Professional Tennis
For the second straight match at Wimbledon, world number one Rafael Nadal dropped the opening set to his opponent. For the second straight match, Nadal stormed back to take the next three sets to claim victory. The second-seeded Spaniard came back to beat Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 4-6, 7-6(8-6), 6-4, 6-4 to move…
Serena Williams dropped her second-round matchup two weeks ago at the French Open, but avoided that upset on Thursday at Wimbledon, routing South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers 6-1, 6-1 in a match that lasted not even 50 minutes. Serena broke Scheepers early in the first set which put the ball back in her court. From there,…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori bolted into the third-round at Wimbledon for the third straight year on Thursday, disposing of American Denis Kudla 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in straight sets. Nishikori is attempting to rebound from his first-round exit at the French Open two weeks ago and regain his Top 10 world ranking. The 24-year old faced no…
David Ferrer was one set away from moving into the third round at Wimbledon but was unable to close the deal as Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov shocked the Spaniard 6-7 (5), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. Kuznetsov is a relatively unknown player, ranked just 118th in the world, and will be making his first appearance…
Despite her recent struggles, the grass at Wimbledon seems to always be a kind place for Venus Williams. The 34-year old has won the title at Wimbledon five times in her career, and is off to a fast start here in 2014. She defeated Japan’s Kurumi Nara in straight sets on Wednesday, battling back from…
Defending champion Andy Murray looks ready to defend his crown if his first two matches are any indication. After rolling past Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets in the first round, Murray followed it up by steamrolling past Blaz Rola of Slovenia 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday. The match was never in doubt as Murray…
Two days after his entertaining interview that saw him confuse “umpires” and “vampires,” 12th seeded Ernests Gulbis’ Wimbledon run came to an end in the second round on Wednesday. The Latvian was beaten by Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky, who didn’t lose a set on his way to the 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5) victory. It isn’t the first…
Seven-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer entered Wimbledon with a ton of confidence coming off of his title win at the Gerry Weber Open last week. He declared himself a contender for this year’s Wimbledon before the tournament began, and began his bid for an eighth title by putting on a clinic in his 6-1, 6-1,…
Agnieszka Radwanska took little time to wrap up her rain-suspended match on Monday night, completing the final set and a half against Andreea Mitu in just over a half hour on Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Radwanska led 4-2 before the rain came pouring down in England, postponing a number of matches until early Tuesday. She reeled…
Day Two of Wimbledon got underway Tuesday as a number of the sport’s big names took to the court early on in the day. One of those big names was fifth-seeded and defending Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka who drew a first-round matchup with Joao Sousa of Portugal. The Switzerland native was looking to bounce…