Professional Tennis
The U.S. Open announced it will have a 25-second serve clock on all of its courts during the main draw this year. The serve clock is a way for the tournament to enforce time limits between points in order to increase the pace of play. “We would like to keep the pace of play…
The United States advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals this past weekend, downing Belgium 4-0 in a quarterfinal showdown in Nashville, Tennessee. “It’s a big goal of ours to represent the country well and to put together a good Davis Cup performance,” said Ryan Harrison. “We’re excited to have the opportunity to play in…
Current Ranking: No. 111 Ht: 6-3 Wt: 168 DOB: Jan. 27, 1993 In: New York, NY First Tennis Memory: My parents used to be members of a tennis club in Japan. They had clay courts. I started playing there. It’s probably why I play the way I do. Tennis Inspirations: [Roger] Federer [smiles]. Last…
The Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina saw some great tennis from the top of the women’s game, and that included two doubles victories on the final Sunday by Alla Kudryavtseva and Katarina Srebotnik as they claimed the tournament’s doubles title. After rain halted play on Saturday, Kudryavtseva and Srebotnik defeated Kateryna Bondarenko and Aleksandra…
Many of you have dealt with the awkwardness of hearing someone else’s lovemaking session. Perhaps you had an overzealous roommate or the walls in your apartment were too thin. Maybe you put your headphones on, turned up the music, and hoped the noises would end soon. Or maybe you just decided to go for…
The New York Empire presented by Citi announced on Tuesday that tickets for its upcoming season will go on-sale tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4, beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Returning for the Empire will be Americans John Isner and Mardy Fish, as well as Canadian Eugenie Bouchard and Great Britain’s Neal Skupski, who helped lead…
It was a banner weekend for the Americans down in Miami as John Isner won the men’s singles title, Sloane Stephens won the women’s singles title and the Bryan Brothers captured the men’s doubles title. Isner entered the Miami Open with just two wins under his belt for the whole 2018 season, but found…
American Sloane Stephens reached the Miami Open finals with a thrilling three-set victory over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday. Playing just miles from where she grew up, Stephens has put together her best performance since her U.S. Open title last year. She fought back from 3-6, 0-2 down to Azarenka to book her spot in…
Below are the scores in New York City from Wednesday: ►Beacon 5, Hunter 0 ►Frederick Douglass 5, West 50th Street 0 ►HS American Studies 5, Eleanor Roosevelt 0 ►Wingate 5, Boys and Girls 0 ►FDR 5, Lincoln 0 ►John Dewey 3, Lafayette 2 ►Leon Goldstein 5, Midwood 0 ►James Madison 4, New Utrecht 1…
The run of American qualifier Danielle Collins continued on with a major upset over eight-seed and three-time champion Venus Williams on Wednesday night. The former two-time NCAA singles champion from the University of Virginia needed just one hour and 27 minutes to dispatch Venus 6-2, 6-3 and book her spot in the Miami Open…