Professional Tennis
World number one Angelique Kerber entered Wednesday’s second round matchup knowing there would be some added pressure as she took on fellow German Carina Witthoeft, a player who idolizes her older compatriot. But the defending champion Kerber, who was celebrating her 29th birthday, pushed through to the Australian Open third round with a 6-2, 6-7(3),…
The third day of play down under at the 2017 Australian Open gets underway at 7:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday night offering up plenty of intriguing matches as the second round begins in Melbourne. The most intriguing matchup for Long Islanders is the…
Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic had no problems with his first round test on Tuesday, moving past Spain’s Fernando Verdasco 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-2 in a rematch of last week’s Doha semifinals. “I started really well…the second set was a long set with a lot of unforced errors from both sides. It was a gamble,…
American Serena Williams began her quest for a 23rd Grand Slam title on Tuesday as she kicked off her Australian Open campaign, and the world number two did so by moving past Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3 in just one hour and 19 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Bencic, a former top 10 player last…
Long Island’s Noah Rubin outlasted fellow American and friend Bjorn Fratangelo 6-7(4), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second-round of the Australian Open on Monday, setting up a clash with 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. "I started to find my range in last two sets and my body was feeling good," Rubin told New…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori needed to use everything he had in his tank to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday, outlasting Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2 in three hours and 34 minutes. “I didn’t quite play great tennis in the beginning, but especially in the fifth set, I…
American Shelby Rogers produced the best match of her career during the Australian Open’s first slate of games, upending fourth-seed Simona Halep 6-3, 6-1 to earn her first career top five win while also handing Halep a first-round exit in Melbourne for the second-straight year. “I think I played great today, trying to be aggressive…
In the world of tennis, the Australian Open is the first major stop of the new year. Players on both the men’s and women’s side will converge on Melbourne aiming for Grand Slam glory after a lengthy layoff. Will Serena regain her number one ranking from Angelique Kerber on the…
Johanna Konta captured the second title of her career on Friday, cruising past world number three Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-2 to win the Apia International Sydney title. Konta, who was born in Sydney, played aggressive tennis and used her power to neutralize Radwanska, defeating the Pole in an hour and 20 minutes. “I think I’m…
Agnieszka Radwanska entered Thursday’s semifinal at the Apia International Sydney having never lost to the Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova. That didn’t change on Thursday, as Radwanska dismissed Strycova 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour to advance to the Sydney final. “I think I’m playing better and better each match. I think I was doing…