Tennis

Tennis Announcer Fired For Controversial Venus Williams Comment Sues ESPN For Wrongful Termination

The ESPN tennis announcer who was fired last month following backlash over him using racist language to describe Venus Williams' playing style…

8 years ago

Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open 2017 Semifinal To Meet Roger Federer In Final

Rafael Nadal set up an eagerly-anticipated Australian Open 2017 final against Roger Federer by defeating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4…

8 years ago

Australian Open 2017: Williams Sisters To Face Off In Ninth Grand Slam Final

Serena Williams set up an Australian Open final against her older sister Venus by routing Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday. Australian Open 2017:…

8 years ago

Australian Open 2017: Venus Williams Reaches Semifinals For First Time In 14 Years

Venus Williams was 22 the last time she made it to the Australian Open semifinals. Australian Open 2017: Venus Williams Reaches…

8 years ago

Nick Kyrgios Has Meltdown, Crashes Out Of Australian Open After Loss To Andreas Seppi

Nick Kyrgios made quite the unforgettable exit from the Australian Open on Wednesday, and not for losing with dignity. Nick Kyrgios…

8 years ago

Ivo Karlovic Hits 75 Aces, Sets Match Duration Record At Australian Open

As Ivo Karlovic and Horatio Zeballos battled it out in the fifth set at the Australian Open on Tuesday night, fans rushed over to…

8 years ago

Roger Federer Makes Big Return With Win Over Juergen Melzer In Australian Open First Round

Roger Federer made a triumphant return to competitive tennis on Monday after six months away from the game, exciting a packed…

8 years ago

Petra Kvitova Out For At Least Six Months After Injuries From Home Invasion

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will step away from tennis for at least six months as she recovers from a knife attack…

8 years ago

With Court Ruling, Maria Sharapova’s Doping Ban Is Reduced By Nine Months

Maria Sharapova will be eligible to return to competitive tennis in April after her two-year doping suspension was reduced to 15…

8 years ago

Rafael Nadal Stops Match To Let Mother Find Lost Daughter

Rafael Nadal has once again demonstrated why he is one of the nicest tennis players around. Rafael Nadal Stops Match To…

8 years ago

Stan Wawrinka Beats Novak Djokovic For U.S. Open 2016 Title

Stan Wawrinka had played substantially more tennis at the U.S. Open than world No. 1 Novak Djokovic by the time he reached Sunday's…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 11: Angelique Kerber Beats Caroline Wozniacki To Become No. 1, Serena Falls In Semifinal

Angelique Kerber reached her third major final of the year on Thursday after beating Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 at the…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 10: Kei Nishikori Upsets Andy Murray, Serena Advances To Semifinals

Kei Nishikori earned his biggest victory of 2016 on Wednesday, defeating No. 2-seed Andy Murray 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the U.S.…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 9: Gael Monfils Beats Lucas Pouille, Djokovic, Kerber Advance To Semifinals

Gael Monfils reached his first grand-slam semifinal in eight years on Tuesday, when the 10th-seeded Frenchman defeated 24th-ranked countryman Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-3,…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 8: Andy Murray Beats Grigor Dimitrov To Reach Quarterfinals

Andy Murray lost only five games to cruise to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bulgarian 22nd seed Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 3: Stadium Roof Closes As Rafael Nadal Beats Andreas Seppi, Muguruza Crashes Out

The U.S. Open closed its brand-new, $150 million retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, during a match…

8 years ago

As 2015 U.S. Open Concussion Lawsuit Continues, Eugenie Bouchard Falls In Day 2 Of 2016 Open

Eugenie Bouchard's tumble at the 2015 U.S. Open remains an incident that is very present in the minds of many. Eugenie…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 1 Recap: Garbine Muguruza, Rafael Nadal Advance, Novak Djokovic Wins Amid Arm Concerns

The 2016 US Open began on Monday, with the biggest names in tennis taking the main stage at USTA Billie Jean…

8 years ago

Novak Djokovic Upset By Juan Martin Del Potro In First Round At Rio Olympics

Novak Djokovic was reduced to tears after crashing out of the Olympic Games following a stunning 7-6 7-6 first-round loss to Argentina's Juan Martin…

8 years ago

Andy Murray Wins Second Wimbledon Title, Serena Williams Ties Steffi Graf Record For 22 Grand Slams With Finals Win

Serena Williams defeated German fourth-seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 in London on Saturday to earn the women's singles Wimbledon 2016 title, thus securing…

8 years ago