Woodies Head Hall of Fame Class of ‘10

Aussie Greats Will be Joined by Fernandez, Zvereva, Davidson, Parks and Hardwick

The Woodies — the Aussie duo of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, who won a record 61 ATP doubles titles, including 11 Grand Slams — are now Hall of Famers.  Woodbridge and Woodforde will be joined by fellow inductees Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva, who won 14 Slams together, Aussie doubles legend Owen Davidson, wheelchair tennis pioneer Brad Parks and the late Derek Hardwick, former chairman of the British Lawn Tennis Association, at the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Induction Ceremony on July 10 in Newport, R.I, during the final weekend of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. More »

Andre Agassi Interview, part 2

"MY FIGHT FOR PEACE": Agassi reflects on his drug use, lies, fears, dreams and fight for self in an exclusive IT interview.

Inside Tennis: Okay, let’s start with a fool’s question. If you could go back and change one thing…

Andre Agassi: I would have changed my environment so that it would have allowed me to have an education, which would have kept me from a lot of angst.  But I wouldn’t have had my wife, so that’s why it’s a fool’s question.

IT: You said you hated tennis. But people responded, saying hold on: through tennis you got so much — fame, fortune, position, plus it led to your marriage, family, the Academy. More »

Tiger Woods and Roger Federer

It was destiny.

Tiger Woods and Roger Federer became fast friends. Nevermind that they connected amidst some controversy when Tiger infamously sat in Fed’s Friends Box at the ‘06 U.S. Open final and rooted for his new Swiss pal against his fellow-American, Andy Roddick.

But that dicey little moment hardly deterred the high profile, not-so-odd couple that proved to be totally simpatico. After all, the two definitive, ahead-of-the-pack superstars of the 21st century were both solitary performers who somehow managed to corral and subdue their fiercely competitive domains. More »

Valentine’s Day Massacre: Verdasco Downs Roddick at SAP

Smooth-Stroking Spaniard a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Winner at the HP Pavilion

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Andy Roddick is acutely aware that his sport has changed in leaps and bounds since he debuted on the ATP Tour as a brash, all-forehand-and-smashmouth-serve 18-year-old back in 2000.  And if the now-27-year-old Texan —who last year finished inside the top 10 for the eighth straight year — is proud of one thing, it’s that he hasn’t let the game pass him by. More »

‘Dangerous’ Istomin’s Dream Run Ends at SAP

First Uzbek to Reach ATP Semi Falls to Verdasco; Roddick Tops Querrey In Three

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Talk about a global game.  In a matter of one week, we’ve seen a Lithuanian reach the quarters, and an Uzbek in the semis at the SAP Open — both ATP firsts.

As if men’s tennis didn’t have enough worldwide depth already. More »

Sciatic Nerve Could Keep Verdasco Out of Davis Cup

Spaniard Moves On to SAP Semis; Roddick, Istomin, Querrey, Too

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — The mere mention of sciatica is enough to produce goose flesh, to make the hair stand up on the back of most ATPers’ necks.  They saw first-hand the pain that Andre Agassi experienced in his final days on the tour.  All the cortisone shots, the endless hours on the trainer’s table, the on-court grimaces. More »

Roddick Through to SAP Open Quarters

Top Seed Breezes Past Argentine Mayer In Straight Sets 6-3, 6-2

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Top seed Andy Roddick moved on to the SAP Open quarterfinals on Thursday night with a relatively routine 6-3, 6-2 win over Argentine Leonardo Mayer at the HP Pavilion. More »

He’s No Cover Girl, but Roddick’s a Winner at SAP Open

Texan Takes Down DeHeart 6-1, 7-6(1) In First-Round Encounter

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — He lost the bet, but he won the match.

Andy Roddick’s wife — swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker — arrived in the mail on Wednesday in the form of a Sports Illustrated cover girl, settling once and for all a spouse vs. spouse wager on who would be the first to appear on the front of the magazine. More »

Notebook: Fed Cuppers Oust France; Bryan Bros. Rock SF

Sans Serena or Venus, Oudin, Mattek-Sands Lead U.S. Into Semis

With a pair of rise-to-the-occasion wins in singles, Melanie Oudin led the U.S. to a 4-1 downing of France on Sunday, earning Mary Joe Fernandez’s underdog U.S. team a trip to the Fed Cup semis. Following up on her 6-4, 6-4 win over Pauline  Parmentier on Saturday, the 18-year-old Oudin scored the clincher by defeating Julie Coin 7-6(3), 6-4, giving the Williams-less U.S. contingent an insurmountable 3-0 lead on the indoor clay of Lievin, France. More »