Professional Tennis
In an all-American battle, No. 2 seed Steve Johnson faced off against 18-year old phenom Taylor Fritz for a spot in the Memphis Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Much buzz was surrounding this match-up of practice partners out of California. Both players were seeking their first quarterfinal of the year. Johnson was seeking his first quarterfinal…
Maria Sharapova announced on Wednesday that she has withdrawn from the Qatar Total Open in Doha with a left arm injury. “Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Qatar Total Open because of left forearm injury,” Sharapova said in a statement. “I would like to wish the tournament and all the great fans…
American John Isner was ousted from the Argentina Open on Wednesday as Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic took him out 7-6(10), 4-6, 7-6(6) in the tournament’s second round in Buenos Aires. Isner didn’t have his serve broke once, and didn’t even face a break point in the three-set match, but was outdone by Lajovic in first and…
Continuing the tradition of featuring top junior players, the BNP Paribas Showdown will once again present two of the world’s best players on the junior circuit when Tyra Hurricane Black squares off against Carson Branstine in an opening match presented by HEAD Penn Racquet Sports as part of World Tennis Day at Madison Square Garden…
Three-time defending champion Kei Nishikori extended his match-win streak in Memphis to 14, defeating American Ryan Harrison, 6-2, 7-5 in a second-round matchup on Wednesday. The quest for a fourth straight Memphis Open title for Kei Nishikori began with a rematch of last year’s second round encounter in which Nishikori edged out Harrison in three…
The U.S. Fed Cup Team will travel to Australia for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoffs, April 16-17 at a site to be determined. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced the draw for the 2016 World Group Playoffs. Australia is seeded eighth, while the United States was unseeded. The seeds were…
The USTA has announced that USTA Player Development has created a new “Team USA-Pro” Department within its organizational structure focused on providing American pro tennis players with coaching assistance, training and financial resources to help them reach the Top 100. USTA Lead National Coaches Tom Gullikson and Kathy Rinaldi have each been promoted to leadership…
In a first round match, which is sure to go down in history as an honorable first meeting, former junior world No. 1 Taylor Fritz squared off against former world No. 2, Michael Mmoh at the Memphis Open on Tuesday. The much-anticipated match between the main draw wild card and qualifier gave fans a look…
According to an exclusive report from Sean Ingle of The Guardian, two international tennis umpires have been banned and four others risk being banned as well for manipulating live betting scores in tournaments on the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Futures Tour. Manipulating the live scores of matches allowed gamblers to place live bets while already…
Playing in his first ATP tournament as a seeded player, American Denis Kudla opened up his Memphis Open campaign with a 6-4, 6-2 over fellow American Rajeev Ram on Monday to move into the second round. Kudla won 79 percent of his first serve points and converted on three of his five break point chances…