Professional Tennis
Sixth-seeded Carlos Berlocq of Argentina defeated American James Blake, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, in opening round action at the 2012 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. Berlocq, hampered by an injured left calf muscle, left the court briefly before the final set to get medical treatment. Berlocq, who…
Serena Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-0, 6-1 to capture the 2012 Family Circle Cup on Sunday in Charleston, S.C. This is her 40th WTA title and first on clay since she captured the same championship back in 2008. Williams did not even expect to show such a strong comeback on clay; however, this shows how…
The U.S. Davis Cup team has advanced to face the defending champion Spain in the semifinals of the 2012 Davis Cup tournament. The United States has already defeated both Roger Federer’s Switzerland team and France on the road. John Isner was able to advance the U.S. team after his defeat over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team’s quarterfinal competition against France in Monaco, this weekend, with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday. John Isner, world number 11, leads a U.S. team of tennis up-and-comer Ryan Harrison and top-ranked doubles brothers Bob and Mike Bryan against France’s world…
Fifth-seeded American Serena Williams defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to move closer to a meeting between her and her Sister Venus Williams at the 2012 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C. Serena served six aces and won 80 percent of all first serve points to advance onto the quarterfinals…
Guy Forget, the captain of the French Davis Cup team, feels that the United States will be weakened by the loss of Mardy Fish in their quarterfinal match which commences on Friday. Both teams saw withdrawals by key players this past week, as Fish pulled out due to fatigue and was replaced by Ryan Harrison,…
American Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the Family Circle Cup tournament in Charleston, S.C., after defeating Serbian Jelena Jankovic in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0, to advance to the third round of play. She put up a high level of play that will be hard to be overcome by remaining players in…
The 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals match between the United States and France will take place Friday-Sunday, April 6-8 at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France. The U.S. will be competing for its sixth time on the road since defeating Switzerland in the 2009 first round held…
Serena Williams, Sam Stosur, and Vera Zvonareva all won their round of 16 matches at the Family Circle Cup in straight set victories in Charleston, S.C. Venus Williams also continued her comeback from illness that kept her out a majority of 2011 with a first-round victory and the number 10 seed, Anabel Medina-Garrigues was the…
American Andy Roddick will target a record fifth AEGON Championships title at The Queen’s Club, June 11-17. Roddick, who won the title in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, and reached finals at The Championships, Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, is now fully fit after a difficult year. He scored an impressive win over Roger…