Professional Tennis
The USTA has announced that registration will close next week for the first U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournament of 2012, held in the USTA Southwest Section. The registration deadline for the USTA Southwest tournament, held in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 19-21, is Wednesday, May 9. Players age 14 and older can register for singles competition and/or…
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has announced that she will be returning this August to Connecticut for the 2012 New Haven Open. Currently ranked sixth in the world, Wozniacki has never lost in New Haven and won last year’s championship without dropping a set. A win this year would push her past…
USTA Player Development has announced that Brian Baker of Nashville, Tenn., has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open. This year, the USTA awarded one men’s singles main draw wild card into the French Open to the American player who finished with the best combined results at two USTA Pro Circuit…
USTA Player Development has announced that Brian Baker of Nashville, Tenn., has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open. This year, the USTA awarded one men’s singles main draw wild card into the French Open to the American player who finished with the best combined results at two USTA Pro Circuit…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain has broken another record this weekend after winning the 2012 Barcelona Open final in straight sets against fellow countryman David Ferrer, 7-6, 7-5. He is now the first player in the Open era to claim two tournaments seven times. Nadal’s win in Barcelona marks his 21st straight victory…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain has broken another record this weekend after winning the 2012 Barcelona Open final in straight sets against fellow countryman David Ferrer, 7-6, 7-5. He is now the first player in the Open era to claim two tournaments seven times. Nadal’s win in Barcelona marks his 21st straight victory…
Maria Sharapova, the second-ranked woman’s player, quickly defeated Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, on Sunday to capture the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of 2012. She lost in the finals of both the Australian Open and in Indian Wells earlier in 2012 at the hands of Azarenka. This is Sharapova’s 25th overall…
Maria Sharapova, the second-ranked woman’s player, quickly defeated Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, on Sunday to capture the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of 2012. She lost in the finals of both the Australian Open and in Indian Wells earlier in 2012 at the hands of Azarenka. This is Sharapova’s 25th overall…
Germany’s Andrea Petkovic, currently ranked number 12 in the world, will be forced to miss the next three months due to an injured right ankle and torn ligaments, an injury suffered Thursday at the 2012 Porsche Grand Prix. Petkovic was forced to retire in her second round match against world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus…
Germany’s Andrea Petkovic, currently ranked number 12 in the world, will be forced to miss the next three months due to an injured right ankle and torn ligaments, an injury suffered Thursday at the 2012 Porsche Grand Prix. Petkovic was forced to retire in her second round match against world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus…