Professional Tennis
U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta was ousted from the Tianjin Open first round on Tuesday. The 414th-ranked Lyudmyla Kichenok stunned the top-seed 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round and put a halt on Pennetta’s WTA Finals hopes. Pennetta was broken four times and never really got into a rhythm against Kichenok. “I think…
Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas recorded the first top 10 win of his career on Tuesday, ousting second-seeded Swiss Roger Federer 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 in a stunning result in the Shanghai Rolex Masters second-round. Ramos-Vinolas was able to save a few break points in the opening set, and would go on to take it in a…
Novak Djokovic won the sixth China Open title of his career on Sunday, routing Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 in just 91 minutes to win his 29th straight match in Beijing. From the start, the world number one from Serbia was on his game. He converted on his first break point chance in the opening game,…
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) will hold its 30th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon and honor Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, photographer, author and consultant, and two-time Olympic Gold medalists Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt–Manhattan Ballroom, located at Park Avenue at Grand Central, New York City at noon….
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and third-seeded Rafael Nadal both reached the semifinals of the China Open on Friday, each taking out Americans in the process to reach the final four in Beijing. Djokovic put together a clinical performance, ousting the sixth-seeded Jon Isner and moving past the top-ranked American 6-2, 6-2. The Serb, who is known…
Ana Ivanovic moved into the China Open semifinals on Friday, rallying late in the second to move past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 7-5 to reach the final four in Beijing. The sixth-seeded Serb secured a break at 3-2 in the opening set, and went on to serve out the set to take the advantage. In the…
The Board of Directors of the Women's Tennis Association has announced its unanimous decision naming Steve Simon, tournament director and chief operating officer of the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Tennis Tournament, as the new CEO of the WTA. "Steve Simon, with his successful career leading one of tennis' most prestigious tournaments, is the perfect person to…
American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands made her way into the China Open quarterfinals on Thursday, hanging on to beat 15th-seeded Italian and U.S. Open finalist Roberta Vinci, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Mattek-Sands saved seven of the 10 break points she faced and converted on six break points of her own to outlast Vinci. Up next for the…
World number one Novak Djokovic rolled into the China Open quarterfinals on Thursday, moving past China’s Ze Zhang 6-2, 6-1 to reach the final eight in Beijing. Djokovic made sure he wasted no time getting past Zhang. He won 84 percent of his first service points, and was by far the more aggressive player. He…
Angelique Kerber of Germany cruised into the China Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, downing eighth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-3. The 10th-seeded German converted on seven of her 13 break point chances, and despite letting a 5-0 second-set lead slip to 5-3, and closed out Wozniacki in just under 90 minutes. Kerber has enjoyed a successful…