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Becker amazed by Djokovic's 'incredible' year

  • Posted: Oct 31, 2011

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Becker amazed by Djokovic’s ‘incredible’ year

Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker admits that he has never seen a player enjoy as consistent a season as Novak Djokovic has this year.

The Serbian world number one has 64 wins from 67 matches so far in 2011.

Becker, who is in London attending the Laureus Sport for Good Summit, also says that the tennis calendar is too long and puts players under “enormous stress” as talk grows of a players strike.

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Rising Murray uses Djokovic for inspiration

  • Posted: Oct 16, 2011

Murray uses Djokovic for inspiration

Andy Murray admits that he is using his friend and rival Novak Djokovic as the template to aspire to as the Scotsman rises to number three in the world rankings after victory in the Shanghai Masters.

Murray is now ahead of 15-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer in the world list, after beating David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 in Sunday’s final.

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Players want more for less – Stich

  • Posted: Sep 20, 2011

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Players want more for less – Stich

Former world number two Michael Stich says tennis players “want to earn more money” but are “willing to give less than they should” after Andy Murray says they may consider going on strike over their playing schedule.

British number one Murray said on Monday that players want “a few less tournaments a year”, but Stich believes the complaint is not valid and the events are what provide them with a job.

Michael Stich was speaking to Victoria Derbyshire who broadcasts weekdays 1000 to 1200 on Radio 5 live.

To hear more Radio 5 live highlights, please visit the best bits page.

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Players not scared to strike – Murray

  • Posted: Sep 19, 2011

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Players not scared to strike – Murray

Andy Murray says a strike by players over a packed tennis calendar is a “possibility”.

The British number one adds that players want changes to happen “sooner rather than later”, ahead of a meeting in Shanghai next month to plot their next move.

Murray argues that the current calendar is “gruelling” on the body.

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Golding 'amazingly happy' with US Open win

  • Posted: Sep 12, 2011

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Golding ‘amazingly happy’ with US Open win

Britain’s Oliver Golding says he is “amazingly happy” after winning the US Open boys’ title with victory over the junior world number one.

The 17-year-old came from a set down to win 5-7 6-3 6-4 against his former doubles partner and top seed from the Czech Republic Jiri Vesely.

The 13th seed follows in the footsteps of fellow Briton Andy Murray who also won the boys’ title at Flushing Meadows back in 2004.

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News | WTA Tennis English

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

STUTTGART, Germany – World No.4 Dominika Cibulkova has withdrawn from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix due to a wrist injury.

Seeded No.3 at the tour’s first Premier tournament on European red clay, Cibulkova injured her wrist last week during practice ahead of Slovakia’s weekend tie against the Netherlands.

Cibulkova was forced to withdraw from the tie and, despite a first-round bye in Stuttgart, was unable to heal in time for Stuttgart.

As a result of Cibulkova’s withdrawal and in accordance with WTA rules, No.5 seed Garbiñe Muguruza, who was set to play her first-round match against countrywoman Carla Suárez Navarro, moves into Cibulkova’s vacated spot in the draw and now has a first-round bye.

A qualifier or lucky loser will take Muguruza’s vacated spot and will play Suárez Navarro. The rest of the draw remains unchanged.

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News | WTA Tennis English

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

The flagship website for women’s tennis, www.wtatennis.com, will relaunch on Tuesday, April 25.

The upgrade, which is the culmination of six months’ planning and development, is designed to enhance the digital experience for everyone who follows the sport.

Users can look forward to a cleaner, crisper layout, an improved data service and a significantly upgraded video player.

The core functions will remain including rankings, news & features content alongside player, tournament and other tour information.

WTAtennis.com will also continue to house our exclusive WTA Insider content – including articles, podcasts, interviews and videos – produced by our expert team of writers, editors and producers.

Tuesday’s launch represents stage one of the overhaul of the WTA’s digital channels driven by WTA Networks, a partnership between the WTA and The Social Channel, a digital marketing and content company.

Exciting new features and upgrades are also scheduled to follow in the coming months. In the meantime, we welcome your comments on the changes via Facebook or Twitter.

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News | WTA Tennis English

News | WTA Tennis English

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

ZHENGZHOU, China – No.2 seed Wang Qiang earned her first WTA 125K Series title at the Biyuan Cup Zhengzhou Women’s Tennis Open at top seed Peng Shuai was forced to retire in the deciding set with the match standing at 3-6, 7-6(3), 1-1.

“I entered this tournament as the second seed, so there was an opportunity for me to win the title,” Wang said post-match. “I almost got knocked out in the second round. At that time, I didn’t feel as confident as I am today. I’m not quite sure what happened in the second set, but I tried to stay focused and play my game, not making too many mistakes. I knew that she would go for it whenever she had the chance.”

Wang Qiang, Peng Shuai

Peng led the match 6-3, 3-0 and served for the match, but surrendered the deciding tiebreak and could no longer play on after two hours, 15 minutes. Wang’s victory levels the head-to-head between the pair to 1-1.

It was a Chinese sweep for the home crowd as in the doubles final, Han Xinyun and Lin Zhu claimed the crown over Jacqueline Cako and Julia Glushko, 7-5, 6-1.

Lin Zhu and Han Xinyun

“We didn’t play each other before, so the only thing we could do was stick to the plan,” the pair said post-match. “The second set became easier as we found our rhythm. We were more powerful than our opponents from the baseline, and we had a better serve.”

All photos courtesy of the Biyuan Cup Zhengzhou Women’s Tennis Open.

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