By Steve Pratt (September 30, 2015) Summerlin, Nev. – One year ago, Jovana Jaksic arrived in Las Vegas for the first time, celebrated her 21st birthday and made her debut at the Red Rock Pro Open. Jaksic enjoyed it so much, the Serbian … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
British Qualifier Johanna Konta Stuns No. 2 Simona Halep at Wuhan Open
(September 30, 2015) British qualifier Johanna Konta earned herself a thrilling 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over top seed and current World No.2 Simona Halep at the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Konta came from 1-5 down in the third set to tee up a … [Read more...]
Four Americans Move On In Singles On First Day Of Main-Draw Play at Red Rock Pro Open
By Steve Pratt (September 29, 2015) Summerlin, Nev. – American players won four first-round singles matches out of five played on the first day of main-draw action on Tuesday at the Red Rock Pro Open, a USTA $50,000 Pro Circuit women’s … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Joins 700 (Win) Club
(September 29, 2015) Venus Williams reached another milestone on Tuesday at the Wuhan Open. She won her 700th career WTA Tour match with a 6-4, 6-3 second round victory defeating Germany’s Julia Goerges. Williams received roses shaped into the … [Read more...]
Wuhan Open – Sharapova Retires From Match with Arm Injury; Bouchard Pulls Out of Tournament
(September 28, 2015) Maria Sharapova’s comeback after being off the tour since Wimbledon, was derailed when the Russian retired with an arm injury in the third set of her first match at the Wuhan Open. The world No. 3 had not played for three months … [Read more...]
ATP and WTA Tennis Results Round-Up: Titles for Begu, Radwanska, Raonic and Tsonga
(September 27, 2015)In a rematch of the 2013 Moselle Open final, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reversed the loss to win his third Metz title and 12th career ATP 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-2 over countryman Gilles Simon. The match lasted two hours and 17 minutes. It was … [Read more...]
USTA President Katrina Adams Among Newly Named ITF Vice Presidents
(September 26, 2015) Katrina Adams (USA), Anil Khanna (IND) and Rene Stammbach (SUI) have today been named as ITF Vice Presidents under new ITF President David Haggerty. The decision was taken on Saturday at the first meeting of the new ITF Board of … [Read more...]
Former USTA President David Haggerty Elected ITF President
From the ITF: (September 25, 2015) David Haggerty was elected ITF President at the ITF Annual General Meeting in Santiago, Chile on Friday. The 58-year old from the United States succeeds Francesco Ricci Bitti, whose 16-year term as ITF President … [Read more...]
2016 Davis Cup Draw Announced
From the ITF: (September 23, 2014) The International Tennis Federation has announced the Draw for the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, which took place on Wednesday evening at the ITF AGM in Santiago, Chile. Individual draws were made for the … [Read more...]
Belgium to Host Davis Cup Final Against Great Britain on clay in Ghent
(September 23, 2015) The Davis Cup final between Belgium and Great Britain will be played in Ghent indoors on clay. The International Tennis Federation announced that Tennis Vlaanderen has nominated the Flanders Expo to host the 2015 Davis Cup World … [Read more...]
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