Rising American Star Ryan Harrison Finds New Coach

18 year old Ryan Harrison has joined forces with former ATP player Martin Damm. Harrison will be looking to make a serious climb up the world rankings in the 2011 season. Tweet

ATP and FEDEX Announce New Global Sponsorship

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO — The ATP and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) have signed a three-year agreement that brings FedEx on board as a new global Platinum Sponsor and Official Carrier of the ATP World Tour. The sponsorship will launch at the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November and extend [...]

Federer hires Annacone to Be His Full-time Coach

Federer hires Annacone to Be His Full-time Coach by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com) New York – World #2 and US Open favorite Roger Federer has reportedly come to terms with coach Paul Annacone. Annacone formally worked with Pete Sampras and Tim Henman in the later stages of their careers. From the outside this seems [...]

What Does #206 In the ATP Rankings Get You?

What Does #206 In the ATP Rankings Get You? by Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis (parsa@gemtennis.com) Most of us only see the money and the glory that Nadal, Federer, Roddick, and other such stars on the ATP World Tour receive. Many believe being a pro tennis player is the ultimate job, but what happens if you’re [...]

Coaching Changes: Federer & Murray Try a New Direction

The current world #3 and arguably the greatest player of all time Roger Federer has decided to work with Pete Sampras’ old coach Paul Annacone on a trial basis. Annacone can potentially bring a steady hand to the Federer team that has been lacking for quite some time. As a player ages there focuses get a little more diverse [...]

Federer Tops List of Richest International Athletes

Look who is back at #1, sort of. Even though Swiss superstar Roger Federer has now dropped to #3 in the world on the ATP Tour behind Rafael Nadal (#1) and Novak Djokovic (#2), he tops a list coveted by most people in the world. Federer is the richest non American athlete in the world $61,76 [...]

GEM Tennis Live From Newport for the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Championships

A new era for GEMTennis.com begins tomorrow at the tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Coverage of the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Championships will include the hall of fame’s class of 2010 as well as the ATP tennis [...]

Federer Signs Lifetime Contract With Grass Court Tournament

Roger Federer signed a lifetime contract to compete in the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. The tournament is Federer’s favorite spot to warmup for the Championships at Wimbledon. In a very unique partnership Federer is guaranteed to play at the tournament for as long as he is playing tennis. This is [...]