Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams will be seeded No. 25 for her return to the tournament, which begins next week. The 36-year-old American was unseeded at last month’s French Open as she competed in her first Grand Slam since the 2017 Australian Open. Serena gave birth to a daughter last September, and returned to…
Andy Murray continues to work his way back onto the tour after missing nearly a year with a hip injury. The Briton sought a wildcard entry into the Eastbourne International as he gets himself ready for Wimbledon. “I’m looking forward to getting some more time on the grass courts at Eastbourne,” said Murray. “I…
Maria Sharapova and American Madison Keys, a 2018 French Open finalist, have withdrawn from the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, England. The event takes place June 18-24, just weeks before the start of Wimbledon. Sharapova said she needed rest after reaching the French Open quarterfinals. Keys, who just finished a run to the finals of…
Tennis fans can begin purchasing tickets for the 2018 U.S. Open as the tournament’s ticket sales officially opened up on Monday, June 11 at 9:00 a.m. ET. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Open, and there will be special recognitions and ceremonies throughout Fan Week and the Main Draw of the…
It was a special weekend at Roland Garros in Paris, France as the 2018 French Open came to a close. Both the top seeds in the men’s singles and women’s singles draws, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep, respectively, came out on top, but the two title winners arrived at the top of the winner’s…
The French Open men’s singles final will pit 10-time champion Rafael Nadal against Austria’s Dominic Thiem, as the No. 1 and No. 7 seeds, respectively, powered their way through the semifinals on Friday. Thiem was up first, and ended the magical run of Italy’s Marco Cecchinato with a 7-5, 7-6(10), 6-1 victory. “The second…
World number one Rafael Nadal returned to the courts of Roland Garros Thursday after rain shortened his quarterfinals encounter with the 11th-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina Wednesday, picking up where he left off, advancing to the semis with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory in Paris. Nadal was down one set to Schwartzman, 4-6, 5-3,…
As the women’s side of the draw finished out their respective matches to determine the semifinalists at Roland Garros, both men’s quarterfinals matchups got underway, but were suspended and will resume Thursday due to rain. Rafael Nadal was down one set to Diego Schwartzman, 4-6, 5-3, when play was suspended at 7:30 p.m. local time….
In a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open final, Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys will square off in the French Open semifinals after each won their respective quarterfinal matches on Tuesday. Keys was the first of the two to advance as she beat Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6(5), 6-4 in one of the…
Three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open Monday prior to her match with Maria Sharapova, feeling the effects of a pectoral muscle issue. “I unfortunately have been having some issues with my pec muscle, and has unfortunately been getting worse to the point where right now I can’t actually serve,” said Serena. “It’s…