In his first time playing in the country of Turkey, world number two Roger Federer captured the Istanbul Open trophy, beating third-seeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 7-6(11) for his 85th career ATP World Tour title. Federer notched the lone break point of the opening set and went on to take it 6-3. He looked to…
Roger Federer survived a strong test from Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the Istanbul Open third-round on Friday, advancing with a 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3 victory. Gimeno-Traver kept himself in the match by saving 10 of the 13 break points he faced, but the world number two from Switzerland was just too tough, breaking while up 4-3…
Roger Federer recorded his 200th career victory on clay Wednesday, knocking off Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 7-5 to reach the Istanbul Open third-round. It is the first time Federer has played at the Istanbul Open, and was the first match he ever played in the country of Turkey. “I’m happy that I won my first match…
With two weeks in the books, 17-year-old Frances Tiafoe is at the top of the men’s Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge Standings. He reached the semifinals of the $50,000 St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah Challenger in Savannah, Ga. last week to move into the lead with 47 points (29 points for reaching the semifinals in Savannah and 18 points…
Defending champion and top-seed Kei Nishikori moved into the Barcelona Open semifinals on Friday, beating seventh-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. After dropping the second set, Nishikori broke twice in the final set and won 16 of his 18 service points to clinch the victory and move on. “It was [a] difficult match,” said…
Andy Roddick continued his dominance on the PowerShares Series circuit on Thursday night, beating James Blake 6-3 in the one-set final at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. The title is the seventh of Roddick’s season on the circuit, extending his record for the most titles in a single season. The previous record was held…
Italian Fabio Fognini upset second-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Thursday, beating the eight-time champion 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. The 13th-seeded Fognini was able to secure the lone break of the opening set and was able to serve out the remainder to take the one set advantage on Nadal. In the second…
Two of the top three seeds at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany were eliminated on Thursday, as top-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova were both bounced from the tournament. Kvitova was the first of the two to fall as she met American Madison Brengle in the early slate of…
James Blake defeated John McEnroe 7-5 in the one-set final of the Champions Cup at the Agganis Arena at Boston University on Wednesday night, capturing his first title on the 2015 PowerShares Series circuit. Blake handed Andy Roddick his first loss on the circuit in 2015 in the semifinals, defeating his compatriot 6-3 to reach…
Rafael Nadal opened up his Barcelona Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro on Wednesday. Nadal broke twice in the opening set, with the key one coming in the seventh game, to capture the first frame. He opened the door a bit in the second set as he lost his…