Professional Tennis
Sabine Lisicki of Germany recorded the fastest serve in women’s tour history on Tuesday, according to the WTA. In her first-round match against Ana Ivanovic in the Bank of West Classic from Stanford, C.A., Lisicki ripped a 131 miles per hour (211 kilometers per hour) while serving for the lead at 5-5 in the opening…
The first-round of the men’s draw at the Citi Open came to a close on Tuesday as four more Americans punched their tickets into the second and third rounds in Washington, D.C. Sam Querrey led the charge as he ripped 17 aces against fellow American Michael Russell in a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Querrey was upset…
France’s Kristina Mladenovic fought back from a set down to upend top-seeded Lucie Safarova in the first-round of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The unseeded Mladenovic turned on another gear in the middle of the second set as she picked up the 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over the Czech. Safarova looked to…
American Francis Taifoe made his ATP Tour debut Monday in the first-round of the Citi Open in Washington D.C. but lost to Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round bout. Taifoe fought off three match points before Donskoy was able to close out the 16-year old. Despite the loss, the teenager took positives…
American Shelby Rogers has been one of the rising stars on the women’s circuit and has enjoyed the best month of her professional career in July. The 21-year old from South Carolina reached her first ever WTA final at Bad Gastein earlier in the month, and has now followed that up with an upset over…
Seventeen Grand Slam titles … 60 total championships and more than 600 career wins … Serena Williams, a four-time Gold Medal winner from three separate Olympic Games has suffered shocking losses early in tournaments this year, leaving fans, coaches and players alike left wondering if anybody will step up to challenge the queen’s throne on…
Two-time NCAA champion for Stanford Nicole Gibbs, 21, of Santa Monica, Calif., will return to the U.S. Open for the third consecutive year as a wild card. However, this time, Gibbs will be competing due to her results on the USTA Pro Circuit, rather than on the college tennis court. Gibbs earned the main draw wild…
American John Isner defended his title in Atlanta on Sunday, rolling past Israeli Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-4 to capture the BB&T Atlanta Open for the second straight year. The top-seeded Isner ripped 15 aces throughout the match and used a dominant and powerful serve to outmuscle Sela. Isner did not lose a service game all…
Seventh ranked Canadian Eugenie Bouchard has withdrawn from next week’s Citi Open, tournament organizers announced Thursday. Jeff Newman, the tournament director, released a statement yesterday that said WTA officials had notified them that Bouchard requested a medical withdrawal. Lucie Safarova, who reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, will replace Bouchard as the tournament’s top seed. The…
John Isner had to rally back from a set down to escape an upset bid by fellow American Robby Ginepri on Thursday. The top-seeded Isner fought back to defeat Ginepri 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 to move into the quarterfinals of the BB&T Atlanta Open. Both players have local ties to Atlanta, as Ginepri is a native…