(October 30, 2016)Andy Murray has closed the gap in race for the No. 1 ranking when he won his third straight ATP title at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday. The Scot beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (6)in the final for his seventh title of the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Cilic Beats Nishikori for Swiss Indoors Title
(October 30, 2016) In a repeat of the 2014 US Open final, Marin Cilic beat Kei Nishikori 6-1, 7-6 (5) to win the Swiss Indoors title in Basel on Sunday. This is the Croat’s second title of the year and 16th of his career. The world No. 12 also won … [Read more...]
Cibulkova Wins WTA Finals in Debut; Mirza Clinches Year- No. 1 in Doubles
(October 30, 2016) In her debut appearance at the WTA Finals in Singapore, Dominika Cibulkova beat World No.1 Angelique Kerber to win the Billie Jean King Trophy. It’s the biggest title of the Slovak's career. Cibulkova is a former Australian Open … [Read more...]
Venus Williams, Muguruza, del Potro, Nishikori, Kyrgios and Sock to play BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG
CELEBRATION OF TENNIS TO HIGHLIGHT 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017 EVENT TO FEATURE JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO, KEI NISHIKORI, VENUS WILLIAMS, GARBIÑE MUGURUZA, NICK KYRGIOS … [Read more...]
American Catherine Bellis Wins Saguenay National Bank Challenger
Saguenay, October 23, 2016 – It was a final between two of tennis’ brightest rising stars on Sunday with 16-year-old Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON) and 17-year-old American Catherine Bellis going head-to-head for the singles title at the eleventh … [Read more...]
Juan Martin Del Potro Wins Stockholm; Ymer Brothers win Doubles on Home Soil
(October 23, 2016) Juan Martin del Potro won his first tournament in 33 months on Sunday when the Argentine beat sixth seed, American Jack Sock 7-5, 6-1 for the If Stockholm Open crown. This is his 19th ATP World Tour title. The 2009 US Open winner … [Read more...]
Kuznetsova and Carreno Busta Take Kremlin Cup Singles Titles
(October 23, 2016) Svetlana Kuznetsova and Pablo Carreno Busta won the singles titles at the Kremlin Cup over the weekend. The win for Kuznetsova over Daria Gavrilova 6-2, 6-1, clinched the final spot in the WTA Year-End Finals. “Before the … [Read more...]
Rafael Nadal Ends 2016 Season with Wrist Injury
(October 20, 2016) Rafael Nadal ended his 2016 season early with a left wrist injury. “I am forced to stop and start preparing the 2017 season," Nadal said on his Facebook page. "Now it is time to rest and start preparing intensively the 2017 … [Read more...]
Angelique Kerber Clinches 2016 Year-End WTA World No.1 Ranking
(October 20, 2016) The Women’s Tennis Association announced that Germany’s Angelique Kerber has clinched the 2016 WTA Year-End World No. 1 Singles Ranking. Since the inception of computer rankings in 1975, Kerber becomes the 12th WTA player to … [Read more...]
ATP Sanctions Nick Kyrgios
ATP World Tour News Release News Release www.ATPWorldTour.com 17 October 2016 ATP SANCTIONS KYRGIOS LONDON – Following the completion of its investigation into Nick Kyrgios’ second round match last week … [Read more...]