Professional Tennis
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…
Maria Sharapova survived a scare and rallied to defeat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday, moving into the semifinals at Roland Garros for the fourth straight year. Sharapova opened up the match by double faulting on her first serve, giving Muguruza an early beak that allowed her to dictate the first set. The…
The last American left on either the men’s or women’s side of the French Open is no longer, as Sloane Stephens fell to Simona Halep in the fourth round at Roland Garros on Monday. The fourth-seeded Romanian cruised to the 6-4, 6-3 victory over the 15th seeded Stephens, who was the last American left in…
Roger Federer was bounced from the French Open on Sunday, falling to Latvian Ernests Gulbis in a long five-set match 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Gulbis moves into the quarterfinals, the first time he has reached the quarters of a Grand Slam since the 2008 French open. After winning a tough first set, Federer was…
Add Agnieszka Radwanska to the list of top seeded women ousted in week one of the 2014 French Open. Radwanska, seeded third at Roland Garros, fell to Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6-4 on Friday, joining the top-seeded Serena Williams and second seeded Li Na on the sidelines. Coming into 2014, Radwanska had never been beyond the…
Roger Federer was victorious at Roland Garros on Friday, reaching the fourth round of the French Open for the 12th time, a 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4 win over Dmitry Tursunov in just over three hours. It was the 197th win by Federer on clay, as he remained a perfect 5-0 lifetime over Tursunov. Up next…
While the biggest surprise on the women’s side of the French Open up to this point was Serena William’s second-round exit yesterday, 18-year old American Taylor Townsend has caught a number of people by surprise. Townsend defeated France’s Alize Conert on Wednesday to move into the third round at Roland Garros, an already remarkable run…