Archive: August 2014
The ITF has announced that the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off tie between Israel and Argentina will be hosted by the Israel Tennis Association (ITA) at the Sunrise Tennis Club in Sunrise, Florida, USA on 12-14 September.
Novak Djokovic's hard-court struggles continued on Thursday with a 7-6(6), 7-5 loss to Tommy Robredo in the third round of the Western & Southern Open. Djokovic is now a modest 2-2 since winning Wimbledon, having previously lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the same stage of last week's Rogers Cup.
Click here to check out the draws and order of play from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
John Isner reached the Western & Southern Open final last summer, but there will be no repeat performance in 2014. In fact, no American man will play for the title this time around. That much was guaranteed on Thursday, when the host nation's last two hopes in Isner and Steve Johnson both went down in third-set tiebreakers.
Click here to see the draws & order of play from the Connecticut Open.
Xavier Malisse and Fabrice Santoro got off to winning starts on the opening day of the Optima Open in Knokke Heist, each recording victories over Goran Ivanisevic and Greg Rusedski respectively.
Maybe Novak Djokovic suffered from one too many headlines. This is the one Masters event he has never won, so naturally everyone was wondering if he could win it this year.
Three-time former champion Goran Ivanisevic headlines a star-studded ATP Champions Tour field returning to Knokke-Heist in Belgium today for the fifth annual instalment of the Optima Open (August 14-17).
Roger Federer's little lapse in the second set meant that he had to spend more than two hours on the court -- hardly what he wanted after his long week in Toronto. But he survived to keep his lead on Stanislas Wawrinka in the contest for #3.
The biggest names in women’s tennis are heading to Wuhan this September for the inaugural Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, which China’s fastest-growing city will host from 21st to 27th September 2014.
The USTA announced today that single-day tickets for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff between the United States and Slovakia have been released and will be available for sale starting on Thursday, August 14. Matches will be played at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, September 12-14.
Former US Open Champion and World No. 22 Sam Stosur and 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens have been awarded the final singles main draw wildcards into the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, a WTA event that is part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series to be held August 15-23, 2014 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne Worcester.
The Thursday, August 14 Day Session (Session 10) is completely sold out and the Western & Southern Open is at tournament capacity for that session. No Center Court, Grandstand or Grounds Pass tickets remain.
Samantha Stosur led in both tiebreaks -- including 4-0 in the first set tiebreak -- but when it came down to it, it was Serena Williams versus Samantha Stosur, and you know who will blink in those situations! That will cost Stosur three ranking spots, but it still looks as if she'll be one of the Top 24 U. S. Open seeds.
Roger Federer kicked off his Western & Southern Open campaign on Wednesday afternoon with a 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-2 win over Vasek Pospisil in the second round. Federer struck six aces without double-faulting a single time to advance after two hours and one minute of play.
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