Top-seed Milos Raonic came back from a set down to beat fifth-seed Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the Brisbane semifinals on Friday. “I played very well and I did a lot of very good things,” said Raonic. “I obviously served well…I started creating opportunities. I was dictating, which wasn’t necessarily the case at…
American Alison Riske knocked off top-seed Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the Shenzhen Open semifinals. American Alison Riske advanced to the semifinals of the Shenzhen Open on Thursday, knocking off top-seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 as a part of multiple upsets across the WTA spectrum on Thursday. “I was just kind of focusing on one…
American Madison Brengle notched the biggest win of her career overnight, knocking off world number two and compatriot Serena Williams 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4 in the second-round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. “I just tried to concentrate on every point and run down every ball,” said Brengle. “It was difficult conditions…I tried to…
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, 29, announced her retirement from professional tennis on Wednesday afternoon, stepping away from the game after 13 years. “After 13 years of playing tennis professionally, I have taken the extremely difficult decision to retire from competitive tennis,” Ivanovic posted in a message…
Eighth-ranked Madison Keys will miss the Australian Open to start 2017. The American announced on social media that she won’t be ready for the start of the season as she continues to recover from the wrist surgery she had after the WTA Finals in October. “I will not be ready to play the 2017 Australian…
Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro says he has still not made a decision on whether he will play in next month’s Australian Open. “If I’m smart, I know that I have 15 days of practice left for Australia and for my first tournament, and that’s a goal I’m not going to make,”…
The Australian Open has announced it will increase its purse for the 2017 tournament, offering 50 million Australian dollars, about $36.2 million American dollars, in prize money. “We are committed to further improving the pay and conditions on the international tennis tour to ensure every professional tennis player is properly compensated,” said Australian Open Tournament…
Petra Kvitova was attacked by a man with a knife at her Czech home on Tuesday in what police are describing as an apparent attempted burglary. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, suffered injuries to her left-hand but was able to fend off the attacker, whom police described as a 35-year old man. “Thank you for…
Rafael Nadal has announced he has added compatriot and former world number one Carlos Moya to his coaching staff, joining Toni Nadal and Francis Roig. “To have someone like Carlos, who is not only a friend but also a very important person in my career, is something special,” said Nadal. “He will be next to…
The next captain of the United States Fed Cup team will be former top 10 player Kathy Rinaldi, the USTA announced on Thursday. Rinaldi takes over for Mary Joe Fernandez, who stepped down from the role in October following eight years as the captain. “This is an unbelievable opportunity, and I am incredibly excited and…