Professional Tennis
Tomas Berdych has announced the addition of Goran Ivanisevic to his coaching staff. The 30-year-old Berdych sits in the number eight spot in the Emirates ATP Men’s Singles Rankings. Ivanisevic, a former world number two and winner of Wimbledon in 2001 as a wild card entrant, will join Berdych for next week’s Western & Southern…
The USTA today officially unveiled the new fully-operational retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the US Open. The roof officially closed and opened for the first time during a ceremony which featured executives from the USTA and ROSETTI, as well as media and several…
Photo Credit: Arturo Velazquez/Tennis Canada In an all-American Round of 16 matchup on Thursday, American Madison Keys battled past fellow American Venus Williams, hanging on to win 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-3 to reach the Rogers Cup quarterfinals in Montreal. Keys took advantage of a weak serve from Venus in the opening set, needing just 20 minutes…
American Venus Williams cruised into the Rogers Cup third round on Wednesday, dismantling Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-0 in less than an hour to advance in Montreal. “It was definitely more straightforward, I think, than all of our other matches,” said Venus. “I didn’t mind that, especially after playing a lot last week, just to be…
Photo Credit: Lee Seidner Playing in his first match since his Round of 32 loss to American Sam Querrey at Wimbledon, world number one Novak Djokovic made his way into the Rogers Cup third round with a 7-5, 7-6(3) victory over Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller. It wasn’t the prettiest performance from Djokovic who was shaking off…
Roger Federer announced on Facebook on Tuesday that he will miss the remainder of the season in order to receive “more extensive rehabilitation” on his left knee. The 17-time Grand Slam champion had surgery on that left knee to repair a torn meniscus back in February, which forced him to miss the French Open, the…
Canadian wild card Denis Shapovalov shocked Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Monday night, utilizing the supportive home crowd to nail down the biggest win of his young career. “I think the atmosphere really carried me forward today,” said Shapovalov. “It’s toughing playing the first time…
Fritz to marry fellow tennis player American Taylor Fritz announced his engagement to girlfriend and fellow tennis player, Raquel Pedraza. Just 18-years-old, Fritz made the announcement via Instagram with the caption: “She said yes … Sometimes when you know, you just know.” McEnroe joins Raonic coaching team, Lendl rejoins Murray Seven-time Grand Slam champion…
The Bank of the West Classic final on Sunday juxtaposed the two careers of Great Britain’s Johanna Konta and American Venus Williams as Konta was seeking her first title while Venus was searching for the 50th of her career. Konta would come out victorious, hanging on for a 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 win to win the Stanford…
Photo Credit: Lee Seidner Frenchman Gael Monfils captured the biggest title of his career on Sunday afternoon, battling back from a set down to beat Ivo Karlovic 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-4 to win the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. “It’s a real pleasure for me,” said Monfils. “When I first came, I saw big names like…