Professional Tennis
Upsets were the theme of the day at the Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday as both top-seed and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and second-seed Simona Halep were both defeated by unseeded opponents in second round action. Playing in her first WTA match since capturing the first Grand Slam of her career, Kerber was…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 11 John Isner, world number 23 Jack Sock, and 16-time Grand Slam doubles champions Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round against Australia….
Kei Nishikori cruised into the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico on Monday, moving past Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-3 in less than an hour. “I’m very happy with my tennis today,” Nishikori said afterwards. “I started really well. He was missing a lot in those first few…
Bronxville’s Jamie Loeb captured the fifth Pro Circuit title of her career, coming back from a set down to beat fellow American CiCi Bellis 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 and win the Surprise Tennis Classic 25K in Surprise, Arizona. The former NCAA champion from the University of North Carolina and a product of the John McEnroe Tennis…
Defending champion Rafael Nadal made his way into the Rio Open quarterfinals on Thursday, moving past fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-5. Nadal notched the only break of the opening set and won 81 percent of his first serve points to take it 6-3. The second set saw both players struggle on serve with five…
France’s Jeremy Chardy moved into the Delray Beach Open quarterfinals on Thursday, getting past Long Island’s Noah Rubin 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 10 minutes. Chardy fell down a break early and was one point away from going down 0-3 and a double-break in the opening set, but the fifth-seeded Frenchman dug in and…
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was bounced out in the first round at the Rio Open on Wednesday, as Brazilian wild card Thiago Monteiro upset Tsonga, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Monteiro, who is ranked 338th in the world and was making his ATP World Tour debut in this match, secured the only break in the third set to…
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic defeated top-seeded Simona Halep at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday, knocking off the defending champion 7-6(2), 6-2 to move into the quarterfinals. “Honestly, I’m delighted,” said Ivanovic afterwards. “It was a great battle in the first set, and she’s such a great player and I really…
Rafael Nadal cruised past fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the Rio Open second round. After rolling in the opening set, the top-seed and 2014 champion broke Carreno Busta for a 2-1 lead in the second set. That break started a trend of five straight breaks between both players, but…
Long Island’s Noah Rubin continued his impressive start to 2016, saving three match points to hold off big-serving Australian Sam Groth 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(6) on Tuesday and reach the Delray Beach Open second round. After the two traded sets through the first two, Rubin fought off match points at 4-5 and 5-6 in the third…