Professional Tennis
The climax of the British tennis calendar is upon us, as the world’s top players prepare to battle it out for the prestigious Wimbledon title. Wimbledon 2011 will be the 125th time that the All English Lawn Tennis Club has hosted The Championships since the first tournament in 1877. The tournament began June 13 with…
Tennis Channel will introduce analyst Lindsay Davenport as the newest member of its on-air team during the network’s upcoming Wimbledon coverage, June 20-29, 2011. The 1999 Wimbledon singles champion will work with legend Martina Navratilova, host Bill Macatee and fellow analyst Justin Gimelstob on the four-hour nightly tournament show Wimbledon Primetime, which begins Monday, June…
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…