Seven-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer entered Wimbledon with a ton of confidence coming off of his title win at the Gerry Weber Open last week. He declared himself a contender for this year’s Wimbledon before the tournament began, and began his bid for an eighth title by putting on a clinic in his 6-1, 6-1,…
Agnieszka Radwanska took little time to wrap up her rain-suspended match on Monday night, completing the final set and a half against Andreea Mitu in just over a half hour on Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Radwanska led 4-2 before the rain came pouring down in England, postponing a number of matches until early Tuesday. She reeled…
Day Two of Wimbledon got underway Tuesday as a number of the sport’s big names took to the court early on in the day. One of those big names was fifth-seeded and defending Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka who drew a first-round matchup with Joao Sousa of Portugal. The Switzerland native was looking to bounce…
With one tournament that promises nothing and another draw that seems like it presents a given outcome, the 2014 Championships at Wimbledon are upon the tennis world, and not too far into the near distant future, two winners will be crowned. The Men’s Draw It is kind of odd to think that after Rafael Nadal…
Sloane Stephens had made the second week of play in her last six Grand Slam appearances but had that streak broken on Monday, as she fell on the first day at Wimbledon to Maria Kirilenko of Russia. The American has developed a knack for playing well in Grand Slam tournaments, posting a career record of…
Two Americans on the women’s side will be playing in their respective tournaments’ championship matches this weekend as Madison Keys and Coco Vandeweghe both advanced with semifinal victories on Friday. Vandeweghe is playing in the Topshelf Open in the Netherlands and has reached her first WTA semifinal since 2012 after defeating Garbine Muguruza on Thursday….
Top-seeded and world No. 14 Richard Gasquet is into the semifinals at the Aegon International after defeating rising star Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in Eastbourne, England. Gasquet is now one win away from reaching his 22nd career ATP World Tour final. The Frenchman won this title in 2005 and 2006 when it was…
A day after knocking out American Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki had to battle back from a set down to defeat Italian Camila Giorgi 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 at the Aegon International on Thursday. Wozniacki, who won this event in 2009, dropped the opening set after a long tie-breaker went the Italian’s way in her bid to…
While a number of top players on the women’s side are off this week as they prepare for Wimbledon, some are participating in the Aegon International event in Eastbourne, England. Two of those players were in action against each other on Wednesday, as eighth-seeded Denmark native Caroline Wozniacki took on American Sloane Stephens. Wozniacki entered…
The All-England Club released its seeding for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament on Wednesday, laying out the draw for the third major tournament of 2014. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were given the number one seeds on their respective sides. On the men’s side, a lot of seeding varied from the Emirates ATP World Rankings where…