HEAD Racquet rebel Novak Djokovic went down fighting in the French Open semi-finals half a year of impeccable tennis. The Serb won 41 straight matches from January, the second best start to a season since John McEnroe’s 42-match winning streak in 1984. Andy Murray also reached the semi finals while Maria Sharapova secured a spot in the semi finals before falling to eventual winner Li Na.
Read more…HEAD racquet rebel Florian Mayer gave Germany the winning edge as the host nation lifted a record fifth World Team Cup title in Dusseldorf on the back of the German's opening rubber victory. The World No. 21 Mayer, who is knocking on the door of the ATP elite after a Rome last-eight appearance and a final on clay at Munich, defeated Argentina's Juan Monaco in Sunday's final.
Read more…HEAD racquet rebel Novak Djokovic will lead the field into the French Open after he claimed the prestigious trophy of the ATP Masters 1000 event at the Internazionali BNL d’Italie in Rome – already his 7th straight ATP title this season.
Read more…Maria Sharapova captured her biggest clay court title so far on Sunday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italie in Rome against Australian Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4. It marked the first trophy in a year for the Russian, and the 23rd of her career.
Read more…HEAD Racquet rebel Novak Djokovic cannot stop winning. The world’s No 2 has broken the spell of Rafael Nadal at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid with the HEAD player posting a 7-5, 6-4 victory to win the clay title against the best in the world on the surface. Viktoria Azarenka reached the final round and claimed the doubles title with Maria Kirilenko.
Read more…At the Madrid WTA Masters event Maria Sharapova, the newest arrival to the HEAD pro-player team, premiered the new HEAD YouTek™ IG INSTINCT racquet in her first round victory over Arantxa Rus.
Read more…HEAD racquet rebel Novak Djokovic kept his historic unbeaten run alive by claiming the title in front of his home crowd at the Serbian Open. Roberta Vinci captured the title of Barcelona while Anabel Medina Garrigues won her ninth career title on clay in Estoril. In Munich, Florian Mayer finished as runner up.
Read more…HEAD have added three new models to its popular Star Series racquet range, designed in collaboration with former greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Along with the popular YouTek™ Six Star, Five Star and Three Star models which were launched in spring 2010, HEAD has now introduced the YouTek™ Seven Star, Four Star and a white-coloured version of the YouTek™ Three Star.
Read more…HEAD racquet rebel Victoria Azarenka won her second consecutive title in 2011 as the winner of last week's Miami WTA Masters defeated Romanian qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3, 6-2 in just under 90 minutes to win the Andalucía Tennis Experience at Marbella, Spain.
Read more…Two HEAD racquet rebels won the finals at the Miami Masters tournament this weekend. Novak Djokovic extended his incredible winning-streak to 24 straight matches this season, and including the 2010 Davis Cup finals, the Serb is 26-0 since last December. Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to take his second title at the Sony Ericsson Open ATP Masters 1000. On top, in the women’s final Victoria Azarenka beat fellow HEAD player Maria Sharapova to earn the women's trophy - which was also her second title at Crandon Park.
Read more…The racquet rebels Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova moved into the final of the Sony Ericsson Open 2011 at Miami, paving the way for more HEAD success in ladies tennis. For the first time ever, two HEAD players entered the ladies final of a Masters Series tournament.
Read more…Together with HEAD racquet rebel Novak Djokovic, HEAD Tennis has produced a spectacular short film featuring the new YouTek™ IG Speed racquet played by the Serbian Australian Open and Davis Cup champion. Novak and his new chosen weapon go airborne to play tennis on the wings of a legendary Antonov II biplane to bring to life the concept of “Ultimate SPEED” in dramatic scenes.
Read more…HEAD racquet rebel Novak Djokovic has returned to the world No. 2 ranking thanks to another standout performance as the Serb won the ATP 1000 BNP Paribas Open Masters title in Indian Wells over Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic improved his record to an impressive 18-0 this season on the ATP world tour with trophies at Indian Wells, Dubai and the Australian Open and remains unbeaten since he has switched to his new HEAD YouTek IG SPEED MP 18/20 racquet. Djokovic's win followed his semi-final knockout of No. 2 Roger Federer, whom the HEAD player has now replaced in the ATP rankings.
Read more…The HEAD ATP tennis ball is not only Andy Murray’s favourite ball – due to the consistent quality and improved durability its acceptance amongst tennis players around the world has steadily increased over the last years. It is the Official Ball of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and many ATP Masters 1000 and 500 tournaments; it was also the most played ball in the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas competition, in which the players of the home team get to decide which ball to play with in their Davis Cup fixture.
Read more…Novak Djokovic completed the first trophy hat-trick of his career with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Roger Federer to claim a third straight title at the Dubai Championships. The Serb won his second straight match over the Swiss following victory in their Melbourne semi-final.
Read more…