Third-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the French Open on Wednesday after defeating ninth-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Nadal finished the opening set conceding zero break points against Wawrinka. Nadal is now 57-1 at the French Open. Since dropping the first set in each of the first two rounds, he has…
Coach Daniel Burgess Jr. and his Wantagh High School Boys’ Varsity tennis team were honored at the school’s awards dinner for their achievements during the 2013 season. Coming from a losing season in 2012, the Wantagh boys, under the direction of Coach Burgess, in his rookie season leading a high school team, were Nassau County…
Thirty years after his incredible run to capture the Roland Garros title, France’s adored Yannick Noah was celebrated once again, when he received his official Hall of Fame ring in a private presentation earlier this week. One of France’s most revered public figures and successful tennis players, Noah won the Roland Garros title in 1983….
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, third seeded at Roland Garros, defeated Maria Kirilenko of Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-2, at the French Open on Wednesday. Azarenka is the first woman to represent Belarus in the semifinals of the French Open. Azarenka won five consecutive points, leading 6-1 in the tiebreaker, and then hit a backhand…
Although a lower back injury from the Italian Open caused Andy Murray to miss the 2013 French Open, Murray will be ready to play at the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club. The French Open was the first Grand Slam event that Murray has missed since 2007 when a wrist injury caused his absence at…
Roger Federer will not advance to the semifinals of the French Open for the second time in nine years as he was defeated by Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. It has been 12 months since Tsonga blew four match points at the same stage against Novak Djokovic, but Tsonga made…
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Sara Errani defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 7-6(6), advancing to the semifinals of the 2013 French Open. The second set of the match included eight breaks of serve and Errani raised her arms in celebration after winning the match. Errani’s 81 matches is double that of anyone else in the top 10 this year. Errani secured her first…
After three days of playing under the blazing sun at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center the 2013 NYSPHSAA Boys Tennis Championships came to a close on Saturday. In a battle of Westchester’s top seeds Shawn Hadavi of Dobbs Ferry won the Singles State Champinship defeating Taiyo Hamanaka of Eastchester in a close…
The 12th-seeded Maria Kirilenko has reached her first French Open quarterfinal after defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 7-5, 6-4. In both 2010 and 2011, Kirilenko lost in the fourth round at Roland Garros. While Mattek-Sands was ahead 5-4, she called for medical attention. After that, Kirilenko won four straight games. Up next for Kirilenko is the number three…