Marin Cilic won his first ever ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event Sunday, upsetting Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5 in just over 90 minutes in Cincinnati for the Western & Southern Open title. After finishing his semifinal match at 1:35 a.m. against Grigor Dimitrov, Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champ, returned to the court to earn…
The WTA has announced that world number one Serena Williams and world number two Angelique Kerber have secured the first two singles qualifications for this year’s BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore, presented by SC Global. The year-end event brings together the top eight singles players and doubles teams to compete for $7 million in prize…
The number 15 seed Karolina Pliskova was all that stood in the way of Angelique Kerber. With a win in the finals of the Western & Southern Open, Kerber would not only capture the Cincinnati title, but also unseat world number one Serena Williams atop the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings after Serena’s 183 week run…
On the women’s singles side of the draw at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Angelique Kerber fought back to defeat Carla Suárez Navarro, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, to move into the semifinals. Should Kerber capture the title in Cincinnati, she will end Serena Williams’ stranglehold on the top spot of the WTA Women’s Singles…
Milos Raonic of Canada continued his strong 2016, rattling off a 6-3, 6-4 win Friday over Dominic Thiem to advance to the semifinals of the 2016 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Raonic, the number four seed in Cincinnati, is making his sixth consecutive appearance in Cincinnati and his second semifinals appearance, having also advanced…
The USTA has announced a series of physical improvements, fan and player upgrades, and new sponsor activations which will be unveiled at the 2016 U..S Open. The main draw of the tournament begins on Monday, Aug. 29, and concludes on Sunday, Sept. 11. The U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament, which is free and open to the…
The USTA has announced that “Hamilton” star and Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will return to his native Queens, N.Y., to perform a special duet with cultural legend Phil Collins during the Opening Night Ceremony for the 2016 U.S. Open, Monday evening, Aug. 29 at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King…
The USTA today announced that two-time NCAA singles champion Danielle Collins, 2016 USTA Girls’ 18s National Champion Kayla Day, young American Lauren Davis, USTA Pro Circuit US Open Wild Card challenge winner Sofia Kenin, former Top 50 player Vania King, and Rio’s mixed doubles Olympic gold medalist Bethanie Mattek-Sands have been awarded women’s singles main draw wild card entries into the…
The USTA today announced that 2016 Olympic silver medalist and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, American Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist Rajeev Ram, rising Americans Bjorn Fratangeloand Frances Tiafoe, 2016 NCAA singles champion Mackenzie McDonald, 2016 USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion Michael Mmoh and USTA Pro Circuit US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Ernesto Escobedo have been awarded men’s…
Credit photo to Sidney Beal III World number one Novak Djokovic will miss the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati next week, citing a left wrist injury. “I have a recurring injury that has taken its toll on my body due to a very busy and active schedule this year,” Djokovic said in a statement…