August 29th, 2019
Serena Survives McNally Scare, Svitolina Sees Off Venus At US Open
Following a dominant performance over Maria Sharapova in her opener, Serena Williams was thought to have an easy time Wednesday night against 17-year-old Caty McNally. But that’s not how it went. The young McNally, who is from Ohio, hung tough with Serena early, keeping her off balance, attacking and even mixing in some serve-and-volleying with […]
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:10 am in US Open | 3 Comments »
December 31st, 2017
Wozniacki Eyes No. 1 Ranking This Week at WTA Auckland; Preview
No byes in the draw and some tough starts for the seeds, including (2) Goerges vs. the Olympics winner Puig, (7) Barthel vs. Lepchenko who has won 3 of their 5 career encounters, (3) Strycova vs. the former French Open runner-up Errani, and (8) Vekic vs. the crafty Belgian veteran Flipkens…
Posted by Staff @ 12:25 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
July 29th, 2017
Thiem, 4 ATP Top 10; Halep at Combined Citi Open; ATP/WTA Previews
The top-seeded Thiem could have an interesting start against Pospisil, and the No. 2 Nishikori starts against the winner of the Tim Smyczek-Donald Young all-American encounter…Other interesting openers include (9) Isner vs. the Dudi Sela-Jared Donaldson winner, (14) Johnson vs. the Medvedev-Opelka winner, and (4) Dimitrov vs. the hot-handed Edmund…
Posted by Staff @ 5:54 pm in Tennis | 11 Comments »
June 11th, 2017
Cibulkova, Konta Lead WTA Grasscourt Debut Week; Previews
Konta the lone Top 10 representative…Interesting starts for (4) Riske vs. (WC) Watson, and (6) Rogers vs. Vekic (winner to possibly meet (WC) Robson)…
Posted by Staff @ 7:47 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
April 29th, 2017
Pliskova Headlines Prague, Bacsinszky Defends at Rabat; WTA Previews
Pliskova the lone Top 10 player, but the former No. 1 Wozniacki and the former Slam winner Stosur also among the seeds…Interesting starts for (1) Pliskova vs. the tenacious Giorgi, and (3) Strycova vs. the somewhat-resurgent Goerges…
Posted by Staff @ 7:08 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Pliskova Headlines Prague, Bacsinszky Defends at Rabat; WTA Previews
April 2nd, 2017
Keys, Miami Open Champ Konta Headline WTA Charleston
Tough starts for (9) Gavrilova vs. Errani, (6) Sam Stosur vs. Jankovic in a battle of former champs, and (16) Siniakova vs. Puig…
Posted by Staff @ 11:50 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
January 7th, 2017
American Lauren Davis Dismantles Konjuh for 1st Career WTA Title
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for quite a few years,” said Davis, who was 0-2 in WTA finals last year. “It’s definitely surreal. I had two finals last year, and it was definitely discouraging and frustrating. But I guess third time’s the charm.”
Posted by Special @ 10:46 am in Tennis | 2 Comments »
September 18th, 2016
First WTA Titles: Oceane Dodin Wins Quebec City, Christina McHale Victorious In Tokyo
McHale won her career-first title at the Japan Women’s Open, coming from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, benefiting from a timely rain delay.
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 7:27 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
July 24th, 2016
Gael Monfils Saves MP To Beat Ivo Karlovic For Washington Title; Yanina Wickmayer Wins Two
Gael Monfils and Johanna Konta took home titles Sunday.
Posted by Staff @ 11:16 pm in Washington | 11 Comments »
January 22nd, 2016
Roger Federer Went Bananas After Watching This Point From The Sharapova-Davis Tiebreaker [Video]
Watch this reaction to a missed volley from Lauren Davis.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 12:17 am in Australian Open, Videos | 9 Comments »
April 9th, 2015
Upsets Hit Charleston: Bouchard, Stephens, Stosur Lose; Makarova Withdraws
A bunch of favorites fell Wednesday in Charleston.
Posted by Staff @ 9:12 am in Charleston | 6 Comments »
March 8th, 2014
Azarenka Goes Down in Sobbing Mess at BNP Indian Wells; Federer, Nadal Open Play Saturday
“It didn’t phase me much because I was really trying to focus on myself,” Davis said of the Azarenka show. “I really put the emphasis on my fitness…I really enjoy it, I love the sport and working hard.”
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 12:51 am in Indian Wells | 2 Comments »
March 23rd, 2013
On a night when the grounds went dark, Novak Djokovic suffered no power outage in Miami, crushing Lukos Rosol. But Juan Martin Del Potro wasn’t as fortunate in an opening round bracket busting loss.
Posted by Staff @ 12:56 am in Miami | 97 Comments »
January 8th, 2013
Stephens, Madison, Davis Lead American Wins; Tomic Advances In Sydney
American women continue their surge during week two of the tennis season, while Bernard Tomic wins and Grigor Dimitrov falls.
Posted by Staff @ 2:15 pm in Sydney | 63 Comments »
December 20th, 2010
Ryan Harrison, Lauren Davis Win Australian Open Wildcards
Ryan Harrison and Lauren Davis won wildcard into the Australian Open main draws.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:40 am in Australian Open | 3 Comments »