Professional Tennis
There were more than 400 people scrambling on the 90-plus degree tennis courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for loose balls as the USTA hosted tryouts for the job of ballpersons for the 2010 U.S. Open. Each year, the USTA begins with around 400 hopefuls, a field which is then narrowed down…
Three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, who was seeded fifth, walked off Court Two in disbelief after a five set loss to Yen-Hsun Lu. Lu, the 26-year-old son of a chicken salesman from Taiwan who said he had no family in the crowd and who gave himself little hope after the fourth set, achieved a career…
If week two is anything like week one, we are in for a special Wimbledon tournament. On the men’s side, we have all the usual suspects. Roger Federer, bidding for a record-tying seventh Wimbledon title. Rafael Nadal, seeking a second after missing last years tournament with an injury. Andy Roddick, looking to avenge last year’s loss…
Eleven hours on-court and a little over three days later, and finally we have a winner in the longest match in tennis history. American John Isner finally defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the fifth and final set at Wimbledon. The fifth set alone lasted eight hours, 11 min., and the game had to be postponed…
John Isner and Nicholas Mahut have been playing their second round Wimbledon match for 10-plus hours, over the course of two days …. and it’s not over yet! Ten hours after they began their Wimbledon tennis match Tuesday, the American Isner and Frenchman Mahut were still at it Wednesday evening, going back and fourth, neither…
Day two action continued at Wimbledon, with most of the sport’s top starts advancing, starting with defending Wimbledon Champion and top-seeded Serena Williams dominating in her match against Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal. The 12-time Grand Slam champion Serena took a little over an hour to defeat the Portuguese teen Larcher De Brito, 6-0,…
Defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer came back from the brink of elimination and avoided an embarassing first-round exit during the first day of action at Wimbledon today, recovering from two sets down to beat a very game Colombian Alejandro Falla, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0. Federer, looking for his record-tying seventh men’s Wimbledon singles title,…
Serena Williams is the number one ranked women’s tennis player as the pro tour heads into Wimbledon, according to the latest WTA tour rankings provided by Sony Ericsson. On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal tops the men’s world rankings, with Roger Federer a close second, according to the latest ATP World Tour standings. …
Do you want to be a U.S. Open Tennis Championships ballperson? Are you a talented athlete, with a great throwing arm, pinpoint throwing accuracy, who is fast and agile on your feet, have quick catching and nimble hands, and a thorough understanding of the game of tennis? How are you doing so far? If you have…
The draws have been announced for the 2010 Wimbledon Championships that begin Monday, June 21. On the men’s side, top-seeded Roger Federer will meet Alejandro Falla in round one, while second-seeded Rafael Nadal faces Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori. Andy Murray, the fourth seed, has been drawn to the same half of the draw as Rafael…