An infiltration of taller, stronger men?s players with athleticism to match mirrors developments in women?s tennis and changes across sports. It also forecasts a different game.
AFP - Radek Stepanek, who is coming back from knee problems, defeated third seeded Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the rain-hit Pilot Pen tournament on Tuesday.
AFP - Russian Nadia Petrova rallied after being down one set and 5-2 in the second to beat American Varvara Lepchenko 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round of the Pilot Pen tournament.
An American man was not in the top 10 of the A.T.P.?s computer rankings this week, the first time that has happened since the rankings were introduced in August 1973.
Opinion: Never send a man to do a job best left to a woman. In fact, if you're an American tennis official, don't send three men, just dial 1-800-Williams, and ask for Serena, or the lady dressed in the sparkly hot pink sausage casing. You know, Serena's older sister and rival in the WTA fashionista wars, Venus.
Ending the stalemate over a payment dispute, India's revolting tennis players on Saturday said they will represent the country in the upcoming Davis Cup tie and Commonwealth Games after being given an assurance by the Sports Ministry.
Andy Roddick has bet Justin Gimelstob $10,000 (for charity) that he will not be able to complete the New York City Marathon in under 4 hours 45 minutes.
With the Commonwealth Games less than a month away, at least two stadia as well as parts of the main sports venue, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, are yet to get completion certificates from civic authorities.
AFP - Kim Clijsters has said she will be fit in time to defend her US Open title next week despite sustaining a hip injury while playing in Montreal at the weekend.
Andre Agassi headlined a list of nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame following a sparkling career highlighted by eight Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal.
AFP - Sweltering conditions and gusting winds proved a handful at the US Open on Wednesday, but it was the consequences of a simple training stumble by Belarus starlet Victoria Azarenka that shocked fans.
AFP - Russian eighth seed Vera Zvonareva upset US Open champion Kim Clijsters 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the two million dollar Rogers Cup on Friday.