In a battle of two American rising stars, Christina McHale defeated seventh-seeded Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in a first-round contest at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. McHale broke four times in six opportunities and saved three of the five break points she faced to get past Vandeweghe, who recently reached the…
Second-seed Kei Nishikori of Japan came back from a set down to beat Australian James Duckworth 6-7(8), 6-1, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes on Tuesday night at the Citi Open. Nishikori coughed up a set point in the opening frame as he was on serve up 5-4, but recovered to take the next…
American Madison Keys cruised into the Bank of the West Classic second round on Monday, rolling past Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-0 in Stanford. The seventh-seed Keys broke four times in six chances and saved the only break point she faced. “I think I played really well,” said Keys. “Once I got the lead I…
Twenty-year-old Samantha Crawford of Tamarac, Fla., the 2012 U.S. Open Girls Champion, will compete in the U.S. Open main draw for the second time in her career, after winning the USTA Pro Circuit’s U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge. Crawford finished the challenge with 49 points after reaching the final of the $50,000 Kentucky Bank Tennis…
Rafael Nadal hung on to beat Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-5 to win the Hamburg Open on Sunday, capturing the 47th clay-court title of his career. Nadal saved a break point for a 6-5 lead in the first set, and after Fognini saved three break points, Nadal broke in the ensuing game to take the opening…
American John Isner captured his third straight BB&T Atlanta Open championship on Sunday, defeating Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-3 for his 10th career ATP World Tour title. “I kept getting stronger and stronger,” said Isner. “It was obvious that he was hurt on his second serve and volley. He’s not a serve and volley guy…
World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of next week’s Bank of the West Classic with a right elbow injury. “I’m disappointed to have to withdraw from Stanford, but I need to get my elbow back to 10%,” the three-time former champion said in a statement. “The tournament is one of my favorites and…
Top-seeded John Isner edged Czech Radek Stepanek 7-6(3), 7-6(7) to reach the BB&T Atlanta Open quarterfinals on Thursday, firing 33 aces to get past Stepanek in two tie-breakers and advance. “I played a pretty nervous match to be honest,” said Isner, who played his college tennis at the University of Georgia. “It’s my first match…
World number two Roger Federer has withdrawn from next month’s Rogers Cup, Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday. “I am disappointed that I won’t be playing in Montreal, because it’s a tournament and a city that I really enjoy and has incredible fans,” Federer said in a statement released by Tennis Canada. “I hope to be…
Longtime friends Mardy Fish & Andy Roddick are pairing up at the BB&T Atlanta Open this week, and the two Americans won their first-round match on Wednesday, downing the team of Yen-Hsen Lu & Jonathan Marray, 7-6(2), 6-4. “When you don’t play for that long, you don’t know what to expect,” said Roddick, who hasn’t…