Professional Tennis
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,…
World number nine-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina set up a 2012 French Open quarterfinals match against third-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland by finishing off a 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Tomas Berdych on Monday in a match stopped the night before due to darkness after three sets. The seventh-seeded Berdych lost to del Potro at…
World number three-ranked Roger Federer defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to move into the Round of 16 of the 2012 French Open. Federer, the 2009 French Open champ, advances to the Roland Garros fourth round for the 10th time in 14 appearances, winning his 235th Grand Slam match in the process. Federer will…
In Friday action at the 2012 French Open, American teen Sloane Stephens reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Mathilde Johansson of France. The 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to reach the third round out of the eight teenagers in the draw. Next up for the unseeded Stephens is 2011 U.S. Open champion and…
The number two-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in their second-round match at the 2012 French Open, and in the process, raised his win/loss total to 47-1 at Roland Garros. Nadal broke twice to clinch the first set before being forced to save two break points in the second set….
The USTA has announced the eight girls and seven boys who have been accepted into the main draw and the qualifying draw at the 2012 Roland Garros Junior French Championships. The main draw will be played June 3-10 at Roland Garros in Paris; qualifying will be played May 31-June 1. Among the group is Rockville…
Playing through back spasms which limited his ability, Great Britain’s Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the 2012 French Open with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over Finalnd’s Jarkko Nieminen. In the opening set, Murray had his serve broken three times. He called for a trainer after losing the first four games. Murray was…