Professional Tennis
The French Tennis Federation (FTF) has voted to keep the French Open at its traditional Roland Garros venue and renovate the existing site by expanding it and brining modern amenities to the facility. The FFT said that it had chosen the option of renovating Roland Garros, located in western Paris for more than 80 years, by making…
Kim Clijsters from Belgium was defeated by Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3, in the finals of the Open Gaz De France on Sunday, but claimed the top spot in the WTA rankings from previous number one Caroline Wozniacki. "I think in the past matches where I beat her, she showed some of…
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open men’s and women’s player fields were announced and the tournament will host a field worthy of a Grand Slam event with each of the top 77 ranked men’s players and 74 of the top 75 ranked women’s players in the world attending. Once again, the world’s best players including Rafael Nadal,…
The United States team will travel to Germany for the Fed Cup playoffs. The Americans, who lost to Belgium in the first round last weekend without the injured Williams Sisters, need to beat the Germans in order to stay in the eight-team World Group. The best-of-five series will be played April 16-17. The venue has yet…
A Look Back at the 2010 ATP Tour Grand Slam Champions Australian Open Championship â–ºRoger Federer defeated Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) French Open Championship â–ºRafael Nadal defeated Robin Soderling, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 Wimbledon Championship â–ºRafael Nadal defeated Thomas Berdych, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 U.S. Open…
For ardent tennis fans, nothing beats courtside seats to watch the great players battling in a Grand Slam tournament, such as Wimbledon or the French Open. But the reality is that these tickets are far from easy to come by, and if you are lucky enough to acquire them you want to get what you pay…
Kim Clijsters defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-7 (10), 6-2, 6-1, to give Belgium a 4-1 win over the United States in Fed Cup World Group and head into the semifinals. Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer defeated Melanie Oudin, 6-2, 6-0, to give the Belgians a 4-0 lead. Belgium is set to host the Czech Republic in Charleroi on April 16-17…
With only weeks remaining before the much anticipated BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden, tennis legends Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl are in preparations for their respective match ups at The World’s Most Famous Arena on Feb. 28, 2011. The 2011 BNP Paribas Showdown will renew classic rivalries of the 80s…
Merrick, N.Y. native Scott Lipsky and his doubles partner Rajeev Ram have advanced to the semifinals of the SA Tennis Open 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa, defeating the hometown South African duo of Rik de Voest & Izak Van Der Merwe, 7-6(5), 6-3. Lipsky & Ram move on to the semis to face the British-Austrian…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team’s first-round competition against Belgium in Antwerp, Belgium, this weekend, with comprehensive telecasts Saturday, Feb. 5, and Sunday, Feb. 6. Reigning U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will lead Belgium into this weekend’s match after winning her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open…