Thomas Muster has decided to play a few professional matches on the Challenger tour for a bit of fun. His latest match was at the NORD/LB OPEN Challenger event in Braunschweig, Germany earlier this week. Unfortunately Thomas lost 6-2 6-1 to Conor Niland of Ireland. Its great to see the classic players still loving tennis [...]

Victoria Azarenka, Dominika Cibulkova, Anna Chakvetadze and Alona Bondarenko appear on this month’s French edition of FHM men’s magazine. The article, which coincides with the tournament of Roland Garros being held in Paris, includes interviews with the tennis players and very sexy pictures in bikini.

Vera Zvonareva has been named a “Promoter of Gender Equality” as part of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s partnership with UNESCO. Here’s what the world No.6 Russian said about the honor: I think that the UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership is incredibly important and this is a role that I value highly and will work [...]

Many people, including me, thought Maria Sharapova’s decision to return to the tour in Warsaw was misguided.  A premier level event on her worst surface in the week immediately prior to the French Open did not seem like the place to gain momentum or confidence.  She would probably crash out early against a middling clay [...]

Marin Cilic is a young player from Croatia who currently finds himself at number 14 in the world singles rankings. Marin has had a very quick rise to the top. He was playing junior tennis up until 2006 in which he then received his highest ranking of the world number one junior. While at the [...]

A few days ago it was announced that Kim Clijsters would be returning to womens professional tennis. Kim has had a few years away from the game and im sure she will come back with a bang. I hope Kim performs a lot better than Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis when they return from retirement. [...]

Dinara Safina is now officially the womens world number one tennis player. On Monday Dinara Safina has now joined the group of world number one tennis players. Dinara and Marat as the only brother and sister combination to have every been both world number one. Safina is still yet to win a Grand Slam title [...]

The International Level event in Monterrey, Mexico kicks off this week boasting a field headlined by world #10 Agnieszka Radwanska and former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli.  With many players resting up for the four week run through Indian Wells and Miami, this event could be a golden opportunity for an unheralded player to take home [...]

As you might know there have been arguments about the tight schedule of the tennis player between the player representatives and the ATP for many years. One of the recent years’ complaints was for instance that the season lasts longer and longer, now until  late November with the Masters Cup followed by the Davis Cup. [...]

Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman has bowed out of professional tennis after a glittering 17 year career that earned him nine Grand Slam doubles titles. Bjorkman, 36, was treated to a special ceremony at Qi Zhong Stadium after he and partner Kevin Ullyett were knocked out of the Tennis Masters Cup doubles. “They reminded me a little [...]

We have previously reported about the relationship between Ana Ivanovic and Fernando Verdasco and this time they have been out and about together. It is good to see Ana and Fernando are just being open about their relationship. Ana has to be one of the best looking female tennis players on tour and Fernando is [...]

Slovakian glamour girl, Daniela Hantuchova, is the latest to confirm her attendance at the Brisbane International in January. The world number 19 was a semifinalist at the Australian Open in 2008 and broke into the top 10 when she reached number 5 in August 2002. She will be joined by French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic [...]

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has released the official 2008 season-ending tennis rankings. Jelena Jankovic has ended the tennis year as the number one tennis player in the world, followed by Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Ana Ivanovic. 2007 POINTS DROPPED ON NOVEMBER 10: Madrid (SEC) Top 20 Rankings (November 10, 2008) 1. [...]

Martina Hingis has been a player at the top of the women’s game since she was only 16. Currently the star in serving her two year suspension for having cocaine in her system during Wimbledon back in 2007. Hingis claims she’s completely retired with no chance of returning after her sentence is served out. She [...]

Serena Williams has lost in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, which will see Jelena Jankovic now be the number one player in the world. Li Na was the lady who beat Williams in the second round 0-6 6-1 6-4. Previously, we wrote about Carlos Rodriguez and his thoughts on [...]

Name: Venus WilliamsCountry: USABirthdate: June 17, 1980 Birthplace: Lynwood, California, USAResidence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USAPlays: Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)Highest Singles Ranking: 1 (February 25, 2002) Highest Doubles Ranking: 5 (October 11, 1999) Scouting: As we all know Venus is the older of the two Williams sisters. Venus has been one of the most [...]

Name: Serena WilliamsCountry: USABirthdate: September 26, 1981 Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USAResidence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USAPlays: Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)Highest Singles Ranking: 1 (July 8, 2002) Highest Doubles Ranking: 5 (October 11, 1999) Website: www.serenawilliams.com Winner US Open 2008 Scouting: Serena is one of the greatest women tennis players of all time. She has [...]