Andy Murray kicked off the Davis Cup playoff tie between Great Britain and the United States with a 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 over 47th ranked Donald Young in Glasgow, Scotland. Playing on his home turf of Scotland for the first time since 2011, Murray took it to the American early, eventually closing out the four-setter…
Caroline Wozniacki maintained her excellent play in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, rolling past Carina Witthoeft 6-3, 6-1 to reach the tournament’s semifinals. The top-seeded Dane needed just one hour and 12 minutes, notching two break points in each set and saving two of her own. “We had a lot of tight games early on, but…
The United States has selected Donald Young to open up their Davis Cup tie this weekend, as the 47th-ranked Young will face off with fifth-ranked Andy Murray in the opening singles match. The draws were released on Thursday as the Americans have decided to go with the hot hand to combat the Scottish star. Young…
The United States and Great Britain will face off this weekend in a Davis Cup tie in Glasgow, Scotland, with the winner moving on to take on either France or Germany. The Brits stunned the United States last year on U.S. soil in San Diego, and will meet starting tomorrow for a rematch. The undoubted…
Caroline Wozniacki rolled into the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open, defeating China’s Lin Zhu 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. The fifth-ranked Dane fired seven aces and gave herself 10 break point chances to cruise to the win in just one hour and 15 minutes. “She played very aggressively, very flat. But I served very well,…
Ana Ivanovic continued her excellent play in Monterrey late Wednesday night, rolling past France’s Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-2 to reach the tournament’s quarterfinals. The top-seeded Serb saved all four break point chances she faced and won three break points of her own to cruise in just a little bit over an hour. “It was a…
Serbia and Croatia will face off in their Davis Cup tie this weekend in Kraljevo, Serbia at the Kraljevo Sports Centre and Serbian police are looking into why the majority of fans who waited outside the arena for tickets last week were unable to purchase tickets to the event. According to the German Press Agency,…
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Open National Playoffs will be held for the sixth season this year, expanding the footprint of the U.S. Open to cities nationwide by providing the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a berth into the U.S. Open. New this year, the US…
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic drew a matchup with a familiar opponent in the first-round of the Abierto Monterrey Afirme on Tuesday. The Serb took on qualifier and old rival Nicole Vaidisova, beating the Czech 6-1, 7-6(4) to advance to the second-round. Because of rain-postponed matches on Monday, former world number seven and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist…
ESPN3 will present live the 2015 BNP Paribas Showdown from Madison Square Garden in New York on March 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET, with two intriguing matchups featuring stars of yesterday, today and tomorrow: Hall of Famers Monica Seles and Gabriela Sabatini will play, marking the 25th anniversary of their memorable five-set final at the season-ending 1990 WTA Championships played…