Professional Tennis
Four-time New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki pushed her way into the tournament’s second round on Monday, rallying from a set down to beat Timea Bacsinszky 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round of the Connecticut Open. After dropping the first three games of the opening set, Wozniacki fought back to even the frame at 4-4….
Roger Federer has punched his ticket to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for a record 13th year in a row after clinching a sixth title at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday. Federer joins Novak Djokovic andRafael Nadal in the elite eight-man field at the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 9-16, where…
The USTA has announced that Sanam Singh and Caitlin Whoriskey have won the 2014 U.S. Open National Playoffs–Women’s and Men’s Singles Championships to earn wild cards into the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament. The Playoffs were held Aug. 15-18 in New Haven, Conn., in conjunction with the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, the final Emirates Airline…
Rockville Centre’s Noah Rubin made his ATP World Tour debut at the Winston-Salem Open on Sunday night, falling to American Bradley Klahn at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex at BB&T Field. The Wimbledon Juniors champion dropped a tough, three-set bout with Klahn 2-6, 6-0, 6-7(5) in his first ever appearance on the ATP World Tour….
Defending champion Rafael Nadal announced on Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. Open. The two-time champion at Flushing Meadows has been sidelined since August 1st with a right wrist injury. “I am very sorry to announce I won’t be able to play at this year’s US Open—a tournament on which I’ve played three…
Top-ranked Serena Williams came back from a first-set deficit to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday, capturing her first career Western and Southern Open title. The ninth-seeded Serb raced out to a 3-1 first-set lead after breaking in the opening game. Ivanovic has a number of excellent forehand winners through the first four games…
Roger Federer won the 80th title of his career on Sunday, defeating Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to capture the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. “I’m very happy about the week,” said Federer. “Just overall it went from good to great. Just really pleased that I was able to back up a tough…
AYS, the creators and producers of the Taste of Tennis, New York’s premier pre-U.S. Open experience, announced the first-ever Taste of Tennis Week will take place from Aug. 20-23 in New York City. In addition to the renowned Taste of Tennis Gala, Taste of Tennis Week will feature even more tennis-meets-food events, including the Celebrity Chef Tennis…
The USTA has announced the 16 men and 16 women who will compete in the U.S. Open National Playoffs – Men’s and Women’s Singles Championships held Aug. 15-18 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven, Conn. The tournament is held in conjunction with the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, the final Emirates Airline U.S. Open…
Novak Djokovic was ousted from the Western and Southern Open on Thursday, losing to Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7-6(6), 7-5 in the third round from Cincinnati. The number one ranked Serb was seeking a run at a Career Golden Masters, which would mean winning all nine of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournaments in his…