Simona Halep became the third player to qualify for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore, the WTA announced Monday. The second-ranked player in the world has enjoyed a breakout year in 2014, and has shot up to No. 2 in the world rankings. “Simona Halep’s ascent over the last couple of years has been…
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni continued her resurgent 2014 season as she cruised past top-seeded Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3 in the Coupe Banque Nationale final from Quebec City on Sunday afternoon. The win gave the Croat her first WTA title in over 16 years, a record for the longest time in between title wins. Her last title came…
Venus Williams cruised into the quarterfinals of the Coupe Banque Nationale on Thursday night, knocking off Ukrainian Olga Savchuck 6-1, 6-2 to reach the final eight. “Everything worked so well today,” said Williams. “When my first serve is going in that helps a lot. I was able to play so offensively off the first serve….
The order of play for this weekend’s U.S. vs. Slovakia Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff tie was determined at a draw ceremony on Thursday, hosted at The Stonegate in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod drew the names at Thursday’s draw. The opening day of play in the best-of-five match…
“Excuse me?” It is safe to say that fans, analysts and anybody else who played witness to the men’s semifinals of the 2014 U.S. Open on what will become known as arguably the most surprising day in tennis history were in absolute shock. After a tournament in which the best men’s doubles team of all-time…
Maria Sharapova has qualified for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore, the WTA announced Tuesday. The former world number one is the second to qualify for the October finals, after Serena Williams was announced as the top seed last week. “I am really excited to qualify for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented…
Venus Williams rebounded nicely from her tough US Open loss two weeks ago, defeating 17-year old Canadian Francoise Abanda in the opening round of the Coupe Banque Nationale in Quebec City on Tuesday night. “I definitely expected a really competitive match,” said Williams. “I saw Francoise play in Montreal, I was actually rooting for her,…
With just five singles berths remaining for the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic are on the brink of joining Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the elite eight-man field. The season finale will be contested at London’s The O2 Arena, Nov. 9-16. Wawrinka, the Australian Open and…
In just under two hours, the 14th-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori late Monday afternoon, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to capture the 2104 U.S Open Men’s Singles Title. Both Nishikori and Cilic are were playing in their first Grand Slam final after two major upsets Saturday afternoon as Nishikori defeated the top-seeded Novak…
Top-ranked player in the world Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia’s Davis Cup playoff tiebreaker with India, according to Serbian Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradovic. “I spoke to Djokovic last night and he said he will not come to India,” said Obradovic. “The main reason for this being fatigue.” While Djokovic has not come…