Oct 25, 2011
Oct 13, 2011
DJOKOVIC CLINCHES YEAR-END NO. 1 FOR FIRST TIME
LONDON - Novak Djokovic will finish as the No. 1 player in the year-end South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings. He is the 16th different player to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973).World No. 2 Rafael Nadal’s third-round loss at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday assured the Serb of the top ranking come the end of the season.
The 24-year-old Belgrade native is the first Serbian man to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973). It also marks a record eighth straight year a European is the No. 1 player on the ATP World Tour. For seven years from 1985-91, Europeans finished No. 1.
Sep 13, 2011
New WTA Rankings .. 12/Sep/2011
1- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
2- Maria Sharapova (RUS)
3- Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
4- Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
5- Na Li (CHN)
6- Petra Kvitova (CZE)
7- Samantha Stosur (AUS)
8- Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
9- Kim Clijsters (BEL)
10- Marion Bartoli (FRA)
Jul 17, 2011
Jul 15, 2011
NADAL ENDS FEDERER'S ESPY REIGN
After six straight years of finishing runner-up to Roger Federer at the ESPY Awards,Rafael Nadal claimed Best Male Tennis Player for the first time, beating out both the Swiss and new World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the category.
Writing on his official Facebook page, which has 7.6 million followers, Nadal said, "I want to thank to the ESPYS’ jury for having chosen me as the best male tennis player of the year. I’m very proud of receiving this award. It will help me to keep working hard not to disappoint those who have voted me :)"
Nadal had also been nominated for Best Male Athlete award, but was beaten out in online voting by Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki. The German became the first non-American to win this distinction in the 19-year history of the ESPY Awards.
Serena Williams, who was present at the ceremony hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers on Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, received the ESPY Award for Best Female Tennis Player.
Jul 12, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
ATP ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL ‘ATP ACES FOR CHARITY’ GRANT RECIPIENTS
LONDON - The ATP has announced the 12 inaugural recipients of its ATP ACES For Charity grant programme. Grants of $10,000 each will be awarded by the ATP on an annual basis to charitable causes nominated by ATP World Tour
players and tournaments.
This year’s recipients include The Rafa Nadal Foundation, the Bryan Brothers Foundation, the Japan Tennis Association’s earthquake relief fund, and organisations supporting a range of causes, including healthcare for children in Memphis and Bucharest, relief for victims of natural disasters in Pakistan and Japan, sports and education programmes for disadvantaged youth in Washington DC and the Congo, and social services for the disabled in Argentina and China.
The ATP ACES For Charity programme, launched earlier this year, is a global initiative aimed at giving back to communities where ATP World Tour events are played, as well as recognising and supporting tournament and player charitable initiatives.
Jul 10, 2011
POLI-FARBE Budapest Grand Prix
Roberta Vinci has won the POLI-FARBE Budapest Grand Prix to claim her third title of the season! Trailing 4-2 in the final set, she staged her third comeback of the tournament to edge Irina-Camelia Begu 64 16 64; congrats!
