Professional Tennis
Just as it is in the men’s draw, the defending Australian Open champion on the women’s side was bounced from the French Open in the first round. China’s Li Na was upset by Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 on Tuesday, a day after the men’s Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka lost in his…
Rafael Nadal opened up his bid for a fifth straight French Open title by disposing of American Robby Ginepri 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 in the first round at Roland Garros. The Spaniard cruised to a three-set victory to improve his career record at this major to 60-1, as he seeks his ninth career French Open title….
The third-ranked player in the world and defending Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka bowed out of the French Open early on Monday, losing to Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in the first round at Roland Garros. The Swiss has now been bounced early in three tournaments since winning the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. He…
The possibility of an all-American final was in play on Friday, as two Americans were in action in the Internationaux de Strasbourg semifinals in Strasbourg France. Christina McHale and Madison Keys were both eyeing a spot in the tournament’s title match, but had to take care of their respective semifinal opponent first. In the first…
Ernests Gulbis cruised into the finals at the Open de Nice in Nice, France on Friday, disposing of Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-0, 6-3 in match that took just over an hour. The Latvian was on his game all afternoon and dominated the match from the beginning. He smashed four aces to Montanes’ none, while winning…
John Isner lost a tough, two hour match with Federico Delbonis of Argentina on Thursday, falling just short of reaching the semifinals of the Open de Nice Cote d’Azur. Isner couldn’t secure a big third set lead and allowed the Argentinean to come back and win the match. After dropping the first set 6-4, Isner…
The quarterfinal matches in the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg began on Thursday morning as two American players took the court. New Jersey’s Christina McHale eased into the semifinals in Strasbourg, France Thursday as she defeated Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas 6-2, 3-1. Diyas was forced to retire from the match early due to injury, but McHale seemed…
Roland Garros facts and figures Red dirt The French Open is played on clay, which owes its red color to the crushed brick which forms the upper layer of the surface. There are three layers in all—one of limestone, one of clinker and one of stone—as well as drainage pipes. Clay is the slowest of…
Two major upsets highlighted the first round of the Strasbourg International on Tuesday, as top-seeded American Sloane Stephens and sixth-seeded Bojana Jovanovski were bounced from the tournament in France. Stephens came into the tournament as the number one seed, hoping to improve her seed and draw at the French Open. She drew the German Julia…
Kei Nishikori, one of the fastest-rising stars in the tennis world, cracked into the top 10 after beating Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open a few weeks ago. He then parlayed that into a semifinal victory over David Ferrer, and a chance to play Rafael Nadal in the tournament’s final. “It was…