Professional Tennis
Two-time defending champion John Isner fired 23 aces to cut down fellow big-serving giant Ivo Karlovic and reach the quarterfinals of the 2013 International Tennis Hall of Fame Championships, 7-6(3), 7-6(3). Isner and Karlovic combined to serve 37 aces in their first grass-court meeting ever. Karlovic is playing in his first ATP World Tour tournament since…
Tennis Channel will offer live coverage as former teen phenomenon Martina Hingis is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame Saturday, July 13, at 12:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony will take place on the historic grass-court stadium at the Hall’s grounds in Newport, R.I., and include the inductions of Australian Thelma Coyne Long, a…
The draw for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group was held in Paris, and the U.S. Fed Cup Team will open its 2014 Fed Cup campaign at home against Italy in the first round, Feb. 8-9, 2014, at a venue to be determined by the USTA. The U.S. also faced Italy in this…
In the second round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., two-time defending champion John Isner extended his Newport winning streak to 12 victories, defeating Adrian Mannarino of France to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. On Friday, he’ll face fellow big server Ivo Karlovic, who defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil, in three…
Top performances throughout June earned the men’s doubles team of Bob Bryan (Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.) & Mike Bryan (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) received Team of the Month honors, while wheelchair tennis player David Wagner (Chula Vista, Calif.) earned Athlete of the Month recognition, as announced by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). Bob & Mike Bryan,…
American Tim Smyczek has advanced the second round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships after upsetting top-seeded Sam Querrey, 6-4, 7-6 (8). The 25-year-old Smyczek, who has 11 tour-level wins, called it one of his biggest victories. "It’s pretty neat to play Sam," said the Milwaukee native Smyczek . "He’s been one of the…
American Mardy Fish says he feels mentally and physically ready to return to the ATP Tour, targeting the BB&T Atlanta Open on July 22 as his return. The 31-year-old Fish has played in just one ATP Tour event since pulling out of the 2012 U.S. Open before his fourth-round match last September after a medical…
The American doubles team of twins Mike and Bob Bryan accomplished something that not even the big three of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have done. They won the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon on Saturday, making it their fourth consecutive Grand Slam victory, earning them a complete “Golden Bryan Slam.” The Bryan Brothers…
Marion Bartoli, a Wimbledon finalist in 2007, captured the 2013 title on Saturday after her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki for her first ever Grand Slam title. At her post-match news conference, Bartoli was still in amazement at her victory, "I still can’t realize I’m a Wimbledon champion, it’s just so overwhelming." After her win, Bartoli…
In front of 15,000 on Sunday at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club, Andy Murray broke a 77-year singles title drought for British players at Wimbledon, defeating top-seeded and 2011 champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the finals. Fred Perry was the last native Brit to win the title in 1936. Last year, Murray was a Wimbledon…