Professional Tennis
As fans and spectators, we look to sports not only for entertainment, but also as a source of inspiration. We attend elaborate venues to witness the greats, and turn on our television or cell phones to watch men and women compete at the highest level in their respective sports. By simply watching, between…
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez saved five championship points and came back from a set down to win the Abierto GNP Seguros title on Sunday evening. Fernandez won the title in Monterrey for a second straight season thanks to her 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over Colombia’s Camila Osorio. Fernandez, who reached the U.S. Open finals last fall, now…
The United States moved through to the 2022 Davis Cup Finals with a defeat over Colombia this weekend. The Americans won all four flights to pick up the victory in Reno, Nevada and win the Qualifier. Sebastian Korda made his Davis Cup debut and recorded a 6-4,1-6, 6-4 over Nicolas Mejia, putting the United…
The ATP, ITF and WTA, as well as the four major tournaments, released a joint statement to address the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week. The statement reads: A deep sense of distress, shock and sadness has been felt across the entire tennis community following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the past week. Our…
Tennis Channel will have live coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team’s qualifying competition with Colombia in Reno, Nevada, March 4-5. All five matches of the two-day event will appear on the network and its streaming service Tennis Channel Plus, beginning Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. ET. The winning country will advance to the Davis Cup…
American Sloane Stephens put together her best week of tennis in nearly four years as she defeated Marie Bouzkova 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 to win the Abierto Akron Zapopan title in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday. “It’s the beginning of the season, so there’s still a lot of tennis to be played, but I’m excited to…
Rafael Nadal has now won 15 straight matches as the Spaniard captured the title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico on Sunday. Nadal defeated Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to win Acapulco for the fourth time in his career. “It always has been a very special place,” said Nadal. “The energy that the…
In a battle between the event’s top two seeds, Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie took on second-seeded American Reilly Opelka in the finals of the Delray Beach Open on Sunday. Norrie, a former standout at TCU, got the better of the American in both tiebreakers, edging out a 7-6(1), 7-6(4) victory to claim his third…
Sebastian Korda moved through to the Round of 16 at the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday, defeating Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4, 6-1. Korda will take on Italy’s Andreas Seppi next. Below are more results from Tuesday: Singles [7] Adrian Mannarino (France) def. [Q] Liam Broady (Great Britain) 6-2, 6-3 [Q] Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) def….
Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit won her 20th straight match indoors on Sunday, outlasting Greece’s Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 to win the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. “It was such a tough battle. I was behind in the score so many times that I couldn’t quite believe that I managed to pull that off,” Kontaveit told…