(June 22, 2016) Second seed Pablo Cuevas survived Great Britain's Dan Evans 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-4 to set up a Aegon Open Nottingham quarterfinal against Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, while top seed Kevin Anderson is also through to the last … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
2016 Wimbledon Seeds Announced
(June 22, 2016) Wimbledon has announced the seeds for the tournament. MEN The seeds are the top 32 players on the Emirates ATP Ranking list, BUT then rearranged on a surface-based system. Since 2002 a seeding committee has not been required for the … [Read more...]
Wimbledon Preview Conference Call with ESPN’s Chrissie Evert, John McEnroe
Wimbledon Preview Conference Call with ESPN’s Chrissie Evert, John McEnroe (June 21, 2016) ESPN tennis analysts Chrissie Evert and John McEnroe spoke with media Tuesday to preview Wimbledon, which is exclusive to ESPN starting Monday, June 27. … [Read more...]
Vesnina Defeats Defending Champ Bencic in Eastbourne
(June 21, 2016) Third seed and defending champion Belinda Bencic lost to 2013 winner Elena Vesnina 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) on Tuesday in the second round of the Eastbourne International. Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska moved on when her opponent Mirjana … [Read more...]
Top Seed Anderson Advances in Nottingham
(June 21, 2016) World No. 24 Kevin Anderson needed more than two hours to beat Croatia’s Ivan Dodig 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 to move into the round of 16 of Nottingham. “It was a very difficult match out there," he said. "I was really pleased with the way I … [Read more...]
Tennis Channel’s Nightly Wimbledon Primetime Coverage Begins on June 27
(June 21, 2016) LOS ANGELES -Tennis Channel will broadcast its ninth straight year of Wimbledon Primetime beginning on the tournament's Opening Day, Monday, June 27. The network will dedicate more than 200 hours to the event during its three-and-half … [Read more...]
Former Champs Makarova, Vesnina Advance in Eastbourne; Watson Loses
(June 20, 2016) Former Eastbourne champions, Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina advanced to second round on Monday beating British players. 2010 winner Makarova survived five set points in the first set to beat Tara Moore 7-5, 6-4, while … [Read more...]
Youzhny, Edmund Advance in Nottingham
(June 20, 2016) Fresh off a Stuttgart quarterfinal, former Top 10 player, Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny won just his fifth first round match this season beating Teymuraz Gabashvili of Ukraine 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of Nottingham on … [Read more...]
Draw Made for 2017 Fed Cup
(June 20, 2016) The Draw for the 2017 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas was held at the ITF AGM in Zagreb, Croatia on Monday. First round ties will take place on 11-12 February 2017. The 2016 finalists were automatically the top two seeds in the 2017 World … [Read more...]
Andy Murray Nets Record Fifth Queen’s Club Title on First “Father’s Day”
Embed from Getty Images (June 19, 2016) LONDON - Was Sunday's match Andy Murray versus Milos Raonic or John McEnroe vs Ivan Lendl? There was a moment... Leading a set and serving at 3-1 in the second set, Raonic blasted (yet another) first serve … [Read more...]