Professional Tennis
American Brian Baker’s jump in the ATP World Men’s Singles Rankings has earned him automatic entry into the U.S. Open. Baker has made the jump from 79th in the world after beginning 2012 ranked 458th, after more than five years off the ATP World Tour due to various injuries. His recent run to the fourth round at…
Defending Olympic tennis champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the London Games due to tendinitis in his knee. Nadal was set to carry the Spanish flag at the opening ceremony in London. He beat Fernando Gonzalez for the singles gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "I am not in condition to compete in the London Olympics, and…
The USTA has announced that world number one and five-time U.S. Open singles champion Roger Federer, defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic, and 2010 U.S. Open and 2012 French Open champion Rafael Nadal lead the men’s singles field for the 2012 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. The player field also features former U.S. Open champions Andy…
InsideOut Sports + Entertainment has announced that tennis legends John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Pat Rafter will be competing in the NASDAQ Indexes Cup as part of the PowerShares Series Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Monday, Nov. 5. Formerly known as the Champions Series, the PowerShares Series will…
James Blake defeated the number six seeded Ryan Harrison at the BB&T Atlanta Open 1-6, 6-3, 7-5. Blake is now 32-years-old and just came off knee surgery and entered this match with a sore right shoulder. This is Blake’s 350th overall ATP Tour match win which he took in two and one half hours after a rain…
Roger Federer began his 287th week as world number one on Monday. He first topped the rankings on Feb. 2, 2004. Federer has been absent from the top spot for two years, losing the top spot on May 31, 2010. He finally regained his ranking when he beat Andy Murray of Britain to win his record…
Top-seeded American John Isner successfully defended his grass-court title at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory over former world number one Lleyton Hewitt in Newport, R.I. Isner takes home $68,220 and 250 South African Airways ATP Ranking points as the champion, while Hewitt earns $35,920 and 150 points. “It feels…
Jennifer Capriati has been elected to the Hall of Fame in the Recent Player Category, and she is the final member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2012 to be announced. The previously announced members of the Class of 2012 are former world number one, Brazilian tennis star Guga Kuerten; Spanish tennis legend Manuel…
Serena Williams defeated Coco Vandeweghe, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon, defending her singles title at the Bank of the West Classic. Ranked number four in the world, Serena became the first repeat Bank of the West Classic champion since Kim Clijsters won the title back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. Sunday’s victory was even more special, considering Serena…
Third-seeded Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico & Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. lifted their second team trophy on Sunday at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in the men’s doubles finals, defeating the number two seeds, Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins of Great Britain, 7-6(3), 6-3. The Mexican/American tandem won on their team debut last year at…