Professional Tennis
The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced its 2015 inductees at a press conference Monday, with two-time Grand Slam champion and current coach of Andy Murray, Amelie Mauresmo, headlining the class of three. Mauresmo is a former world number one who captured titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006. She held the number…
Tennis legends Monica Seles and Gabriela Sabatini will face each other in a 25th anniversary rematch of their famed 1990 five-set WTA Championship final in the 2015 BNP Paribas Showdown, set for March 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Seles leads the career head-to-head 11-3 over Sabatini. In addition to the Seles-Sabatini…
The United States entered this past weekend’s Davis Cup action needing to sweep all three of the remaining matches to move past Great Britain and into the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the Americans were only able to conjure up two of the three victories they needed, falling to the Brits 3-2 in Glasgow, Scotland. Fifth-ranked Andy Murray clinched…
For the second consecutive week, Timea Bacsinszky knocked off Caroline Garcia in a tournament final, capturing the Abierto Monterrey Afirme title with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory on Sunday. Just last week, Bacsinszky defeated Garcia 6-3, 6-0 in Acapulco to win the Mexican Open crown. The match was much closer this time around as Garcia…
Caroline Wozniacki captured her first title of 2015 on Sunday, coming back from a set down to defeat Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 and win the Malaysian Open championship. The top-seeded Dane entered Sunday’s final without dropping a set all tournament long, but was put to the test by the young Dulgheru early on….
Andy Murray kicked off the Davis Cup playoff tie between Great Britain and the United States with a 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 over 47th ranked Donald Young in Glasgow, Scotland. Playing on his home turf of Scotland for the first time since 2011, Murray took it to the American early, eventually closing out the four-setter…
Caroline Wozniacki maintained her excellent play in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, rolling past Carina Witthoeft 6-3, 6-1 to reach the tournament’s semifinals. The top-seeded Dane needed just one hour and 12 minutes, notching two break points in each set and saving two of her own. “We had a lot of tight games early on, but…
The United States has selected Donald Young to open up their Davis Cup tie this weekend, as the 47th-ranked Young will face off with fifth-ranked Andy Murray in the opening singles match. The draws were released on Thursday as the Americans have decided to go with the hot hand to combat the Scottish star. Young…
The United States and Great Britain will face off this weekend in a Davis Cup tie in Glasgow, Scotland, with the winner moving on to take on either France or Germany. The Brits stunned the United States last year on U.S. soil in San Diego, and will meet starting tomorrow for a rematch. The undoubted…
Caroline Wozniacki rolled into the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open, defeating China’s Lin Zhu 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. The fifth-ranked Dane fired seven aces and gave herself 10 break point chances to cruise to the win in just one hour and 15 minutes. “She played very aggressively, very flat. But I served very well,…