The Wimbledon women’s singles final will take place Saturday, as world number one Serena Williams looks to complete the “Serena Slam” when she battles with 20th-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, who is playing in her first ever Grand Slam final. Serena enters the match with a 2-1 record against Muguruza, but that one loss came at…
Seven-time champion Roger Federer rolled into the Wimbledon final on Friday, downing third-seed Andy Murray 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 to set up a rematch of last year’s final against world number one Novak Djokovic. Federer seemed to raise his level during the most important points. The first set was on serve through the first 11 games,…
The USTA has announced the launch of the 2015 U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge, which will once again utilize the USTA Pro Circuit to award wild cards into the U.S. Open. In the U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge, the American man and American woman who earn the most ATP World Tour and WTA ranking points…
World number one and top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic made his way into the Wimbledon finals on Friday. The defending champion downed 21st-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 in the day’s first match to return to the final for the fourth time in his career. Djokovic broke in the second game of the opening set,…
The semifinals of the men’s singles draw at Wimbledon will get underway on Friday, as three of the top four seeds will be in action and battling for a spot in the tournament’s final. France’s Richard Gasquet is the lone player not seeded in the top four (21st), and ousted the fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka in…
Not much changed in the 20th installment of the Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova saga on Thursday. The world number one Serena continued her dominance over Sharapova, downing the fourth-seeded Russian 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon finals. Serena entered the match with a 17-2 record against Sharapova, and got things off to a quick start on…
The USTA has announced that singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban will perform at the Opening Night Ceremony for the 2015 U.S. Open in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The ceremony will be carried live by ESPN 2 on Monday, Aug. 31 as part of the cable network’s comprehensive…
Spaniard Garbine Muguruza is through to her first Grand Slam final after beating 13th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon finals on Thursday. “I don’t have words to express how happy I am,” said the 20th-seeded Muguruza. “I worked all my life to achieve this moment so there are no…
Young hopefuls from across the Tri-State area will be out in force at SPORTIME Randall's Island, the flagship location of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, on Saturday, July 18, as SPORTIME/JMTA coaches seek to discover untapped tennis and athletic talent in “Finding the Next Mac.” The goal of both the Tryout and the Athletic Scouting…
The women’s singles semifinals of Wimbledon will take place on Thursday as four ladies will battle it out for a chance to compete in one of the most prestigious finals in the sport. A blockbuster showdown between former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova highlight the day’s action, while Garbine Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwanska will…