Seeded second, despite winning six titles at the French Open, Rafael Nadal once again proved to have too much power and drive for his close friend, David Ferrer, who was bidding to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time in what was his 37th campaign. Nadal was victorious on Friday at Roland Garros,…
The USTA Mid-Atlantic Sectional Qualifying Tournament of the 2012 U.S. Open National Playoffs was completed this week in College Park, Md. The USTA Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center—the home of the U.S. Open in Flushing, N.Y., next week from June 11-16. The men’s singles…
On Thursday afternoon at the 2012 French Open, world number two-ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated fourth-ranked Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals. Sharapova will play in her first French Open Final and has reclaimed the top spot atop the WTA Rankings in the process, and is one win away from a career Grand…
The last time Novak Djokovic lost at a Grand Slam tournament was a year ago at the French Open semifinals. It was there that Roger Federer ended Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak to advance to the finals. In the 2010 French Open semifinals, Federer won in the fourth set with his 18th ace of the match. The…
Unfortunately the magical run of Long Island’s Noah Rubin came to an end today in the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open Juniors, as Noah was defeated 4-6, 1-6 by the number five seed, Filip Peliwo of Canada. The playing conditions were far from ideal, as it was cold and drizzly throughout the match. The…
The draw for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group was held by the International Tennis Federation at Roland Garros in Paris, and the U.S. Fed Cup Team will open the 2013 Fed Cup campaign on the road against Italy. The first round will take place Feb. 9-10, 2013. The U.S. faced Italy…
The men’s and women’s quarterfinal matches were completed today on Day 11 of the 2012 French Open as the field was further narrowed and the semifinals on each side of the draw began to take shape. World number four-ranked Andy Murray tried to secure his spot in the semifinals along with the other top seeds…
At the 2012 French Open, second-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard, the number 12 seed Nicolas Almagro, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to claim a spot in the semifinals. Nadal is now two wins away from a record seventh title on the red clay of Paris. With his win over Almagro, Nadal increases his lifetime…
Second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova, a French Open semifinalist in 2007 and 2011, defeated Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the 2012 French Open. Awaiting Sharapova in the seims is the number four seed, Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 winner over Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava…
In its sixth year of televising the French Open, Tennis Channel has seen record ratings during its first week of coverage at Roland Garros. From the period of Sunday, May 27-Saturday, June 2, the network’s live match coverage averaged a 0.61 rating according to Nielsen Media Research, or 319,738 homes, up 17 percent from 2011’s…