Professional Tennis
American Madison Keys announced via Twitter on Wednesday that she is withdrawing from the Coupe Banque Nationale tournament in Quebec with a wrist injury. Keys, who was the tournament’s top seed, said she hurt the wrist in practice and was hoping to play despite the injury, but was just unable to get healthy enough. “I…
The Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova, recently into the top five of the women’s singles rankings, has been hospitalized in her home country with an unspecified infectious disease. “It’s been really hard month for me,” she wrote. “Injury and now fighting bacteria infection in hospital!” It is unclear when she will recover or be released. Along…
The 2015 U.S. Open came and went, and yet again, another exciting and thrilling tournament graced New York City with its presence. Between historical upsets, the record heat and drones falling into stadiums, this year’s U.S. Open was one to remember. We break down the 10 most important takeaways from the past two weeks in…
The team of Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza continued their dominant women’s doubles play Sunday afternoon, defeating the number four seeds, Casey Dellacqua & Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-3, 6-3 to win the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title and their second straight Grand Slam title. The top-seeded duo of Hingis & Mirza hit 26 winners to just…
In another chapter of the Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer rivalry, it was Djokovic once again who came out on top. The world number one from Serbia captured the 10th Grand Slam title of his career and his third in 2015, beating Federer 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in nearly three and a half hours on Sunday evening…
The 2015 U.S. Open comes to an end Sunday as champions will be crowned in Men’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Juniors Boys and Girls. The marquee match of the day will be played on Louis Armstrong Stadium, as for the 42nd time in their careers, world number one Novak Djokovic will face world number two…
Italian Flavia Pennetta captured the first Grand Slam title of her career Saturday, beating her compatriot Roberta Vinci 7-6(4), 6-2 on an overcast day in Flushing Meadows. While Pennetta needed just an hour to beat her semifinal opponent, second-seed Simona Halep, on Friday, Vinci spent a lot of physical and emotional energy to shock Serena…
While many people, including ESPN and the U.S. Open, are disappointed that Serena Williams will not be participating in the women’s singles final on Saturday, the matchup between Italians Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci is an intriguing one, and the two will both be seeking their first career Grand Slam title when they face off…
The Men’s Singles Finals of the 2015 U.S. Open were set Friday, as the top two seeds advanced to Sunday’s final in Flushing Meadows. After a six-year hiatus, the second-seeded Roger Federer returns for a shot at his sixth title in Flushing, as he will face the top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia. On Friday, Federer…
The USTA has announced that Venus Williams has received the fifth annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award, presented to the professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. Venus, a two-time U.S. Open champion, joins Kevin Anderson as this year’s U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award…