis play together in the mixed doubles. “Roll back the years with @mhingis. Really excited to be playing mixed doubles with you 15 years later at the Rio games,” the 34-year-old Federer said on […]
As the season closes with the IPTL, we bring you the details of some of the major players who bid adieu to the game or are likely to hang their boots in 2016
Roger Federer has made a mjor change in his ciaching staff. He has parted ways with Stefan Edberg and roped in the Croatian Ivan Ljubičić for next season.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Spaniard Rafa Nadal remains fiercely loyal to his uncle and coach Toni despite saying he does not know when, or even if, he will win another grand slam title. Former world number one Nadal failed to add to his 14 major titles this year as he missed out on any of […]
