Victoria Azarenka collapsed during the 1st set of her match against Gisela Dulko today on GrandStand court. Dulko was leading 5-1 in the 1st set at the time of the collapse. Sounds like maybe the heat may have possibly exacerbated her mild concussion? Either way, a real bummer for Azarenka. Feel better! Some quotes from [...]

First Justine Henin bows out of the the entire 2010 season and now, Serena Williams has pulled out of the 2010 US Open due to her foot injury according to the Associated Press. The hardcourt season for the WTA has seen better days. Some quotes from Serena Williams press release: “It is with much frustration [...]

Justine Henin reports from her website that she will not play for the rest of the 2010 tennis season! This is a complete and total bummer for the WTA Tour. Looks like no possible “Battle of the Belgiums” at the US Open this year. Justine’s message to the world via her site: Here’s a photo [...]

Stanislas Wawrinka has hired coach Peter Lundgren, reports AftonBladet via TENNIS.com Peter Lundgren on the new pairing: “When I asked what he wanted help with, he said he wants to return to the Top 10. It’s what you want to hear as a coach. “I’m going to try to get Stan to become more aggressive.” [...]

Jennifer Capriati is reportedly recovering in a South Florida hospital after suffering an “accidental” prescription drug overdose early on Sunday morning. Yes, the quotes are inevitable, given the three-time Major champion’s past personal struggles. Via the Miami Herald: Capriati family spokeswoman Lacey Wickline told the Associated Press on Monday that Capriati was “recovering fully and [...]

Reuters is reporting that Juan Martin del Potro will not defend his U.S. Open after undergoing wrist surgery earlier this month. “If all goes well, I’d return after the U.S. Open,” said Del Potro, according to Reuters. “The tournament is and always will be very special for me, all my life but I don’t want [...]

Thank you so much to the folks at Argentine tennis blog Fue Buena for alerting me to their latest update – Juan Martin Del Potro has written a letter confirming that he is having wrist surgery today at the Mayo Clinic. He will likely miss Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Here’s del Potro’s letter, which I’ve [...]

TENNIS.com reports that Fernando Gonzalez will be the latest adidas star to benefit from super coach Darren Cahill’s ties to the company’s player development program. Gonzalez via his website: I want to announce that I will begin to work with Australian Darren Cahill, a coach that got a lot of results with Agassi and Hewitt [...]

Wondering why the Monte-Carlo Masters isn’t mandatory anymore? Juan Martin del Potro is pulling out of the tournament due to wrist tendinitis. He hasn’t played since the Australian Open and he’s reportedly out of Barcelona and questionable for Rome, as well. My google translation via ElMundo: Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro will follow [...]

(What time is it? Nadal-o’clock!) Rafael Nadal has partnered with Richard Mille brand watches to create a timepiece that can handle his wicked topspin. The resulting watch weighs only 20 grams and will cost a cool $525,000. That’s $26,250 per gram, in case you were wondering. Only 50 watches will be made like Rafa’s, with [...]

Ouch! Rafael Nadal is suffering from an inflamed wisdom tooth. Via EarthTimes: Rafael Nadal was hoping Wednesday that pain from an inflamed wisdom tooth will subside before his opening action at the Miami Masters. Fourth seed Nadal, fresh from the semi-finals last week at Indian Wells, has been seen by a dentist after the tooth [...]

Ivan Ljubicic took out Rafael Nadal today in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1). I think even Ivan would admit that this was a surprising result. Before the match, he said the strategy against Nadal was to “hit five winners per point to win every point” for [...]