Professional Tennis
Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych for the 20th time on Wednesday, doing so in straight sets 7-6(1), 6-3, 6-4 to clinch his spot in the Australian Open semifinals. The defending champion got off to a bit of a slow start in this one as Berdych raced out to a 3-0 lead in the opening…
With the inaugural New York Open just a few weeks away, Carefree Racquet Club in Merrick held ballpersons tryouts on Sunday night to finalize the crop of folks who will be on court during the ATP 250 Series tournament. Carefree, which is the official practice facility for the tournament, hosted over 60 participants, including…
Hyeon Chung became the first player from his native South Korea to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal on Monday as the 21-year-old won the biggest match of his career with a 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(3) win over six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Chung seemed to be in control of this match from the very…
Madison Keys continued her unconscious play at the Australian Open, bulldozing her way into the final eight with a 6-3, 6-2 win over eighth-seed Caroline Garcia of France. Garcia had been playing excellent tennis dating back to the fall where she eventually reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore, but Keys was…
The inaugural New York Open has the Long Island tennis community excited for the return of professional tennis, and only adding to that appeal was the announcement of Mike and Bob Bryan as headliners in the Men’s Doubles draw. “We love firsts, and the idea of bringing the tour to New York in February…
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios fed off of the energy of his home crowd inside Rod Laver Arena on Friday, knocking off former finalist and 15th seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(5) to book his spot in the fourth-round. In all, Tsonga actually won more total points throughout the match than Kyrgios, but the…
Fourth-seed Elina Svitolina ousted her teenage compatriot on Friday, beating 15-year old Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 to book her spot in the final 16 in Melbourne. “It’s very special for me to be in the fourth round for the first time,” said Svitolina. “I love the Australian Open but I’ve never been further than…
The 2018 Australian Open has not been kind to the American men and women, but 97th ranked Tennys Sandgren did not let that deter him on Thursday as he notched the biggest win of his career with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 upset over ninth-seeded Swiss Stan Wawrinka. “This would definitely be all the categories:…
Croatian-born American Bernanda Pera stunned ninth-seed Johanna Konta of Great Britain on Day 4 of the Australian Open on Thursday, ousting her 6-4, 7-5 to nail down the biggest win of her career. “It feels amazing,” said Pera. “I was ready to leave on Monday and then they told me I’m in, so I…
Second-seed Dane Caroline Wozniacki survived a scare from the 119th ranked player in the world in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, managing to climb out of a deep hole to push through and advance. “I’m very proud of the way I came back,” said Wozniacki. “It was definitely very difficult….