World number one Novak Djokovic survived a second-round scare at the 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Djokovic twisted his ankle a week earlier on Davis Cup duty for Serbia, and is lacking in match practice on clay, having been restricted to one hour a day in the lead-up to protect…
Most news stories on men’s tennis in the past two years have been scraping the thesaurus for new ways to eulogize the current state of the game. And fair enough, it’s undeniable that in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, we are privileged to be witnessing three of the greatest players of all time…
French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was a winner over former world number three Nikolay Davydenko 7-6(3), 6-2 in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Tsonga, who did not lift a racquet last week after his long trip to Argentina for France’s Davis Cup tie, said, “It was a pretty good start, but I can…
The USTA announced that the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge has kicked off with the $100,000 Sarasota (Fla.) Open and the $50,000 Dothan (Ala.) Pro Classic. The challenge will last three weeks and awards a main draw wild card into the French Open to the American man and American woman who earned the…
American John Isner captured the 2013 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston with a 6-3, 7-5 win over top-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. For fifth seeded Isner, the runner-up in Houston last year, the title is his sixth on the ATP Tour but his first on clay and his performance drew the praise of his opponent. …
Bob Bryan recorded his 800th career win after he and Mike Bryan cruised through their two matches at the 2013 US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The top seeded and four-time champions closed out a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Oliver Marach & Andre Sa in the first round, having won the first seven games Wednesday afternoon before…
In action on Thursday at the 46th Annual ASICS Easter Bowl at the Sunrise Country Club, top-seeded in the Boys 18s Division Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y. advanced to the quarterfinals of the event after a 7-5, 7-5 win over Logan Smith of Carlsbad, Calif. Awaiting Noah in the quarters is the 14th-seeded Alexandru Gozun of Sarasota,…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has announced that world number one and 15-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams will be joined by her sister and world number 22 Venus Williams, world number 16 Sloane Stephens, and world number 27 Varvara Lepchenko in representing the U.S. against Sweden in the 2013…
On Monday night at the 2013 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, serving was the story as France’s Gael Monfils defeated American James Blake 7-6(5), 7-5 in opening round action at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. Monfils fired 15 aces, while Blake had to fend off 15 break points on his serve. Blake did manage two…
Serena Williams rallied from a set down to beat Jelena Jankovic in the finals of the 2013 Family Circle Cup, winning her 49th WTA title and taking a step closer to yet another milestone, as only nine players have ever reached the 50 WTA titles mark. Serena had a slight 5-4 advantage over Jankovic, but within…