Professional Tennis
Maria Sharapova won her second career French Open title on Saturday, defeating Romania’s Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4. From the beginning, it looked as if Sharapova was easily on her way to the title. She held on to win the first set 6-4 and jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the second set, just…
Rafael Nadal, the “King of Clay”, entered the French Open with what many people saw as a chink in his armor because of three losses on clay during the European tour. He quickly put that notion to rest as the Spaniard captured his fifth straight and ninth French Open title overall, defeating Serb Novak Djokovic…
Something must have clicked on Wednesday after Rafael Nadal dropped the first set in his quarterfinal contest with David Ferrer. Since losing the opening set of that match, the four-time defending French Open champion has reeled off six consecutive set victories, including three in his semifinal victory over Andy Murray on Friday. Nadal cruised to…
The only major title that still eludes Serbian Novak Djokovic in his quest for a career grand slam is the French Open, and he will now play for that championship on Sunday after he defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic looks like a man on a mission at…
The highest remaining seed left on the women’s side at Roland Garros, the fourth-seeded 22-year-old Simona Halep, withstood a second set comeback from Germany’s Andrea Petkovic to advance to the finals of the 2014 French Open after her 6-2, 7-6(4) Thursday afternoon. After making quick work in the first set, Halep held on to take the…
Maria Sharapova moved one step closer to winning her second French Open title in three years on Thursday, beating 18th seeded Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in a match that lasted nearly two and a half hours. Much like her quarterfinal match with Garbine Muguruza on Tuesday, the Russian had to use a strong…
Rafael Nadal is now two wins away from winning his fifth straight French Open title. It didn’t look that way early on though as Nadal faced off with fellow countryman David Ferrer. The top-seeded Spaniard dropped the first set 4-6 and looked sloppy, but stormed back to beat fifth-seeded Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 on…
The final four in the women’s draw at the French Open is all set, as two more tickets to the semifinals were punched on Wednesday at Roland Garros. The 28th-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany reached her first Grand Slam semifinal as she defeated 10th seeded Italian Sara Errani in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Petkovic did…
The United States Fed Cup Team will kick off their 2015 Fed Cup campaign by travelling to Argentina for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round, Feb. 7-8. The International Tennis Federation conducted the draws for the World Group and World Group II today at the Tenniseum at Roland Garros in Paris….
Inside Wimbledon’s clubhouse the trophies bearing the names of tennis royalty are enshrined, winners of an event that dates back to 1877. To tennis aficionados, it is hallowed ground, but to others it might still seem a hidebound relic ensconced behind ivy-covered walls. With tennis’ most prestigious tournament coming up in a few weeks, 60…