Professional Tennis
Frances Tiafoe defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the Terra Wortmann Open title in Halle, Germany. Tiafoe became the first American man to win in Halle, and claims the first ATP 500 title of his career. Tiafoe’s previous three titles all come at the ATP 250 level, and he was 0-4 in…
Serena Williams returned to the professional tennis court for the first time in nearly four years a couple of weeks ago at the HSBC Championships. And now, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is returning to the singles court, as she accepted a Wimbledon ladies’ singles wild card, the tournament announced Sunday. Her opening round…
Trevor Svajda (SMU), Reese Brantmeier (North Carolina), Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) and Katrina Scott (Tennessee) have each guaranteed a trip to New York after advancing to the singles finals at the American Collegiate Wildcard Playoffs today at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. By making the final, all four players have secured at least wild card…
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day to Kick Off Fan Week on Sunday, August 23 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship presented by Vital Proteins® Returns to Fan Week August 24-26, Adding Free-to-Attend, Eight-Team Qualifying Competition Fan Week Expands to Seven Days, All Featuring Free Grounds Admission Free Fan Access Pass Required for All Adults for Grounds Entry…
The stars of the tennis world ascend onto the City of Love and the famed red clay courts of Roland Garros for the calendar’s second major. Closing the curtain on the clay court swing on the tour, the French Open always delivers some of the most unique and memorable moments of the year. In 2025,…
There will be a new men’s singles French Open champion as two-time defending winner Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this year’s event as he nurses a wrist injury. Alcaraz, a seven-time major champion, took to social media on Friday to announce he will not play the Rome Masters and the French Open, ending his clay-court…
Ben Shelton won the fifth ATP Tour title of his career on Sunday, defeating Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-5 to win the BMW Open in Munich, Germany. Shelton reached the final a year ago but lost to Alexander Zverev in the championship. This time around, he delivered his second career title on clay, and the…
The latest installment in the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry took place on the clay courts in Monte Carlo as the two battled in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. It was Sinner who came out on top this time, winning 7-6(5), 6-3 to capture the ATP Masters 1000 title, his first on clay. “We…
American Jessica Pegula defended her Credit Open Charleston Open title on Sunday, defeating Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-2 to become the event’s first repeat champion since Serena Williams in 2013. “Thank you to the fans who’ve supported me throughout this whole week,” said Pegula. “There were many three-set matches. It’s been such a long week for…
Jannik Sinner completed the “Sunshine Double” on Sunday as he defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the Miami Open title, becoming the first male player since Roger Federer in 2017 to win both Indian Wells and Miami in the same season. “It means a lot to me. [Winning] the Sunshine Double for the first…
