Two of the final eight women at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships hail from the United States, as Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys secured their respective spots in the quarterfinals at the All-England Club. Pegula advanced on Sunday as she defeated Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 6-3 to reach her sixth straight major quarterfinal. The Buffalo, New…
Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the French Open final to capture his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam singles title. When Ruud sailed a crosscourt forehand long on match point, Djokovic collapsed under the weight of the history of the moment and fell to the ground in pure elation. With the momentous win, Djokovic reclaimed the…
American Frances Tiafoe won the third ATP Tour title of his career on Sunday as he defeated Jam-Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(8) to win the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany. Tiafoe fought back from a set down and saved one championship point to pull off the victory. “That tie-break was wild. It was back…
The second major of 2023 has come and gone as the French Open wrapped up on Sunday, but not before the tournament delivered two weeks of thrilling tennis, culminating with Iga Swiatek capturing the Women’s Singles title, and Novak Djokovic hosting the Men’s Singles title. Swiatek’s came first as she defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2,…
With a spot in the semifinals of the 2023 French Open, American Coco Gauff and Poland’s Iga Swiatek will square off in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Gauff booked a spot in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the second straight year as she defeated Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-2. “Today was honestly a…
Tennis fans received sobering news on Thursday as 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal announced he will miss this year’s Roland Garros event as he continues to deal with a lingering hip injury. “I was even working as much as possible every single day for the last four months. It has been very difficult…
Next week, following the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Carlos Alcaraz will assume the top-ranking in the world, leapfrogging Novak Djokovic. But on Monday, Alcaraz saw his time in Rome come to an abrupt end as he was upset by Fabian Marozsan, a Hungarian qualifier. Marozsan ousted Alcaraz 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the fourth…
At the age of 16, Andrey Rublev was victorious on the red clay of Roland Garros. The Russian teenager captured the 2014 French Open Juniors title which catapulted him to the top spot in the ITF Junior World Rankings. That victory would serve as the catalyst to Rublev turning professional and leaving his junior…
For the first time in his career, Andrey Rublev is an ATP Masters 1000 champion. The Russian came back to defeat Holger Rune 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday to claim the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters title, a result that left him in tears afterwards. “I don’t know what to say to be honest. I…
The USTA today announced that tennis legend and Davis Cup champion Bob Bryan has been named the next captain of the U.S. Davis Cup Team. Bryan assumes the role immediately and will make his debut as full-time captain with the U.S. team’s Group Stage Finals matches September 12-17. “I am extremely honored and humbled…