Professional Tennis
As I write this column the 2016 Summer Olympics are mere days away and it appears that most of the major tennis stars are headed for Rio. Unlike golf where three of the sport’s major superstars, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Jordon Spieth, have opted not to play, it seems that tennis pros have a…
Credit photo to Akira Ando American Christina McHale won the first WTA singles title of her career on Sunday, coming back from a set down to beat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Japan Women’s Open Tennis title. “I don’t even want to put my trophy down—I just want to gold it all…
Credit photo to Keith Kowalsky American teenager and U.S. Open sensation CiCi Bellis announced on Tuesday that she will be turning pro and has signed with IMG. “I’m excited to announce that I have turned pro, and signed with IMG,” Bellis announced on Twitter. “Thank you everyone for all your continued support!” Bellis had previously…
Stan Wawrinka captured the 2016 U.S. Open championship Sunday night, with a 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win over the top-seeded Novak Djokovic. In the near four-hour match, is a perfect 3-0 now in Grand Slam finals, having taken the Men’s Singles title at both the 2015 French Open, defeating Djokovic, and 2014 Aussie Open, defeating…
The newly minted world number one Angelique Kerber hopes to put a stamp on her new title as the best player in the world on Saturday as she takes on 10th seed Karolina Pliskova in the women’s final of the U.S. Open later this afternoon. “It feels amazing,” Kerber said of reaching the top spot in…
The USTA announced that Angelique Kerber and Kei Nishikori have been awarded the fifth annual US Open Sportsmanship Awards, presented to the professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline US Open Series and the US Open. “Angelique and Kei each set an incredible standard of professionalism every time they…
Photo courtesy of International Tennis Hall of Fame The International Tennis Hall of Fame, located in Newport, Rhode Island, announced its 2017 nominees on Thursday, and former world number ones Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick headline the field for the sport’s highest honor. Clijsters and Roddick are part of the Recent Player Category, and will…
Friday is another semifinal day at the U.S. Open, as four men battle for a spot in the final of the last major of 2016 later on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The first match up on Friday’s night session is world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic and the 10th seed Gael Monfils of France. “He’s very…
American Serena Williams was defeated 6-2, 7-6(5) in the semifinals of the U.S. Open by the 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova. The loss not only knocked Serena out of the U.S. Open, but also the world number one spot as with Serena’s loss, Angelique Kerber will become the new WTA world number one when the updated WTA…
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) is investigating suspicious betting patterns during a match between Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky and Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko during the U.S. Open first round last week, according to Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times. “While the T.I.U. is not prepared to answer detailed questions on the grounds of operational…