Tennis star Pete Sampras says most of his trophies and other memorabilia were stolen from a West Los Angeles public storage facility.
Tennis star Pete Sampras says most of his trophies and other memorabilia were stolen from a West Los Angeles public storage facility.
In a sport fuelled by individual feats of brilliance, Serbia illustrated on Sunday that the Davis Cup still holds a cherished place in tennis’s rich folklore.
Serbia won its first Davis Cup title on Sunday by beating France 3-2 in the final after Viktor Troicki beat Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in the decisive reverse singles.
Local hero Novak Djokovic put Serbia in line for their maiden Davis Cup crown Sunday with a crushing 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Gael Monfils which pulled the hosts level 2-2 with France.
Novak Djokovic will carry the hopes of Serbia in the Balkan nation’s first ever Davis Cup final against nine-times former winners France at the 16,000 capacity Belgrade Arena this weekend.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters has been named the WTA’s player of the year for the second time.
Novak Djokovic is world number three, a grand slam champion and the talisman for Serbia’s Davis Cup quest but for France he is the tip of the iceberg.
BELGRADE - Novak Djokovic is world number three, a grand slam champion and the talisman for Serbia’s Davis Cup quest but for France he is the tip of the iceberg.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who won three successive Grand Slam titles this year, said Monday that 2010 has been “fantastic”.
BELGRADE - Around the same time as notching his career-best singles victory with a win over Grand Slam great Andre Agassi, Nenad Zimonjic made the seemingly incongrous decision to switch his tennis focus to doubles.