The former doubles ace says he suspects some\n\nplayers are using performance-enhancing drugs.
Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson made amends for their Wimbledon final heartbreak by lifting the men's doubles title at the US Open with a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over German pair Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz on Saturday.
Nine-times Wimbledon men's doubles champion Todd Woodbridge said on Thursday it was "heartbreaking" to hear the All England Club had made the decision to cut the event to best-of-three sets rather than five from this year.
Czech duo Siniakova and Machac win mixed doubles gold
Australia's Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell prevented the Croatian duo of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic from winning back-to-back men's doubles titles at Wimbledon with a 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(10-2) victory in the final on Saturday.
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek lost to the Bryan brothers in a lopsided men's doubles final at the US Open on Friday.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan claimed their 11th Grand Slam doubles title together at Wimbledon on Saturday after beating Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.
Lleyton Hewitt was involved in a record-breaking doubles match on Monday when he and partner Chris Guccione beat Agustin Calleri and Juan Monaco of Argentina 4-6 7-6 18-16.
The 33-year-old Aussie won a record ninth Wimbledon title when he and Jonas Bjorkman beat Julian Knowle and Nenad Zimonjic.
Australian Todd Woodbridge clinched a record-equalling eighth men's doubles title at Wimbledon.
American Rajeev Ram and Britain's Joe Salisbury beat Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski 7-6(4), 7-5 on Friday to become only the second pair to retain the US Open men's doubles title.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, nicknamed the 'Special Ks' as juniors, claimed their first major title
'The panel will provide a forum for players to provide their input and have their say on how the tour is run and will be a further opportunity for the ITF to engage with the player community'
Break Point is an emotional ride into Indian tennis' ultimate fairytale gone wrong, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
'He will always be an enigma.' 'But it's because of players like him that some people still watch doubles matches.'
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