Professional Tennis
The second week of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships began on Monday as the quarterfinals of the women’s singles draw were finalized, led by seven-time champion Serena Williams and former finalist Angelique Kerber. The 11th seeded German reached the final eight for the third straight major of 2018, after having done so at the Australian…
American John Isner reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time as he defeated 31st seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(8), 7-6(4) in a fourth round showdown at the All-England Club on Monday. “I’m very happy to be in the quarterfinals of a Slam. Not just Wimbledon,” said the ninth-seeded Isner. “It’s been a while…
The top seeds continued to fall at the All-England Club on Friday as the second round of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships began to come to a close. Early on, 10th seeded American and last year’s U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys bowed out to Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina in a see-saw match. Rodina seemed to…
On this day 15 years ago, Roger Federer hoisted the Wimbledon trophy for the first time in his career; the first of what is now eight titles at the All-England Club. On Friday, the 36-year-old continued his quest for a ninth title as he defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to book his…
Argentina’s Guido Pella ousted last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon with a comeback victory over third-seeded Marin Cilic on Thursday, finishing up a rain-interrupted match from the day before to advance with a 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-5 victory. The match was resumed in the third set on Thursday after rain halted play on Wednesday,…
Top-seed Simona Halep cruised into the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday as she defeated China’s Saisai Zheng 7-5, 6-0. Halep fell behind 3-5 in the opening set before rallying to win the final 10 games of the match. “It was not easy. I had pressure a little bit of losing that set,” said…
The second day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships produced some great results for the Americans in both men’s and women’s singles, led by Frances Tiafoe’s upset over 30th seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain. Tiafoe booked his spot in the second round with a 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 win on Tuesday. He saved an incredible…
Scott Lipsky is retiring from professional tennis, the 36-year-old Long Island native announced on social media over the weekend. “Hi everybody, I just wanted to write to announce my retirement from tennis,” Lipsky said in a statement. “Competing as a professional tennis player was my dream since I started playing the sport when I…
Stan Wawrinka knocked out sixth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, notching the biggest win of his comeback attempt with a 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-4 victory. “I still think at that moment that I wasn’t playing that bad. I was missing a few things. The set went quick,” Wawrinka said…
Croatia’s Donna Vekic upset last year’s U.S. Open champion and recent French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens in the first-round of Wimbledon on Monday as she ousted the American 6-1, 6-3. “I finally got through a match like that,” Vekic said afterwards. “It’s really important for me and my confidence. The last couple of times…