Professional Tennis
The second-seeded Tomas Berdych was ousted from the China Open in the first round on Wednesday, as Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas rolled Berdych 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Round of 16 in Beijing. Berdych failed to capitalize on any of his six break point chances, while Cuevas was able to secure one in each set to…
Venus Williams played some of her best tennis in recent memory in Wuhan, China last week, and it resulted in her biggest title win in five years, as the unseeded American knocked off fifth-seed Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 3-0 (retired) in the Wuhan final over the weekend. This one was close early, as both Venus and…
Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer both won titles over the weekend, as Berdych hoisted the trophy at the Shenzhen Open, while Ferrer took home the win at the Malaysian Open. Berdych won the 11th title of his career with a 6-3, 7-6(7) win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday. The match was delayed due to rain…
Venus Williams got some revenge for her younger sister Serena on Friday, downing U.S. Open finalist and 15th-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(4) to reach the Wuhan Open final. It was Vinci who ended Serena’s bid for a career Grand Slam in early September in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The unseeded American…
Venus Williams continued her run at the Wuhan Open on Thursday, moving past Great Britian’s Johanna Konta 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. This matchup featured two of the hottest players heading in, as Konta had won 21 of her last 22 matches heading in and Venus is coming off of a quarterfinal run at the U.S. Open,…
Serena Williams announced on Thursday that she will not be playing again in 2015, meaning that she will be out of the China Open in Beijing and the WTA Finals in Singapore. Serena cited the need to focus on her physical health, as well as take a step back mentally and emotionally. “It’s no secret…
Briton Johanna Konta stunned world number two Simona Halep at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday, downing the top-seeded Romanian 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals in China. Halep seemed to be on her way to a victory in this one. After dropping the opening set, Halep built a 4-3 advantage in the second, and…
The star-studded draw in Wuhan, China this week lost a few of its top players on Tuesday, as fourth-seed Caroline Wozniacki, 11th-seeded Belinda Bencic and 14th seed Madison Keys were all ousted in their respective second-round matchups. Wozniacki seemed to be cruising early on in her match, but Anna Karolina Schmiedlova stormed back from a…
Ana Ivanovic moved into the second round of the Wuhan Open, cruising past Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 6-3. “At the beginning of the first set in the first game I was a little nervous, but luckily I wasn’t behind for long,” said Ivanovic. “As the match went on I really tried to step it up a…
Playing in her first match since Wimbledon, Russia’s Maria Sharapova was forced to retire in the third set against Barbora Strycova in the second-round of the Wuhan Open with a wrist injury, giving Strycova the 6-7 (1), 7-6(4), 1-2 victory. Sharapova looked to be on her way to a victory on Monday, taking the first…