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Andy Roddick’s New Gig; Toni Nadal Stirs Roland Garros Controversy — The Friday Five

May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Greener Pastures Though Roland Garros has yet to get underway, some of the game’s biggest stars are already dreaming of the green lawns of the All England Club. Both Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro suffered major blows when they were forced to withdraw from the French Open. The decision by [...]

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In Appreciation of Tommy Haas

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree What thirty five year old Tommy Haas has done this year is just absurd. The guy is not just old; he is pretty much prehistoric. Tommy turned professional in 1996 and lost his first grand slam match to Michael Stich at the U.S. Open that year. That was the same year [...]

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Mardy Fish has a triumphant return in Indian Wells

March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Mardy Fish walked on court Sunday for his first professional singles match in six months and eight days, his first match since beating Gilles Simon in the third round of the 2012 US Open. He was forced to withdraw from his US Open fourth round match against Roger Federer last September when the heart condition [...]

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State of the Union

March 5, 2013 By 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree What a disappointment the American men currently are. For a country that is so rich in tennis history it is heart breaking to see a power house such as the United States limp through the season. True, some players have been playing well. Sam Querrey has displayed a mild resurgence, James [...]

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Farewell to San Jose: SAP Open Ends Historic Run This Weekend

February 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

After a tenure of nearly a century and a quarter, the ATP event in San Jose will end this weekend.  The second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, the SAP Open lately represented the only outpost of the men’s game in the Bay Area, which has hosted a successful WTA event early in the US [...]

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Win Tickets to Saturday’s SAP Open Exhibition Match with Roddick, Graf, Davenport and Gimelstob

February 12, 2013 By 5 Comments

Feb. 12, 2013 — Tennis Grandstand has partnered up with this week’s SAP Open and it is our pleasure to offer you the chance to win 2 tickets to an additional evening of live tennis, featuring an exhibition match on Saturday, Feb. 16th at 7pm at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. The match [...]

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Viktor Troicki wants to forget about his poor 2012 season, hires coach Jack Reader

December 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dec. 7, 2012 — After being without a coach since September, world No. 38 Viktor Troicki has hired Australian Jack Reader. Reader worked with Alexandr Dolgopolov until October, helping the Ukrainian rise 300 spots and attain world No. 34 during their time together. Troicki had previously worked with Jan de Witt for seven years but the two [...]

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Roddick pedals past Murray for place in Miami Tennis Cup Final

December 2, 2012 By 2 Comments

  Miami, FL – December 2nd, 2012: Stadium Court at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, FL. was buzzing on Saturday afternoon, as fans piled-in to witness the highly anticipated headline match on day two of the Miami Tennis Cup. Andy Murray and Andy Roddick took part in an afternoon 12 and under coaching [...]

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Star tennis quartet face-off in Toronto

November 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TORONTO (November 17, 2012) — Agnieszka Radwanska, Milos Raonic, Andy Roddick and Serena Williams didn’t disappoint the fans who went through the turnstiles on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto to watch the second edition of the Sportchek Face-Off. The exhibition event began with a fun celebrity doubles match pitting Team Canada [...]

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Inaugural Raonic Race for Kids tees up Face-off weekend in Toronto

November 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd TORONTO (November 16, 2012) — Two days after launching his foundation to support disadvantaged children, Milos Raonic hosted his first fundraising event, the Raonic Race for Kids, at the Toronto Lawn and Tennis Club with the help of a few Toronto celebrities and tennis stars. A total of ten teams raised money [...]

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