Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal were chosen by fans as the players to grace the cover of the tournament program for the 2013 Australian Open.

Nike, Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Cole Haan affiliate brand to Apax Partners for $570 million. The transaction is expected to be complete in early 2013.

The ITF announced today that Rolex will continue as an international sponsor of Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. Rolex first joined the Davis Cup family of sponsors in 2007 and is the Official Timekeeper of Davis Cup.

Along with every other player who's had to max out their season by making it to the year-end championship of their respective tours, Andy Murray is ready to hang up his racquet for a few weeks before diving back into it again. The season starts up again IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS (T_T).

David Ferrer leads defending champion Spain into Davis Cup final this weekend, airing live on Tennis Channel. They will face host team Czech Republic in a rematch of the 2009 final.

Novak Djokovic "only" won one Grand Slam title in 2012, and this season seemed more the property of Andy Murray or Roger Federer, but one thing didn't change for Serbia's favorite son: he ended another year ranked No. 1 in the world.