Defending champion and world number two Simona Halep was defeated by Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Connecticut Open on Tuesday in her first match since losing to Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati. The top-seed at the event, Halep had her serve broken six times over the course of…
Two-time champion John Isner rolled past American Bradley Klahn in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday, defeating the 117th ranked Klahn 7-6(2), 6-2 to advance into the third round. Isner remains undefeated at the event, which includes titles in 2011 and 2012. After escaping the first set in a tie-breaker, Isner used…
The USTA has announced that world number one and reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia has been named the top seed in men’s singles at the 2014 U.S. Open, and five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer of Switzerland has been seeded second. The 2014 U.S. Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing,…
Four-time New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki pushed her way into the tournament’s second round on Monday, rallying from a set down to beat Timea Bacsinszky 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round of the Connecticut Open. After dropping the first three games of the opening set, Wozniacki fought back to even the frame at 4-4….
Roger Federer has punched his ticket to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for a record 13th year in a row after clinching a sixth title at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday. Federer joins Novak Djokovic andRafael Nadal in the elite eight-man field at the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 9-16, where…
The USTA has announced that Sanam Singh and Caitlin Whoriskey have won the 2014 U.S. Open National Playoffs–Women’s and Men’s Singles Championships to earn wild cards into the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament. The Playoffs were held Aug. 15-18 in New Haven, Conn., in conjunction with the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, the final Emirates Airline…
World number one Serena Williams clinched the 2014 Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series women’s title, having defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Serena has now won the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series women’s title three of the last four years, and will attempt to set another…
Rockville Centre’s Noah Rubin made his ATP World Tour debut at the Winston-Salem Open on Sunday night, falling to American Bradley Klahn at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex at BB&T Field. The Wimbledon Juniors champion dropped a tough, three-set bout with Klahn 2-6, 6-0, 6-7(5) in his first ever appearance on the ATP World Tour….
Defending champion Rafael Nadal announced on Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. Open. The two-time champion at Flushing Meadows has been sidelined since August 1st with a right wrist injury. “I am very sorry to announce I won’t be able to play at this year’s US Open—a tournament on which I’ve played three…
Top-ranked Serena Williams came back from a first-set deficit to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday, capturing her first career Western and Southern Open title. The ninth-seeded Serb raced out to a 3-1 first-set lead after breaking in the opening game. Ivanovic has a number of excellent forehand winners through the first four games…