Professional Tennis
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki edged Angelique Kerber 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals. Kerber came into this match a winner of three of the last four meetings with Wozniacki, but the Dane came out firing in the opening set. She captured the first set 6-2, but Kerber answered…
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic got past Camilia Giorgi 7-5, 6-2 in the second-round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday. The second-seed Ivanovic had some trouble with Giorgi in the opening set. The young Italian broke Ivanovic to open up the match, but the Serb responded right back with a break of her own….
Romanian Simona Halep was ousted from the Guangzhou International Women’s Open in China on Thursday, as WTA Rising Star Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic defeated the world number two 6-4, 6-3 to reach the tournament’s semifinals. This match was on pace through the first nine games, but at 5-4 up in the opening set,…
World number two Simona Halep moved into the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou International Women’s Open on Wednesday in China, getting past Timea Babos, 6-4, 6-0. The match was close through the first nine games, with Halep leading 5-4, but the Romanian turned on another gear following that. After closing out the opening set, she won…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, downing rising star Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2, 6-2 to advance in Tokyo. Wozniacki needed just 82 minutes to move past Konju in straight sets. She broke five times in nine chances, and saved two of the three break points she faced….
Making his Davis Cup debut this weekend, American Jack Sock sent the United States into the World Group next year, defeating Denis Istomin in four sets on Sunday to clinch the 3-1 victory for the United States over Uzbekistan. After Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey won the doubles match on Saturday, the United States needed…
After the two matches on Friday, the United States and Uzbekistan are all tied up at 1-1 in the Davis Cup World Group Playoff match. Steve Johnson opened up the series for the U.S., but lost a tough five-set contest to Denis Istomin 1-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 5-7, putting the Americans in an early hole….
The girls high school tennis season began this week in New York City, and a number of teams were in action on Thursday afternoon. Below are the scores from across New York City on Thursday afternoon. â–ºBrooklyn Tech 5, Leon Goldstein 0 â–ºJames Madison 4, Midwood 1 â–ºMaspeth 5, Franklin Lane 0 â–ºCurtis 5, New Dorp…
American Christina McHale made her way into the Japan Open semifinals on Friday, battling back from a set down to beat China’s Saisai Zheng 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the final four in Tokyo. The match was relatively even, but the 60th-ranked American McHale was able to secure the lone break point of the final…
The United States will take on Uzbekistan this weekend in a Davis Cup World Group Playoff, with the winner moving onto 2016’s World Group. United States Captain Jim Courier tabbed Steve Johnson for the first singles match, and he will take on Denis Itomin. The two have never played one another before. “Jack Sock and Steve…