Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's first-round competition against Britain in San Diego, Calif., this weekend, with the first match underway Friday, Jan. 31 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The three-day matchup will feature Britain's Andy Murray, reigning Wimbledon champion and Olympic gold medalist, as he faces the U.S….
The 7th Annual BNP Paribas Showdown is set for Monday, March 3 at Madison Square Garden. The event will provide an unbelievable night of tennis when some of the biggest names in the game take to the court in the World’s Most Famous Arena. The event will feature Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, as well…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that up-and-coming Americans Madison Keys, Alison Riske, Christina McHale and Cleveland native Lauren Davis will represent the United States in the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas First Round tie against reigning Fed Cup champion Italy. The best-of-five match series will be played at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Feb. 8-9….
Juan Martin del Potro, currently ranked fourth in the ATP Men's Singles Rankings, is currently undergoing treatment for a left wrist injury. Del Potro first experienced the issue during the first round of his Australian Open match against Rhyne Williams earlier in the month in Melbourne. He was defeated in the second round in Melbourne, a…
Svetlana Kuznetsova became one of 10 active players with at least 500 pro match victories, after her 6-0, 7-6(3) win Monday over Zhang Shuai in the first round of the PTT Pattaya Open in Thailand. With a career record of 500-233, Kuznetsova joined active professionals Daniela Hantuchova, Jelena Jankovic, Flavia Pennetta, Nadia Petrova, Francesca Schiavone, Maria Sharapova, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Serena Williams and…
Stanislas Wawrinka captured his first Grand Slam title Sunday at the 2014 Australian Open, upsetting world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Hampered by a back injury that nearly forced Nadal to retire after seeking off-court treatment for the injury. En route to the finals, Wawrinka defeated world number one Novak Djokovic, becoming…
China's Li Na, the number four seed, captured her second Grand Slam title Saturday at the 2014 Australian Open, winning the Women’s Singles title over Slovakian and 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6(7-3), 6-0 in one hour and 37 minutes. Li had won the French Open in 2011, and was a two-time finalist in Melbourne, losing…
Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci defeated the team of Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to capture the 2014 Australian Open Women’s Doubles Title. Errani & Vinci won their fourth Grand Slam doubles title, adding to their previous doubles titles at the French and U.S. Opens in 2012 and the Aussie Open in…
World number one Rafael Nadal will face Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2014 Australian Open finals after Nadal defeated Roger Federer on Friday 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3. With the win, Nadal moves on to his 19th Grand Slam championship match. He has a 14-5 lifetime record in finals matches. It was Nadal’s fifth consecutive win over Federer….
Dominika Cibulkova stunned Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals of the Australian Open Thursday, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the finals where she will face Li Na. Radwanska was playing her third Grand Slam semifinal. Her first two came at Wimbledon the last two years, having reached the finals in 2012 when she fell to Serena…