Twenty-seven-year-old Sergiy Stakhovsky shocked defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, marking Federer’s earliest Grand Slam exit in 10 years on Wednesday evening at Wimbledon, eliminating Federer 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) in the second round. It was world number 116 Stakhovsky’s first top 10 win in 21 attempts and ended Federer’s run of reaching 36 successive Grand Slam…
Portugal’s Michelle Larcher de Brito upset number three seed Maria Sharapova in the second round of Wimbledon. Sharapova was the Wimbledon Champion in 2004, and she showed fight today by saving off four match points before finally succumbing. Larcher de Brito got the best of Sharapova by finally converting on one of those match points,…
Wednesday was a day riddled with injuries at Wimbledon, as five important players were forced out of the tournament with varying ailments. World number two Victoria Azarenka, Steve Darcis (who upset Rafael Nadal in the opening round), American John Isner, the 10th-seeded Marin Cilic and the six-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all had to pull out of the year’s third…
USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that it has awarded more than $324,000 in grants to 38 community tennis and education organizations during its 2013 spring funding cycle. Among those receiving grant awards is the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program Inc. (HJTEP) and The Mayors Fund to Advance…
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has advanced to the second round of Wimbledon after defeating 34th-ranked Florian Mayer of Germany, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, on Tuesday. Djokovic hit a victorious forehand to end the match. Djokovic will challenge an American in the next round—either qualifier Bobby Reynolds or wild card Steve Johnson. The top seed has lost in the Wimbledon…
On Tuesday, American world number one Serena Williams beat Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella, 6-1, 6-3, in her first match of Wimbledon 2013. Serena has won the past 32 matches she’s played. Although Serena defeated Minella within an hour on the court, she lost her serve at the start of the second set to go 2-0 down,…
Just a few weeks after his win at the French Open, Rafael Nadal, 12-time grand slam champion, has been defeated in the first round of Wimbledon, falling to Steve Darcis 7-6(4), 7-6(8), 6-4. At last year’s Wimbledon, Nadal lost in the second round to Lukas Rosol, which will make this year’s loss the second earliest…
Not surprisingly, Roger Federer won his first round match at Wimbledon with a straight sets victory over Victor Hanescu on Centre Court. In a match that lasted just over an hour, Federer had an easy win over Hanescu with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-0. "I’ve won it (Wimbledon) a few times now but it…
Monica Puig had 38 winners and scored the first big upset of Wimbledon in her win over the fifth-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in opening round action. The 19-year-old Puig from Puerto Rico is playing her first grass-court tournament as a pro. Errani, ranked number one in the world in doubles with partner Roberta Vinci,…
The world’s focus on the players during the Grand Slam events makes it easy to forget all of the strenuous, behind-the-scenes organization and preparation that takes place months, or even years, in advance of a major tennis event. With the 2013 U.S. Open looming in our midst, one of the things that needs to be…