(April 13, 2016) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost his first completed match since November on Wednesday, at the Monte-Carlo Maters falling to No. 55 Jiri Vesely 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round. “There is a proof nobody's unbeatable,” Djokovic said … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
2016 World TeamTennis Schedule Announced
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 13, 2016) – A return to one of tennis’ most iconic venues will kick off the 2016 regular season of Mylan World TeamTennis as the New York Empire make their debut against the 5-time defending champion Washington Kastles on … [Read more...]
Monte-Carlo: Roger Federer Gets First Win Since Knee Surgery; Andy Murray Advances
(April 12, 2016) Roger Federer made his return to the court on Tuesday at the Monte-Carlo Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 second round victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Federer had been off the tour since reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open due … [Read more...]
Juan Monaco Rallies to Win Second U.S. Clay Court Championship Title
Say hello to our 2016 #USClay champion: Juan Monaco! pic.twitter.com/7w8ZJyqI1C — US Men's Clay Court (@mensclaycourt) April 10, 2016 (April 10, 2016) Juan Monaco rallied past an ailing defending champion Jack Sock 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win his second … [Read more...]
Gianni Ross, Alexandra Sanford Win ITF Singles Titles On the Final Day of the ASICS Easter Bowl
By Steve Pratt INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (April 10, 2016) – One current and a former USTA Midwest Section player took home the top prize as the big winners on Sunday on the final day at the 49th Annual ASICS Easter Bowl as a longtime former Illinois … [Read more...]
Sloane Stephens Captures Charleston Crown
(April 10, 2016) Seventh seed Sloane Stephens captured her third tournament title of the year on the WTA tour, defeating qualifier Elena Vesnina 7-6(4), 6-2 to win the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. Before this past week, the 23-year-old American only … [Read more...]
Federico Delbonis Wins Grand Prix Hassan II for Second Career ATP World Tour Title
Embed from Getty Images (April 10, 2016) Federico Delbonis defeated Borna Coric 6-2, 6-4 to win Grand Prix Hassan II for his second career ATP World Tour title on Sunday. The 25-year-old Argentine, who was the fourth seed, did not lose a set all … [Read more...]
Dominika Cibulkova Posts First Win over Camila Giorgi to Claim Katowice Open
(April 10, 2016) Dominika Cibulkova celebrated her father’s birthday by winning her first WTA tournament of the year and first since 2014, beating Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-0 for the Katowice Open title. It’s Cibulkova’s fifth career WTA title. For … [Read more...]
Former Champs Monaco, Sock To Meet in Houston Final, Bryan Brothers Win Record Sixth Clay Courts Crown
(April 9, 2016) Two former champions, Jack Sock (2015) and Juan Monaco (2012), will meet in the final at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday. For just the fifth time in the Open Era two past champions are meeting … [Read more...]
John Isner and Sam Querrey reach Quarterfinals of U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship
RESULTS - Thursday, April 7, 2016 Singles Second Round [3] Feliciano Lopez (Spain) d. Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 7-6(1) 6-1 [4] Jack Sock (USA) d. [Q] Matthew Barton (Australia) 6-2 7-6(5) [7] Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) d. Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-4 … [Read more...]