Professional Tennis
While a number of top players on the women’s side are off this week as they prepare for Wimbledon, some are participating in the Aegon International event in Eastbourne, England. Two of those players were in action against each other on Wednesday, as eighth-seeded Denmark native Caroline Wozniacki took on American Sloane Stephens. Wozniacki entered…
This is the third article in a series on the hidden traits of the top tennis players in the modern era. Thus far I have talked about Roger Federer’s perfectionism and Rafael Nadal’s incredible family support as keys to their success. This month, we will take a crack at Novak “The Jokester” Djokovic and how…
The All-England Club released its seeding for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament on Wednesday, laying out the draw for the third major tournament of 2014. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were given the number one seeds on their respective sides. On the men’s side, a lot of seeding varied from the Emirates ATP World Rankings where…
It was 2011, in the tunnels connecting Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand on the grounds of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Leaving a quick practice session, Robin Soderling, perhaps the most dangerous player in the draw at any event he competed in, left the tunnel to head…
Victoria Azarenka returned to the court on Tuesday as she took on Italian Camilia Giorgi in the first round at the Aegon International. It was the Belarus native’s first match in more than three months as she has been dealing with a serious foot injury since January. Her comeback was only brief, however, as Giorgi…
The seventh-ranked player in the world David Ferrer says he is unsure if he will be able to compete at Wimbledon next week after withdrawing from the grass-court Topshelf Open on Monday. The Spaniard cited stomach problems as the reason for his withdrawal from the event, which is used by many players to get used…
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic defeated Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova in the Aegon Classic final on Sunday to notch the first grass-court title of her career. She cruised past Zahlavova-Strycova 6-3, 6-2 in a little over an hour in what was a very cleanly played match. After Ivanovic had her serve broken early in the first set, she regained…
Roger Federer captured the Gerry Weber Open for the seventh time in his career on Sunday, defeating Colombian Alejandro Falla 7-6(2), 7-6(3) in Halle, Germany. The Gerry Weber Open is one of the first grass-court tournaments of the year and prepares its participants for the upcoming Wimbledon, which the Swiss native has also won seven…
Second-seeded Tomas Berdych was knocked out of the Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club in London on Friday, as tenth-seeded Feliciano Lopez pulled off the upset 6-4, 7-6(7) in a quarterfinal matchup. The Spanish Lopez used a powerful serve to dispose of Berdych, smashing 13 aces over the course of the match. With the match…
In one of the more exciting matches of the season so far, German Philipp Kohlschreiber hung on to defeat fellow German Dustin Brown 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(16) to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals in Halle, Germany on Friday. The unseeded Kohlschreiber saved five match points in the third set tiebreaker to capture the match. He…