Professional Tennis
This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine. Click Here to read the full digital edition In 1980, when the United States Olympic hockey team did the impossible and knocked off the previously infallible Soviet Union in what is regarded as the greatest upset in sports history, their…
The field of eight was trimmed down to four on Tuesday, as the semifinals in the Ladies’ Singles draw at the 2021 Wimbledon Champions is now set. The first through to the semifinals was Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova, who won yet again in straight sets as she posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Switzerland’s…
American Frances Tiafoe recorded the biggest win of his career on Monday as he routinely defeated third-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round of the Wimbledon Championships. “That guy’s special,” Tiafoe said of Tsitsipas in his post-match interview. “He’s going to do a lot of great things and win a ton…
After the first year without the event since World War II, the Wimbledon Championships will return in 2021. The seeds for all events were announced on Wednesday. The Main Draw begins on Monday, June 28. Below are the singles seeds. Men’s Singles 1. Novak Djokovic 2. Daniil Medvedev 3. Stefanos Tsitsipas 4. Dominic Thiem…
The United States Tennis Association today announced that fans will be welcomed back to the US Open for the 2021 tournament, and that tickets to the event will be put on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 15, beginning at 12 pm ET. Additionally, longtime US Open partner American Express will offer…
Men’s Singles (2) Daniil Medvedev d. Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 (6) Alexander Zverev d. Laslo Dere 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 Federico Delbonis d. (27) Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 Kei Nishikori d. Henri Laaksonen 7-5 (ret.) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina d. Casper Ruud 7-6(3), 2-6, 7-6(6), 0-6, 7-5 (12) Pablo Carreno Busta d. Steve Johnson…
Results from Day Five at the 2021 French Open Men’s Singles (8) Roger Federer d. Marin Cilic 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 Mikael Ymer d. (14) Gael Monfils 6-0, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 (1) Novak Djokovic d. Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 (9) Matteo Berrettini d. Federico Coria 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 (18) Jannik Sinner d. Gianluca…
Results from Day Three at the 2021 French Open: Men’s Singles (3) Rafael Nadal d. Alex Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3) (14) Gael Monfils d. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4 (9) Matteo Berrettini d. Taro Daniel 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 Ricardas Berankis d. (29) Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 Jan-Lennard Struff d. (7)…
This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine. Click Here to access the full digital issue. The second Grand Slam of 2021 gets underway this weekend in the City of Love as the best players in the world arrive in Paris for the French Open. The weather should be…
American teenager Coco Gauff completed the sweep in Parma, Italy this weekend as she claimed both the singles and doubles championships at the Emilia-Romagna Open. Gauff won the singles title with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Wang Qiang. “I think I did well in engaging every point and pushing her back,” said Gauff. “I…