The men’s and women’s quarterfinal matches were completed today on Day 11 of the 2012 French Open as the field was further narrowed and the semifinals on each side of the draw began to take shape. World number four-ranked Andy Murray tried to secure his spot in the semifinals along with the other top seeds…
At the 2012 French Open, second-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard, the number 12 seed Nicolas Almagro, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to claim a spot in the semifinals. Nadal is now two wins away from a record seventh title on the red clay of Paris. With his win over Almagro, Nadal increases his lifetime…
Second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova, a French Open semifinalist in 2007 and 2011, defeated Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the 2012 French Open. Awaiting Sharapova in the seims is the number four seed, Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 winner over Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava…
In its sixth year of televising the French Open, Tennis Channel has seen record ratings during its first week of coverage at Roland Garros. From the period of Sunday, May 27-Saturday, June 2, the network’s live match coverage averaged a 0.61 rating according to Nielsen Media Research, or 319,738 homes, up 17 percent from 2011’s…
For a moment today at Day 10 of the 2012 French Open, it seemed as if both the number three seed, Roger Federer, and number one seed, Novak Djokovic, were on the verge of defeat. After losing the first two sets, it seemed as if the big man, Juan Martin del Potro, was going to…
The USTA has announced that U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez and Jay Berger, USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis, have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams. In addition, Dan James, Head U.S. National Wheelchair Team Coach, has been named coach for the U.S….
Status: Former ATP pro from 1988-1998. Winner of one ATP singles title (Sydney in 1995) and 16 doubles titles. Winner of the 1989 French Open in doubles. Achieved a career-high rank of number three in doubles (1993) and 28th in singles (1995). Former captain of U.S. Davis Cup team 2000-2010, including the 2007 U.S. team’s win in Portland,…
World number nine-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina set up a 2012 French Open quarterfinals match against third-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland by finishing off a 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Tomas Berdych on Monday in a match stopped the night before due to darkness after three sets. The seventh-seeded Berdych lost to del Potro at…
World number three-ranked Roger Federer defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to move into the Round of 16 of the 2012 French Open. Federer, the 2009 French Open champ, advances to the Roland Garros fourth round for the 10th time in 14 appearances, winning his 235th Grand Slam match in the process. Federer will…
In Friday action at the 2012 French Open, American teen Sloane Stephens reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Mathilde Johansson of France. The 19-year-old Stephens was the only one to reach the third round out of the eight teenagers in the draw. Next up for the unseeded Stephens is 2011 U.S. Open champion and…