Professional Tennis
Four American men pushed their way into the Citi Open quarterfinals in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, as John Isner, Jack Sock, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey all won their respective third round matches to reach the final eight. In an all-American showdown, the fifth-seeded Johnson notched a routine 6-4, 6-4 victory to defeat Ryan Harrison….
Venus Williams reached the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals on Wednesday, hanging on to defeat Magda Linette 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-2 to book her spot in the final eight. The top-seeded American, playing in a Premier level tournament for the first time as a top seed since 2004, broke three times and won 76 percent…
Top ranked American John Isner cruised in his first match at the Citi Open on Wednesday, moving past Australia’s James Duckworth 6-3, 6-4 to reach the tournament’s third round. Isner, a three-time finalist, was pleased with his opening round performance. “Last year I did well, and I’m excited about this year,” said Isner. “A lot…
The USTA has announced that defending U.S. Open Champion and world number one Novak Djokovic, world number two and reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, five-time U.S. Open Champion and world number three Roger Federer, and two-time U.S. Open Champion and world number four Rafael Nadal headline the men’s singles field for the 2016 U.S. Open….
The draw for the Rogers Cup in Toronto took a major hit on Tuesday, as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both announced they were withdrawing from the tournament. The two announcements come just a day after Wimbledon champion and last year’s Rogers Cup champion Andy Murray said he would not play Toronto this year. “I have…
New Jersey native Christina McHale opened up her U.S. Open Series campaign with a straights set victory on Tuesday, moving past Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Citi Open second round. McHale used a dominant return game to move through in straight sets. She broke twice in the opening set, and added three…
Marat Safin and Justine Henin joined Yvon Petra and Margaret Scriven this weekend as the four were the latest inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. Safin was introduced by fellow Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Connors, while Henin was introduced by Monica Seles. Also joining Safin and Henin was Amélie…
On March 7 of this year, Russian star Maria Sharapova called a news conference for what she called a big announcement. But even the dozens of reporters in the room and those watching the conference from afar weren’t prepared and didn’t expect what she would say next. “I wanted to let you know that a…
The USTA has announced the 12 men and women who will represent the United States in tennis at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. The finalists were named Friday morning via a Facebook post on the USTA’s Facebook Page. Action gets underway in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, Aug. 5, with the Closing Ceremony scheduled…
The 13th season of the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series, the five-week North American summer tennis season that links seven WTA and ATP World Tour summer hard court tournaments to the U.S. Open, launches next week with the women’s Bank of the West Classic. Since its inception in 2004, the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series…