The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have announced that American Wayne Odesnik will face a 15-year ban from the sport following a second doping violation. Odesnik had previously been sanctioned back in 2010 for possessing a human growth hormone. That penalty was originally supposed to be two years, but…
At the 2013 Australian Open, Sloane Stephens, 19-years-old at the time, beat Serena Williams in a tense quarterfinals match, leading everyone to believe she had a huge opportunity ahead of her. Stephens has not lived up to those expectations so far. At this year’s Aussie Open, another American, 19-year-old Madison Keys, stepped into the spotlight…
Roger Federer exacted some revenge on Italian Andreas Seppi at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, defeating him 6-3, 6-4 in a rematch of the Swiss’ defeat at the hands of Seppi in January’s Australian Open. Seppi struggled with his serve as Federer gave himself 12 break point chances throughout the match. While he was…
Serena Williams came out sluggish in her fourth round match up against fellow American Sloane Stephens, but after dropping the first set, the world number one stormed back and came out victorious 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Stephens came out swinging and was the aggressor early on. She broke Serena…
The Sportime World Tour continued its journey to all the top professional tournaments around the globe on March 14, stopping in Indian Wells, Calif. for the third installment of the ever-growing program. Held at Sportime Lynbrook, the third stage featured an Indian Wells theme and mirrored the BNP Paribas Open which is being held this…
The North Carolina women and Oklahoma men, both champions of the 2015 ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships, maintained their number one spots in the ITA Division I National Team Rankings this week. On the women's side, North Carolina kept the top ranking for the sixth straight edition dating back to Feb. 10. The…
The defending champion at the BNP Paribas Open Novak Djokovic moved into the fourth-round of the tournament on Monday, beating Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 6-3. The world number one converted on four of his nine break point chances as he won in one hour and 25 minutes, but was not particularly pleased with his performance….
The NYIT men’s tennis team knocked off 41st-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma State 7-2 on Monday, handing the Savage Storm its first loss of the season and moving the Bears to 5-2 on the season. Despite losing the first singles match, 14th-ranked NYIT took control of the match in doubles play. Tiago Ferreira & Alberto Blesa knocked…
Two of the top 10 players in the world on the women’s side saw their runs at the BNP Paribas Open come to an end on Monday, as fifth-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and sixth-ranked Ana Ivanovic were eliminated in Indian Wells, Calif. Wozniacki took on 18-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, one of the WTA’s Rising Stars,…
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