Two-time champ Victoria Azarenka gets Australian Open wild card
December 15, 2017 19:18 ISTAzarenka, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, has been involved in a custody dispute involving her son Leo, who was born last Dec. 19.
Azarenka, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, has been involved in a custody dispute involving her son Leo, who was born last Dec. 19.
In the past, tennis legends like Boris Becker, Stanislas Wawrinka, Carlos Moya, Marin Cilic and Rafael Nadal have competed in the tournament which has been renamed as Maharashtra Open.
O'Shannessy will join Andre Agassi and recently-retired Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in Djokovic's new-look coaching team.
The former world number one is planning to come out of retirement and "give it a real crack" with compatriot Sam Groth in the men's doubles event of the first major of the 2018 season.
The Swiss maestro, who chose to sit out the second half of 2016 in order to recover fully from his knee surgery as well as a back problem, made a stunning return in 2017 to rise No. 2 spot in the ATP Rankings.
In September, Serena had revealed that she had set an 'outrageous' goal for making a comeback at the Australian Open.
It is the first time since 1998 that the men's and women's ITF world champions hail from the same country.
Tournament director Craig Tiley is optimistic that she would return for a crack at her seventh Melbourne Park crown.
Nadal, who withdrew from the last tourney of the season, the ATP Tour Finals, due to an injury to his right knee, said that he will resume training and intends "to do what's right to be ready" for the start of the new season.
Top players, including Ramkumar Ramanathan, Saketh Myneni, S Balaji, Vishnu Vardhan, have confirmed participation as well.
Wawrinka is also looking for a new coach to work alongside Yannick Fattebert after Magnus Norman decided to retire in October.
Reflecting on Stepanek's appointment, former world number one Djokovic said that he was quite impressed with the Czech's level of determination and that he is quite excited to join forces with him.
The effort won Nagal a decent prize purse of USD 14,400 and more importantly he will now be ranked close to 225 which will be his career-best rank.
After seven games on serve, Nagal broke Bhambri in the eighth and kept the lead to serve out the set.
The tournament has moved to Pune after being hosted in Chennai for 21 years
The 36-year-old Indian, ranked 18 in the world, had paired with Uruguayan Cuevas last year.
Kavcic was tipped to win the quarterfinal tie but Sumit outplayed him in straight sets 6-3 6-4 at the KSLTA Stadium.
Following victories over Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer last week at the ATP Finals, Goffin's morale is rock solid as he prepares to lead Belgium against France in the Davis Cup final.
Bhambri pipped Spain's Pedro Martinez 6-2 7-6 (0) while Nagal battled past Great Britain's Brydan Klein 6-4 4-6 7-5 in a marathon quarterfinal clash.
A lawyer representing one of the home buyers, said Sharapova's celebrity status was the reason most people put their money into the project.
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