Some things are just inherently unfair. This perhaps qualifies -- if you're going to have any chance at all against Serena Williams, you need a way to hurt her, and although Madison Brengle plays good defense, she doesn't do offense.
Once again, all action in Germany was rained out. In the singles final, Andy Murray and Philipp Kohlschreiber were on serve after five games; in the doubles, it was tied at 1-1.
If Jarkko Nieminen hadn't managed to beat Roger Federer before this, what were his odds in his current state of decline? Obviously there wasn't much to it.
We have to think Kevin Anderson lost this the day before, when he needed three sets, and eight hours (three of them on the court), to beat Jeremy Chardy. There just wasn't anything left.
It was Sweet 16 day at the 48th annual ASICS Easter Bowl as both boys’ and girls’ 16s champions were crowned on the final day of play in the USTA Spring Nationals lower divisions.
Serena Williams may have a bad knee, but her head is doing just fine. After struggling against Monica Niculescu in Indian Wells, Serena gave poor Niculescu the full Williams treatment this time. Serena is going to be #1 no matter what, but this obviously puts the rest of the draw on notice. Niculescu will probably be a little below #60.
The number of blowouts in the qualifying draw here was amazing; it made us wonder if there was something affecting the players' health. This score leaves us wondering the same thing. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni loses a few points and will probably be around #60; Alison Riske defends her points and is probably two wins away from the Top Forty.
This has the minor distinction of having been the first men's match to finish at this event. It lets Donald Young defend his points, but it costs Yen-Hsun Lu second round points. He'll probably end up a little below #65. DONALD YOUNG Jr. Is playing some BIG BALL .keep your eyes peeled. # YIM
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
