Rafael Nadal defeated Jerzy Janowicz in straight sets 7-6(6), 6-4 at the Rogers Cup in Montreal Thursday afternoon. Nadal broke Janowicz at 5-6 in the first set and then took the tie-breaker to win the first set. Nadal had the first set on his racquet at 6-5 and led by an early break in the…
The USTA has announced that Monica Seles, a two-time U.S. Open Champion, has been named the 2013 inductee into the U.S. Open Court of Champions, a U.S. Open and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center attraction honoring the greatest singles champions in the history of the U.S. Championships/U.S. Open. Seles will be inducted during…
Venus Williams played and lost her first match in over two months, losing to Kirsten Flipkens 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Venus lost in the first round at Roland Garros this year, and she missed Wimbledon after playing in that tournament for 16 years in a row. ”I wasn’t really expecting…
For the first time in four decades of ATP rankings, there will be no player from the U.S. that will be in the top 20. Currently ranked number 20, American John Isner lost to Vasek Pospisil 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(4) in the first round of the Rogers Cup, a tournament in which last year he made…
Andy Murray played and won his first match since winning Wimbledon at the Rogers Cup in Montreal by defeating Marcel Granollers. With the win, Murray extended his win streak to 13 matches, and also gets him one step closer to a third title at the Rogers Cup. Granollers was up 5-2 in the second set,…
On Monday night at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Florian Mayer of Germany defeated Bernard Tomic, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. He will play defending champion and top seed Novak Djokovic in the second round. Janko Tipsarevic was also booted out of the first round, losing to Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin, 6-4, 6-3. The 16th-seeded Tipsarevic has advanced to…
Serena Williams became the first player to qualify to compete in the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships—Istanbul 2013 at the Sinan Erdem Dome from Oct. 22-27, after the Grand Slams. The top four doubles teams and the top eight singles players will be competing for $6 million, a record prize for the event. Serena has…
The number one seed at the 2013 Citi Open, Juan Martin del Potro defeated John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 to make it his third title in D.C. and his 14th consecutive win. When del Potro is healthy, there is not much that can stop him. "His forehand is widely regarded as maybe the best in…
World number 11 Sam Stosur won the Carlsbad Open on Sunday by earning her first career win against Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 6-2, Stosur’s first title win in almost two years. Stosur came out strong by not allowing Azarenka to convert on the break points. "She had a lot of opportunities and all of them except…
Roger Federer has announced that he has withdrawn from next week’s Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Montreal. He has recently talked about his back trouble, but did not give a specific reason as to why he is pulling out of the tournament. “I am disappointed not to be playing in Montreal next week….