Professional Tennis
Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka captured the third Grand Slam of his career in Flushing Meadows, downing Novak Djokovic 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the finals of the 2016 U.S. Open, but Stan the Man wasn’t as calm and collective heading into that match as one may have thought. Minutes before he walked onto the court in…
France's Lucas Pouille won the ATP Most Improved Player. The ATP World Tour announced its year-end awards for the 2016 season on Thursday, as Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro and the Bryan Brothers were among those honored with awards. Federer, despite having not played over the last few months of the year due to…
Over the weekend, Andy Murray surpassed Novak Djokovic for the number one spot in the ATP World Tour Rankings, becoming just the 26th player ever to claim the world’s top spot. “In the beginning of my career, I’ve always wanted to win a Grand Slam, but now that I’ve gotten older, getting to No. 1…
Christina McHale played in her eighth U.S. Open main draw during the 2016 edition of the tournament, a pretty remarkable number for someone who is just 24-years-old. “This is my favorite tournament,” said McHale. “It’s my favorite time of the year. I get to stay home. Obviously, I would like to be doing better, but…
Former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic defeated Novak Djokovic for the first time in his career on Friday, ousting the world number one 6-4, 7-6(2) to reach the BNP Paribas Masters semifinals. Cilic had previously been 0-14 in his career against Djokovic, but came out sharp from the very beginning, snatching an early break before…
The WTA has announced a newly established WTA Coach Program which will launch in January of 2017 as the new season begins. WTA coaches will be recognized as a “WTA Registered Coach” under a formalized WTA Coach Program. The WTA Coach Program is designed to professionalize, standardize and recognize the important role of coaching on…
Just one spot remains in the singles field at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as Marin Cilic became the seventh player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, set for Nov. 13-20 at The O2 in London. Cilic secured his spot with a third-round win over David Goffin on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Masters…
World number one Novak Djokovic began his quest for a fourth straight title at the BNP Paribas Masters 1000 in Paris, knocking off Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-3, 6-4 to book his spot in the Round of 16. Djokovic was routine against Muller, breaking him once in each set and saving the only break point…
Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova won the biggest title of her career on Sunday, downing world number one Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals in Singapore. “This is the biggest moment of my career,” the 27-year old said afterwards. “It’s hard to describe in words. I have to congratulate Angelique Kerber, you are an…
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska continued her domination over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, beating the U.S. Open finalist 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore. Radwanska, last year’s champion in Singapore, has now won all seven meetings against Pliskova in straight sets, winning all 14 sets against the big-serving Czech…