Professional Tennis
For the first time since 2012, three Americans find themselves in the quarterfinals of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C, as eighth-seed John Isner, 15th-seeded Jack Sock and unseeded Steve Johnson all won their third round matches on Thursday. The most surprising victory of the three came from the unseeded Johnson, who upended sixth-seeded Bulgarian…
American Alison Riske notched the second Top 10 win of her career on Wednesday, downing 10th-ranked Carlos Suarez-Navarro 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals. Suarez-Navarro actually jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the opening set, but Riske snatched the break right back, and another break later in the frame…
Top-seeded Andy Murray was ousted from the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night, getting upended in three sets by Teymuraz Gabashvili. The 30-year-old Russian hung on to beat Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) in the second round matchup. After trading the first two sets, Murray seemed to finally break through late in the third…
In a battle of two American rising stars, Christina McHale defeated seventh-seeded Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in a first-round contest at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. McHale broke four times in six opportunities and saved three of the five break points she faced to get past Vandeweghe, who recently reached the…
Second-seed Kei Nishikori of Japan came back from a set down to beat Australian James Duckworth 6-7(8), 6-1, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes on Tuesday night at the Citi Open. Nishikori coughed up a set point in the opening frame as he was on serve up 5-4, but recovered to take the next…
American Madison Keys cruised into the Bank of the West Classic second round on Monday, rolling past Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-0 in Stanford. The seventh-seed Keys broke four times in six chances and saved the only break point she faced. “I think I played really well,” said Keys. “Once I got the lead I…
Twenty-year-old Samantha Crawford of Tamarac, Fla., the 2012 U.S. Open Girls Champion, will compete in the U.S. Open main draw for the second time in her career, after winning the USTA Pro Circuit’s U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge. Crawford finished the challenge with 49 points after reaching the final of the $50,000 Kentucky Bank Tennis…
Rafael Nadal hung on to beat Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-5 to win the Hamburg Open on Sunday, capturing the 47th clay-court title of his career. Nadal saved a break point for a 6-5 lead in the first set, and after Fognini saved three break points, Nadal broke in the ensuing game to take the opening…
American John Isner captured his third straight BB&T Atlanta Open championship on Sunday, defeating Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-3 for his 10th career ATP World Tour title. “I kept getting stronger and stronger,” said Isner. “It was obvious that he was hurt on his second serve and volley. He’s not a serve and volley guy…
World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of next week’s Bank of the West Classic with a right elbow injury. “I’m disappointed to have to withdraw from Stanford, but I need to get my elbow back to 10%,” the three-time former champion said in a statement. “The tournament is one of my favorites and…