(May 12, 2016)Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, will skip Roland Garros to focus on the grass-court season. The currently ranked 229th player on the ATP World Tour made his announcement on Twitter on Thursday. The … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Former Touring Pros Ros Nideffer and Nathalie Herreman-Bagby to Face-Off in Final of USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Court Championships
La Jolla, Calif. – (May 12, 2016) – Ros Nideffer and Nathalie Herreman-Bagby, two former touring tennis professionals, won semifinal matches in the 50s singles division and will face each other in the finals of the USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard … [Read more...]
Tennis Channel to Air All 21 of Serena Williams’ Major Title Victories Back-to-Back
(May 12, 2016) LOS ANGELES - Just ahead of the French Open, Tennis Channel will air each one of Serena Williams' 21 Grand Slam singles titles back-to-back during a marathon that begins on May 15, at 1 p.m. ET. With Roland Garros (commonly referred to … [Read more...]
Top Seed Nideffer Advances at USTA National Women’s 50–90 Hard Court Championships
La Jolla, Calif. – (May 11, 2016) – Top seed and two-time defending champion Ros Nideffer easily advanced to the 50s singles semifinals of the USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Court Championships as she defeated sixth-seeded Kristin Fudalla of … [Read more...]
Top Seeds Advance at USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Court Championships
La Jolla, Calif. – (May 10, 2016) – When Ros Nideffer competed on the women’s professional tennis tour, she played at the highest level, achieving a career-high No. 15 in the Women’s Tennis Association singles rankings in 1990 and twice reaching the … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Begins her Clay Season with Win in Rome
(May 10, 2016) Serena Williams played her first clay court match of the season beating Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4, 6-3 to reach the round of 16 at the Italian Open on Tuesday. The world No. 1 played her first match since losing at the Miami Open in the … [Read more...]
Defending 50s Champion Ros Nideffer Plays Tuesday at USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Court Championships
La Jolla, Calif. – (May 9, 2016) – After a first-round bye, top-seed and defending two-time 50s champion, Ros Nideffer will play her opening round singles match of the USTA National Women’s 50-90 Hard Court Championships on Tuesday at the … [Read more...]
Novak Djokovic Wins Madrid for Record 29th Masters Title
Embed from Getty Images (May 8, 2016) Novak Djokovic won his second Madrid Open title on Sunday beating Andy Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 for a record 29th Masters title and 64th career ATP World Tour title. The world No. 1 is now tied with Pete … [Read more...]
Taylor Townsend Clinches USTA French Open Wild Card
(May 7, 2016) Taylor Townsend will make her third consecutive appearance in the main draw of the French Open after winning 2016 USTA Pro Circuit Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. Townsend reached the final of the $75,000 … [Read more...]
Halep wins Madrid Open; Murray Beats Nadal and Will Meet Djokovic in the Final
(May 7, 2016) Calling her win “the best day in my life,” Romania’s Simona Halep won her second career WTA Premier Mandatory event when she beat Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-4 to claim the Madrid Open title. "I saw always that it's a special … [Read more...]