Professional Tennis
Seven-time champion Roger Federer rolled into the Wimbledon final on Friday, downing third-seed Andy Murray 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 to set up a rematch of last year’s final against world number one Novak Djokovic. Federer seemed to raise his level during the most important points. The first set was on serve through the first 11 games,…
The USTA has announced the launch of the 2015 U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge, which will once again utilize the USTA Pro Circuit to award wild cards into the U.S. Open. In the U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge, the American man and American woman who earn the most ATP World Tour and WTA ranking points…
World number one and top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic made his way into the Wimbledon finals on Friday. The defending champion downed 21st-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 in the day’s first match to return to the final for the fourth time in his career. Djokovic broke in the second game of the opening set,…
The semifinals of the men’s singles draw at Wimbledon will get underway on Friday, as three of the top four seeds will be in action and battling for a spot in the tournament’s final. France’s Richard Gasquet is the lone player not seeded in the top four (21st), and ousted the fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka in…
Not much changed in the 20th installment of the Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova saga on Thursday. The world number one Serena continued her dominance over Sharapova, downing the fourth-seeded Russian 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon finals. Serena entered the match with a 17-2 record against Sharapova, and got things off to a quick start on…
Spaniard Garbine Muguruza is through to her first Grand Slam final after beating 13th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon finals on Thursday. “I don’t have words to express how happy I am,” said the 20th-seeded Muguruza. “I worked all my life to achieve this moment so there are no…
The women’s singles semifinals of Wimbledon will take place on Thursday as four ladies will battle it out for a chance to compete in one of the most prestigious finals in the sport. A blockbuster showdown between former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova highlight the day’s action, while Garbine Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwanska will…
World number one Novak Djokovic eased into the Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday, beating 2014 U.S. Open champion and ninth-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Djokovic entered this match knowing it would be heavily dictated by the serve. Facing the big-serving Cilic, Djokovic was able to nail down one break point in each set and…
After a couple of early rain delays, seven-time champion Roger Federer and 2013 champion Andy Murray made their way into the Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday. Federer dispatched of 12th-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 to advance. After taking the first set routinely, the second-seeded Swiss had his 116-game hold streak snapped at 5-4 in the…
Serena Williams entered Tuesday’s quarterfinal against Victoria Azarenka having never lost to the Belarus native on grass, and despite a slow start, continued that streak with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. Down a set, Serena broke through at 2-1 in the second set. She broke Azarenka to take a 3-1…