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Archives for June 2017
With Andy Murray Seeking a Sixth Queen’s Club Crown, Tournament Expands Capacity
By Wendy M. Grossman LONDON, England (June 18, 2017) Tournament infrastructure tends to follow champions. As the percentage of American top players has fallen so has the number of United States-based tournaments. This may seem counter … [Read more...]
Lucas Pouille and Gilles Muller Take Titles in Stuttgart and ‘s-Hertogenbosch
(June 18, 2017) Gilles Muller and Lucas Pouille won titles on the ATP World tour this week. With his children in the 's-Hertogenbosch crowd, Muller celebrated Father’s Day with a win over another father, Ivo Karlovic 7-6(5), 7-6 (4) for the … [Read more...]
Donna Vekic Beats No. 8 Johanna Konta for Nottigham Title
(June 18, 2017) World No. 70 Donna Vekic of Croatia came from a set down to beat No. 8 Johanna Konta 2-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 in the Aegon Open Nottingham final and collect her second WTA title. The 20-year-old Vekic upset the WTA International … [Read more...]
Nadal Withdraws From Aegon Championships At The Queen’s Club
Nadal Withdraws From Aegon Championships At The Queen’s Club (June 13, 2017) Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club after taking the advice of his doctors to rest. Nadal, who won a 10th Roland Garros crown on … [Read more...]
Rafael Nadal First To Qualify For ATP World Tour Finals
NADAL FIRST TO QUALIFY FOR 2017 NITTO ATP FINALS ATP World Tour: (June 13, 2017) LONDON – Rafael Nadal will look to add the Nitto ATP Finals trophy to his impressive collection when he returns to The O2 this November. The Spaniard becomes the first … [Read more...]
“La Décima” – Rafael Nadal Wins Tenth French Open for 15th Major Title
Embed from Getty Images (June 11, 2017) Rafael Nadal became the first man or woman in the Open Era to win one major ten times. The Spaniard dismissed No. 3 Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to win his tenth Roland Garros title on Sunday in … [Read more...]
Whitney Osuigwe Wins Second-Ever All-American French Open Girls’ Singles Final
Whitney Osuigwe d. Claire Liu 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the girl's singles final #RG17 pic.twitter.com/HE6FBeW6sH — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 10, 2017 Whitney Osuigwe Wins Second-Ever All-American French Open Girls' Singles Final (June 10, … [Read more...]
Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko Upsets No. 3 Simona Halep to Win Roland Garros for First Major Title
(June 10, 2017) Latvia’s Jelena Ostpenko became the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933 when she rallied from 6-4, 3-0 down to defeat No. 3 seed and 2014 finalist Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Not only was this the Latvian’s … [Read more...]
Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Carson Branstine Capture Junior Girls’ Doubles French Open Title
Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Carson Branstine Capture Junior French Open Title Photo Credit: Peter Figura courtesy of Tennis Canada (June 10, 2017) – Bianca Andreescu and Carson Branstine clinched the junior girls doubles trophy at the … [Read more...]