Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has withdrawn from the Bank of the West Classic, set for July 22-28 at Stanford University due to a hamstring strain. Bartoli is the second prominent player to pull out of the tournament this week, following Maria Sharapova who pulled out due to a left hip injury suffered during Wimbledon. "During Wimbledon,…
The USTA has announced that world number one and defending champion Serena Williams leads the women’s field for the 2013 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, set for Aug. 26 through Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Joining Serena will be 100 of the world’s top 102 women,…
Tommy Haas, in his 11th appearance in Hamburg, advanced to the quarterfinals of the German Tennis Championships on Thursday by beating Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-4. Berlocq is coming off of a win at the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad, Sweden which was his first title win. Haas seems to have trouble when in the lead,…
In his first match since his loss in the second round at Wimbledon, Roger Federer came back from a set down to beat Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the German Tennis Championships. He served three aces in the first game while debuting a bigger racket, but Brands was able to break and go on to…
The USTA has announced that world number one Novak Djokovic and defending U.S. Open champion Andy Murray will headline the men’s singles field for the 2013 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, set for Aug. 26 through Sept.9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The player field features six former U.S….
Just enshrined into the International Tennis Hall of Fame this past weekend, Martina Hingis has plotted her return to the WTA Tour as a doubles partner by accepting a wild card entry into the doubles draw of the Southern California Open in Carlsbad, Calif., partnering with Daniela Hantuchova. "I am very much looking forward to making a…
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the 2013 Bank of the West Classic at Stanford due to a left hip injury suffered during Wimbledon. Tournament Director Kim Hall said that organizers ”are disappointed for our fans.” She added that ”unfortunately injuries are a part of the sport.” All four semifinalists of Wimbledon, Sabine Lisicki, Agnieszka Radwanska, Marion Bartoli…
With Wimbledon in the rearview mirror and the hardcourt season underway, the latest WTA and ATP Singles Rankings have been announced. Serena Williams remains on top of the WTA Rankings, while Novak Djokovic maintains his lead on the ATP Men’s Singles side. The biggest surprise is seeing Roger Federer fall to fifth on the ATP…
Nicolas Mahut, a French wild card entry, won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday in Newport, R.I. He defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 2012 finalist and the number four seed, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. Mahut will now move back into the top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Last month, Mahut claimed his first ATP World…
After parting with Thomas Hogstedt, Maria Sharapova has announced on her Web site that she has hired Jimmy Connors to be her new coach. Connors is an eight-time major champion who coached Andy Roddick for two years. He worked with Sharapova for a short time before the 2008 Australian Open. The second-ranked Sharapova decided to…