Professional Tennis
The 12th-seeded Maria Kirilenko has reached her first French Open quarterfinal after defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 7-5, 6-4. In both 2010 and 2011, Kirilenko lost in the fourth round at Roland Garros. While Mattek-Sands was ahead 5-4, she called for medical attention. After that, Kirilenko won four straight games. Up next for Kirilenko is the number three…
At the French Open on Monday, Tommy Haas defeated Mikhail Youzhny, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Youzhny, known for overtly his expressing his frustration on the court, could be faced with a fine after smashing his racket on a bench. Haas, with the win, became the oldest Roland Garros quarterfinalist since 1971 and the oldest…
Status: Currently ranked 55th in the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings. A 2012 U.S. Olympian with wins over Caroline Wozniacki, Marian Bartoli, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Daniela Hantuchova and Victoria Azarenka. Trains at Gordon Uehling’s Court Sense Facility in Tenafly, N.J. Height: 5’ 7” Weight: 130 lbs. ♦ Date of birth: May 11, 1992 in Teaneck, N.J. First…
Rafael Nadal came from behind for the second match in a row Friday at the French Open, dropping the first set before he came to beat Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Nadal had lost only 14 sets in 53 matches at the French Open, and now has a 54-1 lifetime record at Roland Garros. Last year,…
American John Isner played an epic five-setter against fellow countryman Ryan Harrison at the 2013 French Open Friday, pulling off a 5-7 6-7 (7) 6-3 6-1 8-6 in three hours 50 minutes. A year to the day that he lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu in a 76-game battle, the most ever played in a men’s match at…
At the 2013 French Open, American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, currently ranked 67th in the world, scored the biggest upset of the event so far, rallying past 2011 French Open champion Li Na 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. Mattek-Sands won seven consecutive games to take a 5-0 lead in the final set after the second rain…
Jamie Hampton gave the United States10 women in the French Open’s second round for the second consecutive year, after her 7-6 (5), 3-6, 9-7 win over the number 25 seed, Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. Hampton’s best Grand Slam showing came at the Australian Open in January, when she pushed eventual champion Victoria Azarenka to three sets…
World number one Novak Djokovic, in search of rounding our his career Grand Slam, moved within two match wins of 500 victories at the 2013 French Open after defeating David Goffin 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-5. In the second round, Djokovic will face Guido Pella who edged Ivan Dodig 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 12-10 in three hours and…
Second seed Roger Federer defeated qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in his opening round matchup at Roland Garros at the 2013 French Open. Federer is bidding to win an 18th Grand Slam championship and second title at Roland Garros, having won in 2009, and was a finalist from 2006-2008 and again in 2011, losing to…
French Open officials have announced that they are planning to build a retractable roof over center court at Roland Garros which will allow for evening matches. The $440 million project, also include a new 4,850-seat show court and redesigned outer courts. The city of Paris and French Tennis Federation are appealing an April 1 decision by…