Professional Tennis
The USTA has announced that the Holua Tennis Center at Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, has been selected as the site for the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round between the United States and Poland, Feb. 6-7. Fed Cup is the world’s largest annual international team competition…
With much of the professional tennis world's attention turned toward Asia, Taylor Fritz, Jennifer Brady and Michael Mmoh swept the singles titles available on home soil this past weekend, continuing young Americans' ascent of the pro ranks. Fritz (17, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), the world's top-ranked junior and 2015 U.S. Open Boys Singles Champion, won his second USTA Pro Circuit Challenger…
World number one Novak Djokovic continued his domination this year, downing 16th-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-4 to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the ninth title of his season. The win comes on the heels of his victory at the China Open in Beijing. He went through both tournaments without dropping a single set,…
Venus Williams dominated Alize Cornet on Friday, rolling past the eighth-seed from France 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Hong Kong Tennis Open semifinals. The third-seeded American converted on all six of her break point chances and never gave Cornet any hope of getting into the match. “It’s never easy,” said Venus. “We had some tough…
Novak Djokovic made his way into the Shanghai Rolex Masters semifinals on Friday, defeating Australian Bernard Tomic 7-6(6), 6-1 to set up a matchup with familiar Andy Murray in the final four. Tomic was up for the Djokovic challenge early, rallying back from a 2-4 deficit to force a tie-breaker in the opening set. He…
Venus Williams cruised into the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Thursday, steamrolling Yafan Wang 6-0, 6-2 in a little over an hour. The third-seeded American came out swinging and made sure she would not be on the court long. She won the first seven games of the match, and despite Wang getting…
Third-seeded Andy Murray came back from a set down to beat 13th-seeded American John Isner 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Shanghai Rolex Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. The first set was typical of an Isner match as neither play faced a break point on their own serve, forcing the opening frame into a tie-breaker. The American…
Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has filed a lawsuit against the USTA, accusing the organization of negligence based on her slip and fall at the U.S. Open that left her with a concussion. Since the incident, which happened back on Sept. 4, has dealt with pain and economic loss as a result of her inability…
World number one Novak Djokovic cruised into the third-round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday, moving past Slovak Martin Klizan 6-2, 6-1. Djokovic was dominant from the start and looked to get off of the court early in this one. He converted on five of his ten break point chances, winning more than half…
Venus Williams got past a tough opponent on Tuesday, rallying to beat Ukrainian Yuliya Beygelzimer 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Hong Kong Tennis Open second round. The third-seeded American had her hands full all-match long. Beygelzimer routed her 6-2 in the opening set, and even built break advantages in the third set. She opened…