#NextGenATP star Borna Coric and local favourite Evgeny Donskoy marked the launch of the St. Petersburg Open on Monday with a visit to Peter and Paul Fortress, founded by Peter the Great in 1703. The duo took a guided tour of the cathedral and grounds before setting off the cannon to mark midday in the Russian city. “It was very, very nice,” said Coric. “This is my first time here. I heard from many people that it’s actually a very nice city. I’ve been really enjoying it. I think this is one of the best 250’s in the whole year. “I feel quite good. I’ve had a week and a half of preparation. I’m in very good shape and I’ve...
After 12 years competing on the ATP World Tour, former World No. 35 Benjamin Becker has decided to officially retire and return to school at Baylor University to complete his final semester of studies before graduating this coming spring. “I had in my mind that I was going to stop this year anyway,” Becker said. “With my [hip] injury that happened in October [Vienna], I wasn’t really able to do any pre-season this year. Just kind of wasn’t able to prepare the way I wanted to... at Wimbledon I knew I wasn’t going to make US Open qualies and since I knew I wanted to stop at the end of the year anyway, I felt like it was a good...
Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena welcomed the birth of their second child, a healthy baby girl named Tara. The former World No. 1 announced the news on Saturday morning on his social media channels. In October 2014, Djokovic welcomed his first child, a son named Stefan. Djokovic posted the following message on Facebook: Very happy and proud to welcome our little girl Tara to our home. Jelena and I have been hand in hand on this journey and as a man, I have to send my love and admiration to every single women out there for going through so much pain and effort to create life, to bring life and raise a human being... what a blessing to have an...
Wimbledon champions Pat Cash and Michael Stich, along with Anders Jarryd, Tom Okker and Helena Sukova have been named candidates for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2018. Induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is the ultimate honour in the sport of tennis, recognising the sum of one’s achievements at the highest possible level. The five individuals are candidates in the Player Category. There are no candidates for 2018 in the Contributor or Wheelchair Tennis Categories. “Among this year’s Hall of Fame candidates, we have Wimbledon champions, Olympic medalists, fierce competitors, and athletes who consistently maintained rankings at the top of our sport over long durations of time. The Class of 2018 candidates hail from...
