Friday November 28, 2008
Time is right for one more shot
As the retirement clock ticks steadily on, Mark Philippoussis remains several kilograms and some months from a competitive return.
Thursday November 27, 2008
Tigerland beckons for Dokic
Jelena Dokic will renew her training relationship with the Richmond Football Club's elite performance manager, Matt Hornsby, when she returns to Melbourne next week to prepare for the Australian circuit.
Wednesday November 26, 2008
Open prizes may get late boost
Tennis Australia monitoring health of dollar and prepared for possibility that, in global terms, a 6.8 per cent rise to $22 million may not be enough.
Monday November 24, 2008
Verdasco hands Spain third Davis Cup title
Fernando Verdasco wins the Davis Cup for Spain, beating Argentina's Jose Acasuso 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 6-3 6-1 to give his country a third title after 2000 and 2004.
Sunday November 23, 2008
Spain claims doubles in Davis Cup final
Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco beat Argentina's David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri, giving underdog Spain a surprise 2-1 lead heading into the last day of the Davis Cup final.
Thursday November 20, 2008
Fitzgerald 'safe' as cup captain
Australia's extended absence from the elite 16-nation world group for the first time in Davis Cup history is unlikely to end the captaincy reign of John Fitzgerald.
Tuesday November 18, 2008
Victorious Djokovic closes in on Federer, and eyes the spot at the top
Serbia's Novak Djokovic sets his sights on becoming world No. 1 after moving just 10 points behind second-placed Roger Federer in the rankings with his Masters Cup win.
Monday November 17, 2008
Djokovic ends season in masterly fashion
World No. 3 Novak Djokovic thrashes Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 in the Masters Cup final to lift his second major trophy this year.
Murray happy to pay price for toppling Federer
Scot Andy Murray says he has no regrets about his draining win over Roger Federer after he slumps to defeat against Nikolay Davydenko in the Masters Cup semi-finals.
Sunday November 16, 2008
Lost and found
One-time Australian citizen Jelena Dokic, whose tennis achievements were often overshadowed by her father’s antics, believes she is emerging from the dark.
Davydenko shocks Murray, sets up Djokovic showdown
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko shocks in-form Andy Murray to set up a surprise Masters Cup final against world No.3 Novak Djokovic.
Murray's best gives injured Federer an early exit
Britain's Andy Murray sends defending champion Roger Federer crashing out of the Masters Cup in a classic encounter.
Saturday November 15, 2008
Federer ousted from Masters
Britain's Andy Murray has ousted defending champion Roger Federer from the Masters Cup in a 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 victory.
Time to step up for Tomic
In the past two or three months, Bernard Tomic has turned 16, estimates he has sprouted "maybe another inch", terminated his formal education at the end of Year 10 and been selected for his first Davis Cup squad.
Friday November 14, 2008
Murray stands in ill Federer's way
Britain's Andy Murray has moved into the Masters Cup semi-finals
but defending champion Roger Federer needs a "miracle" to reach the
last four.
Thursday November 13, 2008
Murray into Masters semis, Federer bid alive
Britain's Andy Murray moves into the Masters Cup semi-finals while Roger Federer keeps his title defence alive against Radek Stepanek.
WTA to introduce 'user pays' medical system
Strategic medical time-outs during WTA Tour matches could be drastically reduced by a radical new "user pays" system planned for next season.
Djokovic battles into semi-finals
Serbia's Novak Djokovic has beaten Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-6
(7-3), 0-6, 7-5 to reach the semi-finals of the season-ending
Masters Cup.
Wednesday November 12, 2008
Djokovic reaches Masters Cup semi-finals
Serbia's Novak Djokovic takes care of Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 7-5 to reach the semi-finals of the season-ending Masters Cup.
Shock loss for Federer
Roger Federer has lost to Gilles Simon of France 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Masters Cup in his first match since a sore back forced him out of his last tournament.
Tuesday November 11, 2008
Nadal out of Davis Cup final
Spain's world number one Rafael Nadal confirms he will not compete
in the Davis Cup final against Argentina this month due to a knee
injury.
Federer suffers shock Masters Cup defeat
Top seed Roger Federer suffers the latest shock defeat of his troubled season while Andy Murray outlasts Andy Roddick at the Tennis Masters Cup.
It's still onwards and upwards for Venus, at 28
Venus Williams cannot predict whether she will be able to carry her end-of-year momentum into the new season in Australia but she will give it a shake.
Monday November 10, 2008
Exhausted Venus bags maiden year-end win
Venus Williams wins her biggest title outside of Wimbledon for
seven years when she captures the WTA Tour's year-end event for the
first time.
Williams and Zvonareva to share early $3 million festive bonus
Venus Williams and Vera Zvonareva, the two lowest-ranked players in the elite eight-player field for the WTA's season finale, were to share a $3 million Christmas bonus.
