Professional Tennis
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters will skip the French Open and clay-court season to focus on adapting to grass ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and Wimbledon. Last month, a tear in a hip muscle forced the 28-year-old Clijsters to pull out of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. “My current physical condition does not…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain heads into this week’s Monte Carlo Masters nursing a left knee injury and is looking to capture his first championship title in over 10 months, dating back to last year’s French Open. Nadal has a 231-18 career record (.928 winning percentage) on clay courts, including 32 titles. Last month, Nadal’s…
Juan Monaco of Argentina defeated American John Isner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the finals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships to capture his second clay-court title of the year. Monaco rushed through his post-match commitments to the media in hopes of catching a flight off to Europe where he will take part in the 2012 Monte…
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has been upset by Angelique Kerber of Germany in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in the finals of the e-Boks Open in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kerber was able to break Wozniacki’s serve three times overall in each set to win the title in just 1 hour and 38 min. Wozniacki,…
Novak Djokovic’s strive to win the French Open championship begins with the Monte Carlo Masters, beginning this week in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. He will attempt to end the reign of Rafael Nadal which has lasted in Monte Carlo since 2005. Nadal has also won every French Open since 2005 except for in 2009. The world number one-ranked…
Michael Russell defeated Mardy Fish, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Fish, who was the top-seeded player at the event and overall ninth ranked player in the world, was playing for the first time since he pulled out of the U.S. Davis Cup match against France due to…
American tennis star and former world number one Jennifer Capriati has been elected to receive the highest honor in the sport of tennis—induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In addition to her world number one status, Capriati’s successful career featured an Olympic gold medal, three Grand Slam titles, a Fed Cup title with…
The following is taken from a conference call moderated by Jasmine Sheppard with Mary Jo Fernandez, captain of the U.S. Fed Cup team who will be competing in the World Group playoffs in the Ukraine, April 21-22. JASMINE SHEPPARD: Thank you, everyone, for joining us today for this media conference call. We have with us…
John Isner is beginning to live up to his expectations. Isner has made it to the number 10 ranking in 2012 with wins over the top three current players in the world. He is beginning preparation for the U.S. men’s clay court championship. ”I’d like to think I’m a nightmare to play,” Isner said. ”I…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced that 13-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams will be joined by Christina McHale, Sloane Stephens, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Ukraine in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff at the Superior…