Professional Tennis
The world of tennis has lost one of its pillars, as legendary writer and broadcaster Arthur Worth “Bud” Collins passed away on Friday at his Massachusetts home. He was 86. Collins began as a tennis writer for the Boston Globe and several other Boston-area newspapers in the early 1960’s and quickly became one the sport’s most…
The United States and Australia both won one singles match on the opening day of the Davis Cup first-round on Friday at the Kooyang Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, bringing the contest to 1-1 with three matches left to be played. John Isner put the Americans on top to start things off, rolling past…
Two-time champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week’s BNP Paribas Open due to a left forearm injury that has limited her to just three tournaments since last year’s Wimbledon. In a statement, Sharapova said: “I am extremely disappointed that I am unable to compete in this year’s BNP Paribas Open,” she said. “I have…
Despite announcing he would retire following the Australian Open, Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt’s career is not over just yet. The 35-year old Adelaide native and captain of the Australian Davis Cup team announced he will be replacing Nick Kyrgios in Australia’s World Group First Round against the United States this weekend. “We took him through his…
Americans Christina McHale and Nicole Gibbs set up an all-American second-round matchup at the Abierto Monterrey Afirme as both picked up victories in their Monterrey openers on Tuesday. McHale took out Mexico’s Victoria Rodriguez 6-0, 6-4, needing less than an hour to do so. McHale won 83 percent of all points in the opening set,…
The BNP Paribas Open is set to begin next week, and for the first time in 15 years, American Venus Williams will be playing the Indian Wells tournament. Venus has not played Indian Wells since 2001, when people accused her and her sister of faking an injury and intentionally withdrawing from her semifinal match against…
The USTA and the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center gave the media an update and a tour on the progress of the complex’s construction, and ensured that the roof over Arthur Ashe will be completed as well as the new 8,000 seat Grandstand. During Monday’s walk-through, the USTA’s Chief Operating Officer Gordon Smith discussed…
Sloane Stephens became the first player in the WTA to win two titles in 2016, knocking off Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) to win the Abierto Mexicano Telcel title in Acapulco. Stephens looked to be on her way to a routine victory, opening up a set and a break lead. But the 2014 champion Cibulkova…
Austria’s Dominic Thiem finished off his fantastic February with a title in Acapulco, knocking off Bernard Tomic 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 to win the Abierto Mexicano Telcel championship. The win moved Thiem to 13-1 in the month of February and picked up two titles in Buenos Aires and now Acapulco. “It was unbelievable,” said Thiem. “These…
American Sam Querrey fought back from a set down to beat compatriot Taylor Fritz on Thursday, defeating the teenager 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Abierto Mexicano Telcel semifinals in Acapulco, Mexico. Playing in just the second ATP quarterfinal of his career, Fritz came out firing in this one. He won 78 percent of his…