The USTA has announced the eight women and men who have been awarded singles main draw wild card entries into the 2012 U.S. Open. The eight wild card recipients for the women include: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, both members of the U.S. Fed Cup team, 2012 NCAA singles champion Nicole Gibbs,…
Venus Williams battled through a two hour and 23 minute match to beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 at the 2012 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Venus could have closed the match in the second set as she served twice for the win when she was up 5-4 and 6-5. However, Kirilenko…
Rafael Nadal continues to battle with knee tendinitis and has announced his withdrawal from the 2012 U.S. Open. Nadal, who has not played since suffering a second-round exit at Wimbledon at the hands of Lukas Rosol, broke the via Facebook and Twitter. "I am very sad to announce that I am still not ready to…
The USTA has announced that University of Southern California standout and two-time NCAA champion Steve Johnson has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 U.S. Open. This year, the USTA awarded one men’s singles main draw wild card into the US Open to the American who earned the most ATP World Tour ranking…
Petra Kvitova defeated Li Na on Monday night, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, to capture the 2012 Rogers Cup in Montreal. It was Kvitova’s first WTA title of 2012, as the number five seed Kvitova needed more than an hour and five set points to take the first set. And after the 10th-seeded Li blazed through the second set…
With the U.S. Open set to begin at the end of August at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, we had a chance to chat with current world number one-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland as he preps for another Grand Slam title in 2012, after winning Wimbledon. He is fresh off his Silver…
The USTA has announced a dramatic opening night ceremony that will include an immersive video and light show for the first time, and a special performance by pop star Jordin Sparks. The ceremony will take place prior to the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium, on Monday, Aug. 27. Sparks will perform “Celebrate,” the hit song…
Tenth-seeded Li Na of China advanced to the finals of the 2012 Rogers Cup in Montreal when she defeated 16th-seeded Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday. Li will now face fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova Monday in the final. Kvitova defeated former world number one-ranked and seventh-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to advance. The match was filled…
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has injured his leg by walking into a fire hydrant in Toronto. The Frenchman was forced to withdraw from next week’s Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Recently, Tsonga won the longest match in Olympic tennis history when he defeated Canadian Milos Raonic, 6-3, 3-6, 25-23. Although he did not win a medal…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Richard Gasquet of France 6-3 6-2 to win the Toronto Masters on Sunday in his North American hard court season debut. Djokovic is the reigning champion of the Canadian tournament winning it last year as well. Djokovic held serve during the entire 61-minute match. Gasquet was overwhelmed by an array of…