Dimitrov, Bouchard, Defending Champ Stephens Fall In D.C.; Fritz v Zverev Today; Venus In Stanford
Posted by Staff on July 20th, 2016 @ 9:32 am
A trio of stars fell Tuesday in Washington D.C led by defending champion Sloane Stephens who was stunned in her opener by Risa Ozaki 6-2, 6-1.
The 136th-ranked Ozaki dropped serve in her opening game, then reeled off 12 of the last 14 to earn the biggest win of her career.
“I just played real bad. Nothing more, nothing less,” the 23rd-ranked Stephens. “Today just sucked, it was just one of those …
Summer Withdrawals! Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal Are Out Of The Canadian Open
Posted by Staff on July 19th, 2016 @ 3:15 pm
Yesterday, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray pulled out of the Canadian Open. Today, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal followed by withdrawing from the first Masters event of the summer which begins next week in Toronto.
“I have made the tough decision to withdraw from Rogers Cup,” said Federer who turns 35 in a few weeks. “Toronto is one of my favourite events on the calendar and I am disappointed that I …
3-Time Champion Andy Murray Withdraws From The Canadian Open
Posted by Staff on July 18th, 2016 @ 2:58 pm
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has officially withdrawn next week’s Canadian Open in Toronto.
“I always look forward to coming to Canada and it’s the first time I’ve missed the tournament, the guys there do a great job and always look after the players,” said Murray who has won the event three times. “My body needs some recovery time after reaching the latter stages of tournaments over the past few months. I’m …
Davis Cup Quarterfinal Capsules: Heroics from Britain, Croatia
Posted by Staff on July 18th, 2016 @ 2:37 am
GREAT BRITAIN d. SERBIA 3-2
The Brits went into Belgrade and came out with a giant upset win without Andy Murray. Kyle Edmund beat Janko Tipsarevic in straights in the first match, and after Brits Dominic Inglot/Jamie Murray beat Filip Krajinovic/Nenad Zimonjic in four, Edmund wrapped it up with a straight-set win over Dusan Lajovic.
“I am so happy to have won this one for the team,” the 21-year-old Edmund said. “It …
WTA Previews: Venus Williams Goes for 3rd Stanford Title; Bastad
Posted by Staff on July 18th, 2016 @ 1:34 am
BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC
Stanford, Calif., USA; Surface: hard
Seeds: Venus Williams, Dominika Cibulkova, Johanna Konta, Coco Vandeweghe, Misaki Doi, Jelena Ostapenko, Alize Cornet, Varvara Lepchenko
Floaters: Alison Riske
Notes: Venus the lone Top 10 player ahead of the No. 12 Cibulkova…(8) Lepchenko a tough start against Riske…Wildcards went to Americans Catherine Bellis, Julia Boserup, Maria Mateas, and Canada’s Carol Zhao…Qualifying to the main draw were Romanian Ana Bogdan, Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova, and …
ATP Previews: Thiem Machine in Kitzbuhel; Umag; Gstaad
Posted by Staff on July 18th, 2016 @ 1:14 am
KONZUM CROATIA OPEN UMAG
Umag, Croatia; Surface: Clay
Seeds: Pablo Cuevas, Joao Sousa, Jeremy Chardy, Fabio Fognini, Nicolas Almagro, Pablo Carreno Busta, Martin Klizan, Jiri Vesely
Floaters: Guillermo “G-Lo” Garcia-Lopez, Andreas Seppi
Notes: No. 24 Cuevas the top seed…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…(1) Cuevas could have a difficult start against G-Lo, and (6) Carreno Busta “Rhymes” starts against the veteran Seppi…The all-Croat wildcard line-up went to Nikola Mektic, Nino Serdarusic, and Franky …
Isner, Stosur Headline Men’s, Women’s Fields at Washington Citi Open
Posted by Staff on July 18th, 2016 @ 12:55 am
CITI OPEN
Washington, D.C., USA; Surface: hard
Men’s Seeds: John Isner, Gael Monfils, Bernard Tomic, Benoit Paire, Steve Johnson, Jack Sock, Alexander Zverev, Sam Querrey, Kevin Anderson, Viktor Troicki, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Grigor Dimitrov, Ivo Karlovic, Gilles Muller, Marcos Baghdatis, Borna Coric
Men’s Floaters: none
Men’s Notes: No Top 10ers, but three Top 20 players…The Top 16 seeds receive opening-round byes in the 48-player field…Wildcards were awarded to Americans Reilly Opelka and Frances Tiafoe, Canadian …
Ramos-Vinolas Wins 1st Career at Bastad, Klizan Clobbers Cuevas at ATP Hamburg
Posted by Staff on July 17th, 2016 @ 4:52 pm
Ramos-Vinolas Downs Hot Sauce for 1st Career Title at Bastad
It had been four years since Albert Ramos-Vinolas even reached a final on the ATP tour, but on Sunday the 28 year old put all jitters aside to defeat fellow Spaniard Fernando “Hot Sauce” Verdasco 6-3, 6-4 for his first career title at the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad.
“If you don’t play with focus 100 percent of the time, you won’t …
Rafael Nadal Gets Clearance To Play The Rio Olympics; Final Entry List Released
Posted by Staff on July 15th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
While Milos Raonic withdrew, Rafael Nadal got clearance to play in the Rio Olympics which begins next month.
After missing the required number of Davis Cup events due to injury, Nadal’s appeal to the ITF was successful and the 2008 gold medallist is on the final Rio entry list. Though Nadal still has some doubt of competing if his left wrist injury is not fully healed.
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and …
Here Come The Withdrawals! Milos Raonic Announces He Won’t Go To The Rio Olympics
Posted by Staff on July 15th, 2016 @ 2:18 pm
Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic announced today that he won’t be going to Rio Olympics due to the Zika virus among other things.
Said Raonic on Facebook:
It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing my withdrawal from participation in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
After much deliberation with my family and coaches, I am making this decision for a variety of health concerns including the uncertainty around the Zika …
Victoria Azarenka Announces She’s Pregnant, So Who’s The Boyfriend?
Posted by Staff on July 15th, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
Victoria Azarenka made a shock announcement today, revealing she’s pregnant!
On a facebook post, she wrote the following:
I have some exciting news to share with you.
It’s been a few weeks since you last heard from me. While recovering from the knee injury that I sustained at Roland Garros, I received news from my doctor that my boyfriend and I are going to become parents at the end of this year. …
Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John Isner Among Stars In Davis Cup QFs This Weekend
Posted by Staff on July 15th, 2016 @ 12:19 am
With the Olympics around the corner, several of the top players like Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have decided to sit out Davis Cup quarterfinal ties this weekend. But some in the Top 20 will be on court.
Croatia travels to Portland, Oregon to take on a deep USA team. Marin Cilic and Borna Coric lead the visitors against John Isner, Jack Sock and the Bryan brothers.
“It’s going to be a …
US Open Prize Money: Winners To Earn $3.5 Million, That’s More Than Yannick Noah Made In His Career!
Posted by Tom Gainey on July 14th, 2016 @ 10:02 am
The US Open upped its prize money once again. And winners of the event will now earn a whopping $3.5 million. That’s more money than players like Yannick Noah ($$3,440,660), MaliVai Washington ($3,232,565) and Kevin Curren ($3,055,510) earned in their entire career.
Overall, the tournament will pay out a record $46.3 million, a 10-percent increase over the 2015 US Open prize money.
2016 US Open Prize Money Breakdown – Singles: …
Ana Ivanovic And Bastian Schweinsteiger Got Married Wednesday
Posted by Tom Gainey on July 14th, 2016 @ 9:48 am
Longtime sports couple Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger were married Wednesday in Venice. The handsome couple, who had been dating for about two years, exchanged vows at the Misericordia Church.
The 25th-ranked Ivanovic fell in the first round at Wimbledon to Russian qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Mr & Mrs ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rur97V3O9v
— Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) July 13, 2016…
Andy Murray Is Now Just 815 Ranking Points Behind Novak Djokovic In The 2016 ATP Race
Posted by Tom Gainey on July 12th, 2016 @ 10:08 am
Following his second Wimbledon title Sunday, Andy Murray has moved within 815 ranking points of 2016 leader Novak Djokovic. Djokovic’s stunning loss in the third round to Sam Querrey left the door open for Murray who had lost to Novak in the first two Grand Slams this year.
The Scot took advantage of the Serb’s slip-up and now heading into the summer stands just 815 points behind Djokovic. …