Professional Tennis
The USTA today announced that the prize money for the 2016 US Open will increase by $4 million, bringing the total purse for the tournament to a record $46.3 million, a 10-percent increase over the 2015 US Open prize money totals. In all, the US Open will provide the richest purse in tennis history at…
Serena Williams played flawless tennis on Saturday, using her dominant serve to defeat Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 and capture the Wimbledon championship, equaling Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 career Grand Slam titles. It was her fourth chance to tie Graf’s record, having lost at last year’s U.S. Open and this year’s Australian Open…
Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams during the trophy presentation of this year's Australian Open. (Ben Solomon/Tennis Australia) In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber will square off in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. It is the third straight major final appearance for Serena as she continues her quest…
Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray cruised into the final on Friday, dispatching Tomas Berdych in straight sets, reaching the third Wimbledon final of his career with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 semifinal victory. Murray broke in Berdych’s opening service game to take the early 2-0 lead, only to see Berdych respond with a break in the…
Milos Raonic held his nerve and came back from two sets to one down to beat seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in a thrilling five-setter on Friday, reaching the first Grand Slam final of his career with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 semifinal victory. Federer was previously 10-0 in Wimbledon semifinals. “I was struggling…
It only took 48 minutes for defending champion Serena Williams to move into the Wimbledon final on Thursday as the top ranked American steamrolled Russia’s Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0 to reach her ninth career Wimbledon final. “I’m very happy, you know, I was really focused today because we’ve had a lot of tough matches before,”…
France’s Marion Bartoli went on French television this morning and revealed that she is dealing with a mystery virus which has triggered her drastic weight loss. “I want to go back to a normal life. I have been reduced to eating organic salad leaves and pre-washed cucumber with no skin,” Bartoli told ITV’s This Morning….
The second match on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Wednesday looked eerily similar to the one before it. Earlier in the day, Roger Federer came back from two sets down to beat Marin Cilic, and afterwards Andy Murray won the first two sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, only to see Tsonga rally to force a deciding…
Roger Federer had his back against the wall and was on the verge of elimination before launching a stunning comeback on Wednesday. The seven-time champion came back from sets down to upend former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 6-7(4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(9), 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. It was the tenth time in his…
World number one and defending champion Serena Williams rolled into the Wimbledon semifinals, snatching a late break in each of the two sets to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4 and book her spot in the final four. “I’m excited to have been able to win that one and get through. It feels really good,” said…