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Doubles on both tours is often a hodgepodge of revolving partners and results, but over the past few seasons, both tours seemed to have found a stabilizing rotation of stars as teams like Mirza/Hingis, Mattek-Sands/Safarova, Bryan/Bryan, Mahut/Hughes-Herbert, etc .had routinely found their way to the champions podiums. However, in 2017, the doubles casts and successes […] READ MORE
In what has to be the match of the tournament thus far, Juan Martin Del Potro showed the world why he is so beloved in the game of tennis. With heart beyond words, Del Potro fought through illness to come back from 2 sets down and beat young Dominic Thiem. Embed from Getty Images Through […] READ MORE
For all the talk about the topsy turvy nature of this year’s US Open, Monday’s day session turned to be pretty straightforward, as both #1 seeds turned in workmanlike performances on the day set aside to celebrate the work of a labor force in the United States. Pliskova Finds Her Form Karolina Pliskova, who has […] READ MORE
The US Open has become a shining beacon in the Slam calendar for American women’s tennis. With the conclusion of the Round of 16 on Monday, five American women find themselves still with aspirations to claim the US Open Trophy. Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe, and Jennifer Brady are all carrying the […] READ MORE
With the US Open signaling the final quarter of the tennis season, many women on the WTA Tour are looking to reclaim the success they found earlier in the year, and prove that early season success was no fluke or over-achievement. The likes of Lauren Davis, Kiki Mladenovic, and Daria Kasatkina are all limping into […] READ MORE
Weather wreaked havoc with the Wimbledon schedule on Tuesday, but that didn’t detract from the excitement and quality of play and all of England celebrated the wins of their homegrown hero Jo Konta, and the unofficial Queen of Wimbledon Venus Willams–both moving onto the semis on Thursday. Venus Williams vs Jelena Ostapenko It was a […] READ MORE
It is rare to think that a former Wimbledon finalist and French Open winner could be flying under the radar of a Wimbledon lacking a Serena, a Maria, and a Vika (now gone in the 4th round of her post baby slam return); however, that seems to be the case for Garbine Muguruza. Even after […] READ MORE
In a WTA season that has been much maligned since Australia about the lack of star power on tour, one could see the upcoming French Open as a chance to revel in the chaos of the wide open tournament, and enjoy the scene as so many athletes look to claim their space on the big […] READ MORE
When tennis fans of the world think about American’s women’s tennis, the mind automatically drifts to images of the Williams Sisters on court holding gleaming silver trophies above their head; images of the old faces like Lindsey Davenport’s long powerful service motion, Jennifer Capriati fist pump, or Chris Evert’s classic two handed backhand. Lauren Davis […] READ MORE
Two years ago on a blustery gray day, typical of northern Illinois in November, a long haired Southern Californian announced his arrival on the Challenger tour with a hard fought win over tour veteran Austin Krajicek in the quarterfinals of the Champaign-Urbana Challenger. The 22-year-old Clay Thompson used an aggressive attacking style to show a […] READ MORE