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Maybe we should have taken the idea of Donald Young as the American #2 more seriously. Kevin Anderson will remain below the Top Twenty, but Young moves past Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, and Steve Johnson; he is on the brink of the Top Fifty.
A Wimbledon title can go a long way for a tennis player, even when it comes in a discipline that may not be his favorite. For Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock, that is exactly what is happening. Singles players by nature, Pospisil and Sock captured the Wimbledon doubles title and they are not looking back.
San Diego, Calif. – (August 1, 2014) – Singles qualifying competition came to a close on Friday at the United States Tennis Association Girls’ 16s & 18s National Championships Presented by adidas as eight qualifiers advance to the main draw of each division.
The official draw for the 2014 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto was conducted on Friday and hosted by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor at Queen’s Park.
Something will have to give on Saturday when Dominic Thiem and David Goffin vie for the bet-at-home Cup title. Thiem is playing at home and on what is becoming his favorite surface. Goffin, however, has won an incredible 19 matches in a row since Wimbledon.
Roger Federer's new racquet, the #RF97, also known as the Roger Federer autograph racquet, has been officially released by Wilson, with the 17-time Grand Slam event champion now playing with the Wilson colors instead of the blacked-out racquet he has been using for a year.
What's a "STAYCAY"? Deb from Marina del Rey ( A Rafa /Benito friend ) says when you stay at home or in town and still have fun. With the Federer boy twins being younger than the youngest boy of G & G and how beautiful Switzerland is this time of year . It was the Rossdale's we saw going thru the airports.
The USTA today announced the field for the 2014 US Open Wheelchair Competition. The event, in its eighth year, will be held Sept. 4-7, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
From August 1 – August 8, 2014, the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies will offer a “buy one, get one free,” ticket offer, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne Worcester.
Take a look at these photos of Pospisil and his life while on tour.
I was six years old. I played a tournament very close to my hometown in Canada. It was an under-10 tournament and I ended up winning the whole thing. But I played a girl there, because there were not that many people playing at the time. I beat a girl in either the first or the second round. So that was the first time I won a match. It was actually against a girl.
The best thing would be the travelling, for sure. You get to see different places, meet new people. Every city has something different, like they have the strawberries and cream [in London].
Western & Southern Open defending champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2014 tournament due to a right wrist injury. Nadal has also withdrawn from the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, which precedes the Western & Southern Open.
The qualifying field entry list for the 2014 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies features several talented American players, up-and-coming stars and veterans, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne Worcester. The 2014 Connecticut Open, a WTA event, which is part of the US Open Series, will be held August 15-23, 2014 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.
Tennis Canada announced Wednesday the wild card recipients for the 2014 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto. Canadians Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, Ont.) and Peter Polansky (Thornhill, Ont.) will join countrymen Milos Raonic (Thornhill, Ont.) and Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver) to make it four Canadians in the singles draw.
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