-
State champions! Mayo’s Claire Loftus flawless in winning singles title, Ryder and Diehn win doubles crown
MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time since 2011, Rochester has a Class 2A state girls tennis singles champion. Mayo junior Claire Loftus got that done Friday afternoon in brilliant fashion at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center, playing virtually flawless tennis from late in the first set on to beat No. 1-ranked Cassandra Li…
-
Murray handed nightmare Paris Masters draw as Djokovic and Alcaraz discover fate
Murray was defeated by Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 event in Basel on Wednesday. He once again slammed his racket into the ground during the 6-7 6-3 6-2 loss. Murray has failed to win back-to-back matches since August and the 36-year-old hopes to turn his fortunes around against a familiar foe.…
-
Powerhouse College Tennis Coming to Coronado: Free Event Nov. 3-5
Calling all tennis aficionados and casual fans! November 3-5 is THE weekend for you to head to the Coronado Tennis Center. Once you arrive, you can watch some of the nation’s best women’s collegiate players compete. The Third Annual Torrero Tennis Classic Invitational Tournament, hosted by the University of San Diego (USD), is free, so…
-
Men’s Tennis Reaches Two Singles Semifinals To Start Islander Open
Story Links Tournament Page & Results CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s tennis team advanced to two singles flight semifinals on the first day of competition at the Cooper Outdoor Advertising Islander Open at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. Action continues Saturday starting at 9:45 a.m. Freshman Ivo Isqueiro handily defeated Prairie View…
-
How a sibling rivalry inspired South Lyon East’s recent success in boys tennis
Having six seniors helped the South Lyon boys tennis team have its best season since the school opened in 2007. But the sibling rivalry between Cameron and Mason Crosby also helped. “That’s it?” said Cameron, a senior. “State qualifier? Nothing else?” That was Cameron’s response when freshman brother, Mason, said his goal for the next three years…
-
Wimbledon expansion wins approval from local board
The All England Club’s plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium and 38 other courts at Wimbledon that would allow the Grand Slam to hold its qualifying tournament on site has won approval from a local planning council. The expansion would take place on the former site of Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which the All England…
-
Boris Becker explains ‘secret recipe’ Novak Djokovic has and what ‘sets him apart’
<!– –> Tennis legend Boris Becker believes Novak Djokovic’s secret recipe is his ability to “divide up his forces” in order to play the most important tournaments “in top shape.” The six-time Grand Slam champion, a former coach of Djokovic, also claimed that the Serbian’s love for representing his country is “what sets him apart.”…
-
Review: Tennis On-Court (PSVR2) – Solid Gameplay Surrounded by Technical Issues
The first thing that happened to us upon launching Tennis On-Court was a hard crash. Even before we saw the main menu, we were on the error report screen. The game would only crash a couple more times, but it was a worrying start. Worse than the crashes is an annoying bug where, if you…
-
Zheng Qinwen wins; will play Zhu Lin in the Zhuhai semifinals
China’s top player will compete in the semifinals of the Huafa Technology WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai after Zheng Qinwen edged Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the winner-take-all round-robin match in the Orchid Group The 2022 WTA Newcomer of the Year, Zheng is one of two Chinese players to reach the semifinals. Zhu Lin, a…
-
Hurkacz Continues Late Turin Charge With Basel QF Comeback | ATP Tour
Hubert Hurkacz continued his late charge in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin with a comeback victory against Tallon Griekspoor on Friday in the Swiss Indoors Basel quarter-finals. The Pole earned a 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4 win to stay firmly in the hunt for a return to the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time…