Professional Tennis
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…
World TeamTennis will host its 2021 season at California’s Indian Wells Tennis Garden November 13-28. Five teams will participate in the league’s 46th season, contesting a total of 31 matches over 16 days in the venue’s Stadium 2. “We are extremely excited to announce that we are hosting our 2021 season at the greatest tennis…
After three years on Long Island, the New York Open is heading to Dallas, Texas, the ATP Tour announced on Wednesday. The ATP Tour will return to Dallas for the first time in more than 30 years next season when one of America’s longest-running tournaments becomes the Dallas Open. The ATP 250, the only…