The tennis police are at it again, fining Russian player, Ekaterina Bychkova, $5,000 and barring her from playing for 30 days for match-fixing claims, which will keep the 123rd ranked player from participating in the Australian Open this month. Last week, the Tennis Integrity Unit handed down the fine and suspension. The anti-corruption unit said
With the Australian Open less than a week away, it's a good time to look at the top 6 players and see why they will (or won't) win the Australian Open. Why Roger Federer will win No one has been more consistent in the Slams than Roger Federer. Most people considered 2008 and 2009 as
Do you hate getting lobbed in your doubles play? I do too! In this video you can learn two ways to help position yourself and get ready for a possible lob.
So exactly how good are 5.0 level players? How about 6.0 players? Do you think that you could win a set against somebody a full NTRP level ahead of you? How about a game? Listen as Jason and Ian answer these questions and talk about differences between different level players in tennis. Download Transcript: Word
Now, just a little over a week before the Australian Open, several tournaments are wrapping up play. The final in Doha was completed Saturday with Davydenko pulling off the rare double-beating Federer and Nadal in the same tournament, making it two tournaments in a row that Davydenko has achieved this unlikely feat. Today, there were
Shown here are Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin receiving their trophies following their great 3-set battle Saturday in the Finals of the 2010 Brisbane International. Clijsters won the match 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6). Clijsters managed to save two match points before winning the two-hour 24-minute match. This was Clijsters' 36th career title and second since coming
The experts used to talk about a big 3, and then a big 4, then maybe a big 5. Those would be Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Juan Martin del Potro. But before there was a big 5, the big 3 used to be Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Nikolay Davydenko.
It's been a common complaint that Davis Cup is a pain because it's played 4 times throughout the year, usually after a Slam or the last event of the year, and players have to sacrifice to play. Recently, Andy Roddick decided he did not make himself available for 2010. He had been told that the
Let's have a little chat today about the core - what it is, the role it plays in exercise, and how we strengthen it. Recently in the fitness world, "Core Training" has been a new an popular phenomenon. Entire workout programs have been developed, countless exercise videos and devices have been fashioned, and the American
Doha had, for the most part, its dream semifinals. On the one side was Rafa Nadal playing 5th seed, Viktor Troicki. This was an easy match for Rafa, winning comfortably, 6-1, 6-3. The other side pitted the number 1 and 3 seed, Roger Federer against Nikolay Davydenko. At one point, Federer simply owned Davydenko. He
