Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber led an exodus of seeded women, also including Sabine Lisicki and Svetlana Kuznetsova, at the Australian Open as Simona Halep prevailed.
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WTA contenders at the 2015 Australian Open include Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Eugenie Bouchard, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Victoria Azarenka.
Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Bernard Tomic, and Sam Groth look to make their mark at Australian ATP events and the Australian Open.
John Isner, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Jack Sock, and Donald Young hope to make strides in the ATP next year.
Novak Djokovic and Boris Becker recently announced that they would extend an ATP coaching partnership that brought the Serb a Wimbledon title.
By defeating Simona Halep in the final of the WTA year-end championships at Singapore, Serena Williams extended a momentum surge that started with the US Open title.
Nikolay Davydenko announced his retirement from tennis after winning 21 ATP titles, including three Masters 1000 crowns, and a Davis Cup trophy.
Rising WTA talent Alison Riske won the inaugural Tianjin Open last week, showing how her tennis has improved since the year began.
Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova should contend for the WTA year-end championships title after Sharapova edged Kvitova in the Beijing Premier Mandatory final.
Some of the most notable rising talents in the ATP this year included David Goffin, Steve Johnson, Pablo Cuevas, Dominic Thiem, and Nick Kyrgios.
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