UNLV To Host Third Annual Las Vegas Pro Open ATP $50,000 Men’s Challenger Tournament LAS VEGAS (Oct. 13, 2017) – Hard-serving Australian Sam Groth will return to defend his singles title as the Las Vegas Tennis Open ATP $50,000 Men’s Challenger … [Read more...]
San Diego Aviators Clinch Spot in WTT Final and Will Face the Orange County Breakers
San Diego Aviators Clinch Spot in WTT Final and Will Face the Orange County Breakers By Parsa Nemati (August 2, 2017) OMNI LA COSTA RESORT & SPA, Carlsbad, CA – The San Diego Aviators clinched a spot in Saturday’s World Team Tennis final … [Read more...]
Roland Garros – Top Seeds Williams and Djokovic Dominate in Opening Wins; Murray Survives in Five
(May 24, 2016) Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic had easy opening victories at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Williams, the defending champion going for her fourth Paris title destroyed No. 77 Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-0 in 42 minutes. The … [Read more...]
Davis Cup: Deadlocked Down Under, USA and Australia Tied at 1-1
DAVIS CUP: DEADLOCKED DOWN UNDER U.S., Australia tied at 1-1 in World Group First Round By Junior Williams Embed from Getty Images (March 4, 2016) MELBOURNE, Australia - On a sizzling hot afternoon which saw temperatures surge … [Read more...]
Lleyton Hewitt on Standby as a Playing Captain to Replace an Ill Nick Kyrgios in Davis Cup Tie
Embed from Getty Images (March 3, 2016) MELBOURNE, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt, who just retired from professional tennis at his home country’s major in January looks as though his career will continue. Hewitt, the 35-year-old former No. 1, who is … [Read more...]
Australia Takes On U. S. in Davis Cup This Weekend in Kooyong
(March 1, 2016) The United States will take on Australia in the Davis Cup World Group First Round this weekend at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Kooyong, Australia, from March 4-6 on a temporary grass court. The club was the former home to the … [Read more...]
Murray Dominates Groth, While Ferrer Sends Hewitt into Retirement at the Australian Open
Embed from Getty Images (January 21, 2016) No. 2 seed Andy Murray extended his unbeaten streak against Australian players with a dominant 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 second round win over big-serving Sam Groth on Thursday at the Australian Open. After the … [Read more...]
Murray Dominates Groth, While Ferrer Sends Hewitt into Retirement at the Australian Open
Embed from Getty Images (January 21, 2016) No. 2 seed Andy Murray extended his unbeaten streak against Australian players with a dominant 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 second round win over big-serving Sam Groth on Thursday at the Australian Open. After the … [Read more...]
Jelena Jankovic Upsets Defending Champion Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon
(July 4, 2015) Former No. 1, 28th seed Jelena Jankovic pulled off the biggest upset of the Wimbledon fortnight on the Ladies’ side when she defeated No. 2 and defending champion Petra Kvitova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. The Czech looked to be confidently … [Read more...]
Veterans Hewitt and Karlovic Reach Newport Final
(July 12, 2014) NEWPORT - Lleyton Hewitt has not yet had to face one of the big-serving grass-courters that marked out the draw, but on Sunday, that’s set to change, as his opponent in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship final, Ivo Karlovic, … [Read more...]