Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "2016" – Page 2

Dec 31, 2016

Going Forwards With Pospisil And Woodforde

Join Vasek Pospisil and new coach Mark Woodforde on the last day of their off-season training in Mission Hills as they discuss the Canadian's new strategy going into 2017.

Dec 30, 2016

'Sir Andy Murray': Scot Receives A Knighthood

As if Andy Murray had been lacking some good news in 2016. The 29-year-old Scot was knighted in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honours list on Friday. The recognition was given to Murray for his services to tennis and charity. The Brit had previously received an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) medal from HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, in October 2013 after winning his first Wimbledon crown in July. This past year, though, surpassed anything Murray had previously done in his career. The right-hander won a career-best nine tour-level titles, including three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, his second Wimbledon crown and his first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title. Murray's victory...

Dec 30, 2016

Nishikori Steps Into Second-Serve Success

A traditional coaching drill on practice courts all over the world is to play points with just one serve. It creates instant pressure as players develop their prowess hitting second serves, and also attacking them at will on the return. Coaches may as well name it the “Kei Nishikori Drill”. Nishikori won more matches in 2016 than in any other year of his illustrious career, going 58-21 and finishing No. 5 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Dominating the second-serve landscape was his specialty. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the Japanese star uncovered just how much his game elevated when points started with second serves instead of first serves. Nishikori won 72 per cent of his first-serve points...

Dec 29, 2016

'Boots On Court' Initiative Awarded Tennis Grant

No need for tennis sneakers: The Blue Sky Foundation has been honoured this year for bringing “Boots on the Court” to military members across the United States. The organisation is this year's recipient of an award from the Jim McManus Memorial Fund for its Boots on the Court initiative. The program was created by former World No. 8 Dick Stockton, now President and Executive Director of the Blue Sky Foundation, and his wife, Liz. The goal is to use tennis as a way of thanking American troops -- servicemen, servicewomen, veterans and their families -- for their continued service by offering free tennis clinics at different military installations around the country. The clinics are open to active personnel, Veterans, Wounded...

Dec 29, 2016

Off-Season Training With Jack Sock

Go behind the scenes with Jack Sock to see what the American is working on during the off-season and hear what his goals are for the 2017 season.