Bernard Tomic has hired Croatian Velimir Zovko as a co-coach to instruct him along with his suspended father, John. The Tomics are also of Croatian origin. Zovko has coached WTA player Jelena Kostanic as well as Russia’s Polina Leykina. Upon hearing of the hire, former Top 3 player Ivan Ljubicic

With the 2013 tennis season in the past, it's time to dole out our annual awards. Look for the winners—for better or worse—throughout this week on TENNIS.com. (To see what's been unveiled thus far, click here.) The 2013 season began with a sea change in player attitudes toward the game’s

BELGRADE, Serbia—All the world's a stage, and the leading men made sure the opening act of this Davis Cup final stayed on script. Novak Djokovic denied seven of eight break points he faced in dispatching Radek Stepanek, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, to post his 23rd consecutive victory and stake Serbia to

This morning I woke up a little early and went straight to my favorite stream-gathering website. This isn't unusual during a big tournament, but today I bypassed the tennis listings and headed to that hodgepodge of mostly un-American activities called the “Other Sports” page. Snooker, darts, figure skating, squash: Anything

The ATP’s World Tour Finals proceeds at a luxurious pace, doesn’t it? Two matches a day, all the way until the final, which isn’t played until Monday evening. That gives us some time to talk—about tennis, naturally. If you have a question or comment for this column, please email me

What fun would it be working as the proverbial “ink-stained wretch” if the job didn’t give you the opportunity, every once in a while, to sound off about whatever is bugging you? This becomes an even more valuable opportunity as you drift into that age when the label “curmudgeon” actually

Novak Djokovic says he signed a petition that he hopes will convince the ITF to institute new rules for the anti-doping process. Djokovic did this in support of his friend and Davis Cup teammate Victor Troicki, who is serving an 18-month suspension for failing to submit a blood test back

Anti-Big 4 Week continues at TENNIS.com, with Steve Tignor's look at the Marin Cilic and Viktor Troicki tribunal summaries. ** “He now speaks fluent English and knows a little French, but not enough to hold a conversation.” Why, I wondered as I came across this sentence, would the ITF include

On the surface, it looks like everything went as planned in the Davis Cup semifinals this weekend. In Prague, the two-man team from the Czech Republic swept an injury-battered Argentina. In Belgrade, the Serbs had a tougher time with a tenacious Canadian squad, but ultimately made it through unharmed. Both

NEW YORK—Unless bagel sets and night-session blowouts are your thing, this won’t go down as a U.S. Open to remember. But its champions certainly will. Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal moved even higher on the historical totem pole, and partially redeemed the tournament with their final-round performances. Now it’s time

NEW YORK -- The earliest real signs of trouble for Andy Murray came in the 10th game of his U.S. Open quarterfinal. For 22 points stretched over 15 excruciating minutes Thursday, Murray's body language was as poor as his play. When the 2012 champion pushed a simple forehand into the

NEW YORK—Tennis is a game of match-ups, we’re told, and that's certainly true in the case of Lleyton Hewitt and Juan Martin del Potro. The Argentine is eight years younger, ranked 60 spots higher, and on a good day he can hit his forehand faster than the Aussie can hit

PARIS -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has parted ways with Australian coach Roger Rasheed after less than one year. The eighth-ranked Tsonga is recovering from a knee injury that forced him to drop out of his second-round match at Wimbledon and miss the U.S. Open. In a statement released to French media,

NEW YORK—Jelena Jankovic isn’t happy. She throws her hand in the air and grumbles in Serbian toward the corner of the bleachers on little Court 4 here. It’s not clear if she knows anyone in that section, or if she just needs a place to aim her complaints. It’s also

At an opening party for the Croatian Open tournament in Umag, Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine appeared on stage to perform, with the help of a hook-singing gentleman, "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio. The ATP World Tour put up the video here. But that's not all. Gael Monfils then joined "The

Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned tennis player, a regular lesson has probably been a part of your life at some point, and it likely will be again. Given the time and expense lessons entail, not to mention the long-term effect our relationships with teaching pros have on our tennis

One of the more interesting aspects of tennis today is that Roger Federer and Serena Williams are rarely spoken of together, and from what I’ve experienced, neither speaks very much about the other, either. But here we are, each of them 31 years of age, with Serena trailing Roger by

The USTA says that even though it has established a potential timeline that calls for building a roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium by August 2016, it is far from a done deal. The USTA included the language in a request for qualification for owner representative services, according to the Sports

WIMBLEDON, England—It was the first sunny day of play in a week. The double-deckers were backed all the way up Church Road. The beautiful people, happy to break out their excellent sunglasses, waited patiently at the front gates. The devoted in the queue staggered out of their Wimbledon Park tents

EASTBOURNE, England—“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.”—Billie Jean King You would think that an intimate location like this one, where you can watch the players unimpeded from two feet away, would be an ideal place to appreciate the artistry of