Sloane Stephens became the first player in the WTA to win two titles in 2016, knocking off Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) to win the Abierto Mexicano Telcel title in Acapulco. Stephens looked to be on her way to a routine victory, opening up a set and a break lead. But the 2014 champion Cibulkova…
Austria’s Dominic Thiem finished off his fantastic February with a title in Acapulco, knocking off Bernard Tomic 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 to win the Abierto Mexicano Telcel championship. The win moved Thiem to 13-1 in the month of February and picked up two titles in Buenos Aires and now Acapulco. “It was unbelievable,” said Thiem. “These…
American Sam Querrey fought back from a set down to beat compatriot Taylor Fritz on Thursday, defeating the teenager 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Abierto Mexicano Telcel semifinals in Acapulco, Mexico. Playing in just the second ATP quarterfinal of his career, Fritz came out firing in this one. He won 78 percent of his…
Americans Sam Querrey and Taylor Fritz made their way into the Abierto Mexicano Telcel with victories on Wednesday, setting up an all-American battle in the final eight. Fresh off his title in Delray Beach, Querrey continued his excellent hard-court play. He knocked off second-seed Kei Nishikori in routine fashion 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday, snapping a…
Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska made her way into the Qatar Open quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Romanian Monica Niculescu in Doha on Wednesday. Radwanska fell behind a double break in the opening set, but avoided the upset bug that had been going around Doha, fighting back to win the opening set 7-5 and cruising…
American Ryan Harrison notched a significant victory on Tuesday, beating third-seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the Abierto Mexicano Telcel second round in Acapulco, Mexico. The win snapped Cilic’s 26-match win streak against American opponents, a streak that dated back to the 2008 Australian Open when Cilic was defeated by James Blake. Harrison…
Upsets were the theme of the day at the Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday as both top-seed and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and second-seed Simona Halep were both defeated by unseeded opponents in second round action. Playing in her first WTA match since capturing the first Grand Slam of her career, Kerber was…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 11 John Isner, world number 23 Jack Sock, and 16-time Grand Slam doubles champions Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round against Australia….
Defending champion Rafael Nadal made his way into the Rio Open quarterfinals on Thursday, moving past fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-5. Nadal notched the only break of the opening set and won 81 percent of his first serve points to take it 6-3. The second set saw both players struggle on serve with five…
France’s Jeremy Chardy moved into the Delray Beach Open quarterfinals on Thursday, getting past Long Island’s Noah Rubin 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 10 minutes. Chardy fell down a break early and was one point away from going down 0-3 and a double-break in the opening set, but the fifth-seeded Frenchman dug in and…