“GAME, SET, MATCH, FLORIAN” IN THE BATTLE OF THE MAYERS

Mar. 21 | By Charles Bricker There have been no headline-grabber wins this year for him, but Germany’s Florian Mayer, 5-3 in ATP matches and now 14-3 after Saturday if you count Challengers, is convinced that at age 26 he’s reached a new plateau in...

IN HIS 203rd CAREER CHALLENGER, KIM REFLECTS ON LIFE IN THE MINOR LEAGUES

Mar. 19 | By Charles Bricker When obscure, 31-year-old ATP veteran Kevin Kim got the news of his probable record, he had a one-word response. “Serious?” he said, sounding a bit dumbfounded. Yes, serious. When he went on court earlier this week...

WOULD RAFAEL NADAL PLAY THE SUNRISE CHALLENGER? NOT IMPOSSIBLE…

Feb. 25 | By Charles Bricker The rain started early Wednesday at the International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, Fla., worrying officials that they might have to endure a complete washout of the afternoon matches, but a few miles away, in Sunrise,...

ALLASTER TALKS ON WTA IN DELRAY

Feb. 24 | By Charles Bricker Here’s Stacey Allaster, CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, on the possibility of the women’s tour returning to Delray Beach, Fl., to play a tournament in conjunction with the ATP’s International Tennis Championships...

THE TENNIS MATCH THAT ENDED WITHOUT A CHAIR UMPIRE AND LINESMEN

Feb. 5 | Ivan Lendl announced this week that he will return to play competitive tennis when he will face Mats Wilander in an April 10 exhibition match in Atlantic City, N.J. in an event that will also feature Andy Roddick and Marat Safin. It was 25 years ago...