Professional Tennis
Tommy Haas needed nearly three hours to defeat Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday, 6-7(4), 7-6(1), 7-5, in opening round action at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Haas will meet Jerzy Janowicz in the second round. “It’s even better winning a round when you are making your debut at a tournament,” said Haas. “It was a…
Petra Cetkovska, currently ranked 134th in the world, defeated the top-seeded Li Na, 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday in Doha at the 2014 Qatar Total Open. It's the second time in her career that Cetkovska has defeated the WTA's third-ranked player. In 2012, she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in Rome. "Well, it's difficult to describe at the moment, because I've just…
Petra Kvitova went to three sets for the fourth time in four career meetings with Venus Williams at the Qatar Total Open Wednesday, with Kvitova pulling off the win in two hours and 32 minutes, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(7). Kvitova reeled off four straight games from two-all to take the first set 6-2. Venus stormed through the second set, 6-2, and built…
The United States will host France in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoffs, set for April 19-20 at a site to be determined. The draw for the World Group Playoffs was held Tueday at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) offices in London. The United States is seeded third and, since France hosted the last meeting…
Venus Williams was a straight sets winner in the opening round match of the Qatar Total Open on Monday, defeating Petra Martic 6-2, 6-2 to set up a second round matchup with world number six Petra Kvitova (who received a first round bye). Head-to-head lifetime, Kvitova is 2-1 against Venus, with all three meetings having gone to three sets….
The ATP has released the 2015 ATP World Tour calendar following meetings with its ATP Board of Directors in London last week. The 2015 calendar will feature 62 tournaments in 31 countries across six continents and, for the first time, will incorporate a three-week grass-court swing in the lead up to The Championships, Wimbledon. The…
The order of play for this weekend's U.S. vs. Italy Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie was determined at Friday's draw ceremony, hosted at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center Ballroom. The opening day of play in the best-of-five match series features each country's number one singles player against the number two player from…
The USTA has announced that six top junior players will take part in USTA Player Development’s Fed Cup camp, which will be held alongside the United States’ Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie vs. reigning champion Italy, this weekend at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium. Amanda Anisimova (age 12; Hallandale Beach, Fla.), Tornado Alicia Black (age 15; Boca Raton,…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's first-round competition against Italy in Cleveland this weekend, with comprehensive telecasts Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, Feb. 9. The battle is a rematch of last year's first round, when Italy defeated the U.S. en route to claiming its fourth Fed Cup title. The contest will feature two singles matches on…
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova had quite a week in Paris. Currently ranked 21st in the world, Pavlyuchenkova defeated Sara Errani in the finals of the Open GDF SUEZ, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, and in the process, eliminating three top 20-ranked players en route to the title. "I'm really happy with how I started this year so far, so I'm just…