Professional Tennis
Due to a knee injury, Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray withdrew from the Rogers Cup on Thursday. He is the latest top player to pull out of the tournament as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal withdrew before the beginning of the tournament. Murray injured his left knee during his opening match Wednesday night against Flavio Cipolla….
Agnieska Radwanska won her tough first match in the Montreal Cup on Thursday as she is continuing her climb to the world’s top ranking ahead of the U.S. Open. If she wins the $2 million event and Victoria Azarenka fails to reach the quarterfinals, the Pole will replace Azarenka as world number one. On Thursday, Radwanksa defeated…
Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray and top-seeded Novak Djokovic both avoided post-Olympic letdowns with quick opening wins at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Murray, fresh from his home success at Wimbledon, on Wednesday toughed out a 6-1, 6-3 win over Flavio Cipolla. Djokovic avoided most of the pressure in his 71-minute win over Toronto’s own Bernard…
The USTA has announced that Stanford University standout Mallory Burdette has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 U.S. Open. This year, the USTA awarded one women’s singles main draw wild card into the U.S. Open to the American who earned the most WTA Tour Ranking points at two of three USTA Pro…
World number two-ranked and Olympic Silver Medalist Maria Sharapova of Russia withdrew from the WTA Rogers Cup events in Montreal citing a viral infection. Sharapova joins U.S. Gold Medalist Serena Williams in missing the event, which falls directly after the end of 2012 Olympic tennis competition. Sharapova will be replaced in the draw by Galina Voskoboeva of…
The USTA has announced that Andre Agassi, a two-time U.S. Open Champion, has been named the 2012 inductee into the U.S. Open Court of Champions, a U.S. Open and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center attraction honoring the greatest singles champions in the history of the U.S. Championships/U.S. Open. Agassi will be inducted during…
Milos Raonic was victorious in his hometown of Toronto at the 2012 Rogers Cup when he defeated Victor Troicki 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. "It feels good. I’m proud with the way I competed, with the way I played," said Raonic. "I did a lot of important things well, and I have some space…
Bernard Tomic ended a six-match losing streak on Monday at the 2012 Rogers Cup in Toronto, as the 19-year-old Australian beat Germany’s Michael Berber 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. He moves on to face defending champ Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the second round. "It’s a really good feeling. … Seven weeks in a row I’ve been losing, and I think…
Russia’s Maria Sharapova moved up to world number two in the latest WTA rankings after winning the silver medal on Saturday at the 2012 London Olympics. Winning the bronze medal in London, Belarussian Victoria Azarenka holds world number one ranking. Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska fell to number three when she was defeated in the first round of…
Sunday night, second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov won the Citi Open, defeating Tommy Haas 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-1 for his first ATP World Tour 500 event win. Dolgopolov’s last three final appearances were in 250-level events. The 25th-ranked Ukranian claimed victory in one of these events. Dolgopolov relied heavily on his high-risk shots, which brought in high-rewards. His opponents have…