Professional Tennis
On Thursday afternoon at the 2012 French Open, world number two-ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated fourth-ranked Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals. Sharapova will play in her first French Open Final and has reclaimed the top spot atop the WTA Rankings in the process, and is one win away from a career Grand…
The last time Novak Djokovic lost at a Grand Slam tournament was a year ago at the French Open semifinals. It was there that Roger Federer ended Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak to advance to the finals. In the 2010 French Open semifinals, Federer won in the fourth set with his 18th ace of the match. The…
The draw for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group was held by the International Tennis Federation at Roland Garros in Paris, and the U.S. Fed Cup Team will open the 2013 Fed Cup campaign on the road against Italy. The first round will take place Feb. 9-10, 2013. The U.S. faced Italy…
The men’s and women’s quarterfinal matches were completed today on Day 11 of the 2012 French Open as the field was further narrowed and the semifinals on each side of the draw began to take shape. World number four-ranked Andy Murray tried to secure his spot in the semifinals along with the other top seeds…
At the 2012 French Open, second-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard, the number 12 seed Nicolas Almagro, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to claim a spot in the semifinals. Nadal is now two wins away from a record seventh title on the red clay of Paris. With his win over Almagro, Nadal increases his lifetime…
Second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova, a French Open semifinalist in 2007 and 2011, defeated Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the 2012 French Open. Awaiting Sharapova in the seims is the number four seed, Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 winner over Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava…
In its sixth year of televising the French Open, Tennis Channel has seen record ratings during its first week of coverage at Roland Garros. From the period of Sunday, May 27-Saturday, June 2, the network’s live match coverage averaged a 0.61 rating according to Nielsen Media Research, or 319,738 homes, up 17 percent from 2011’s…
For a moment today at Day 10 of the 2012 French Open, it seemed as if both the number three seed, Roger Federer, and number one seed, Novak Djokovic, were on the verge of defeat. After losing the first two sets, it seemed as if the big man, Juan Martin del Potro, was going to…
The USTA has announced that U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez and Jay Berger, USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis, have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams. In addition, Dan James, Head U.S. National Wheelchair Team Coach, has been named coach for the U.S….
Status: Former ATP pro from 1988-1998. Winner of one ATP singles title (Sydney in 1995) and 16 doubles titles. Winner of the 1989 French Open in doubles. Achieved a career-high rank of number three in doubles (1993) and 28th in singles (1995). Former captain of U.S. Davis Cup team 2000-2010, including the 2007 U.S. team’s win in Portland,…