Professional Tennis
Venus Williams, returning from an injury absence, took on Andrea Petkovic Monday at Eastbourne to start her Wimbledon preparations. She withdrew from the third-round in the Australian five months ago after sustaining a hip injury which forced her to retire against Petkovic after just one game. Returning to Eastbourne, she took on Petkovic, a second…
With unfortunate weather on Sunday, the finals of the AEGON Championships in London, England between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was postponed to Monday. As play began, Tsonga came out firing, still hot off his stunning upset over world number one-ranked Rafael Nadal. Heavy hitting is what subdued the Spanish foe in…
Caroline Wozniacki was once again victorious in capturing her second Sony Ericsson Open title in Copenhagen, Denmark after defeating fourth-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4 in the final. Wozniacki did not drop a single set all week and with this win she claims her fifth WTA title for the year. Safarova, who is…
As play got underway today at the AEGON Championships in London, England, Andy Roddick of the United States made quick work of Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, 6-2, 6-2. Many spectators were expected to see a battle between the two big hitters, but it was pretty one-sided from the start. Roddick, who now owns a 10-3 record…
Andy Roddick has reached the quarterfinals at the Queen’s Club Tournament after overcoming the 15th seed Kevin Anderson, 6-4, 6-4. Anderson took the first game, however, Roddick held and then broke quickly to gain a 3-2 lead. He would then serve the set out and take the first one 6-4. The second set had the…
Stop me when you’ve heard this before: French Open finals, Federer vs. Nadal. In their storied rivalry, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have met 24 times with Nadal coming out the victor 16 times, six of which have come in a Grand Slam final. Federer, who earned his place in the finals after defeating Novak Djokovic and…
Bjorn Fratangelo, a 17-year-old native of Pittsburgh, made history on Sunday, upsetting number 14 seed, Dominic Thiem of Austria, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, to capture the boys’ singles title at the French Open Junior Championships. With the win, Fratangelo becomes the first American to win the Roland Garros boys’ singles title since John McEnroe in 1977. "Yeah,…
It seems almost automatic that once the French Open starts, you know at least who one of the finalists will be. For a sixth time, Spain’s Rafael Nadal is headed into the finals of the French Open. The world number one-ranked player took out the fourth seed, Andy Murray of Great Britain, in straight sets…
Usually, when I sit down to write, I follow two simple rules: Write what you know (suggested by a pretty good writer, Ernest Hemmingway) and “Never marry your first date or your first draft” (source unknown, but good advice on both accounts). This is different. This is difficult. John Lennon once said that “Life is…
The magical run of Merrick, N.Y.’s Scott Lipsky and his mixed-doubles partner, Australian Casey Dellacqua, has finally come to an end at Roland Garros as the duo captured the 2011 Mixed-Doubles Championship. The unseeded Lipsky & Dellacqua defeated the team of defending French Open champions Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia & Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, 7-6 (8-6),…