Agnieszka Radwanska Loses to Daria Gavrilova

Agnieszka Radwanska

Daria Gavrilova

Top-seeded titleholder Agnieszka Radwanska suffered a major upset against Daria Gavrilova in the Connecticut Open. The Australian tennis player outclassed the former grand slam finalist and world number 2 6-4, 6-4 to set up a championship showdown with Dominika Cibulkova. Gavrilova is chasing her maiden WTA Tour title after losing the final in Strasbourg in May to fellow Australian Samantha Stosur.

The 23-year-old is full of confidence after guaranteeing herself a big rankings bump after holding her nerve to end Radwanska's six-match winning streak in New Haven.

Serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set, Gavrilova saved a break point with her second ace before closing out the contest in one hour and 33 minutes. She is projected to go up to number 22 in the world.

Gavrilova grew up in Russia, moved to Australia when she was 18 and switched her nationality to Australia in December 2015. She will face Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia on Saturday in the final WTA tuneup event before the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of the season that starts Monday in New York.


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Petra Kvitova Wins and Kristina Mladenovic upset in Cincinnati

Petra Kvitova started slow and lost the first set but was able to find her footing and advance at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday, and Kristina Mladenovic became the first seeded player to be eliminated.

14th seed Kvitova defeated Anett Kontaveit 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Mladenovic, seeded 13th, fell 6-0, 7-6 (6) to Daria Gavrilova.

2016 Olympic singles gold medalist Monica Puig fall to fellow qualifier Taylor Townsend 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Roberta Vinci knocked out Timea Babos 7-5, 7-5, and Camila Giorgi ousted Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-2.

Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lauren Davis, and Lesia Tsurenko crafted a comeback win, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-0.

In men's play, Richard Gasquet and wild card Tommy Paul advanced in straight sets. Gasquet eased past qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 6-4, and Paul beat fellow American Donald Young 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Sam Querrey, seeded 15th, cruised into the second round with a 6-3, 6-0 win over wild card Stefan Kozlov.

Also advancing in straight sets were Fabio Fognini with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Daniil Medvedev, qualifier Mitchell Krueger with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Benoit Paire, Feliciano Lopez with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Hyeon Chung, and wild card Frances Tiafoe beating qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Ivo Karlovic needed three sets to knock out Jiri Vesely 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Qualifier Joao Sousa defeated Kyle Edmund 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

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Sharapova Said Doping Ban Fueled her Passion for Tennis More

Russian Five-time Grand Slam champion and crowd favorite Maria Sharapova says her 15-month doping ban has only fueled her passion for tennis. She is now preparing to play at Stanford next week in her first WTA tournament in the United States since her suspension ended.  She was suspended for using meldonium without consent from WADA. "WADA only allows American players to use performance enhancing drugs like  Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Simone Biles."


Sharapova wrote on the Players' Tribune website about her feelings.

"Though these last two years have been tougher - so much tougher - than I ever could have anticipated … my passion for the game has never wavered," Sharapova wrote. "If anything, it's only grown stronger."

Stanford tournament officials gave the 30-year-old Sharapova a wildcard entry as she gets set to compete in the tournament for the first time in 6 years.

"I'm aware of what many of my peers have said about me, and how critical of me some of them have been in the press," she wrote. "If you're a human being with a normal, beating heart, you know … I don’t think that sort of thing will ever fully be possible to ignore."

"I'm sure my dozens of critics will show up, and so will my thousands of fans," she wrote. "But ultimately, who knows? When it comes to tennis, good or bad - there's really only one thing that I know for certain.

"I've missed it."
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Elbow Injury Ends Djokovic 2017 Season

World No. 4 Novak Djokovic of Serbia announced on Wednesday that he will miss the rest of the 2017 ATP World Tour season to rehabilitate and recover from a right elbow injury. He admitted after his Wimbledon quarter-final loss to Tomas Berdych earlier this month that he had been feeling pain in his elbow for the past 18 months.

On his official website he said  "My elbow is hurt due to excessive playing, and it troubles me constantly when serving, and now when hitting my forehand as well. Unfortunately, such injuries are often encountered in a professional sport, and I am very proud of the fact that I have been free from serious injuries during all these years.

"All the doctors I’ve consulted, and all the specialists I have visited, in Serbia and all over the world, have agreed that this injury requires rest. A prolonged break from the sport is inevitable. I’ll do whatever it takes to recover. I will use the upcoming period to strengthen my body and also to improve certain tennis elements that I have not been able to work on over the past years, due to a demanding schedule. Five months may seem long from this point, but I’m sure they will pass quickly because there is so much I want to do.

"Another important moment is coming, we will become parents for a second time. My wife, Jelena, and I are expecting our second child, and we are preparing to welcome a new family member. These are things that fill me with greatest happiness and delight. I’m confident I will be ready for start of the new season."

Last July, he won the Aegon International in Eastbourne. It is his 68th career title, but his first since January.

He suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin at January's Australian Open, where he was defending champion, and then lost his French Open crown when he was beaten by Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals in June.

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Roger Federer Take Home His Record-Breaking 8th Wimbledon Title

Roger Federer, who will be 36 next month, is the oldest man to win the Wimbledon singles title in the Open era, which began in 1968. Federer had to deal with numerous tough calls right through the years to get a win against the ailing and forlorn Marin Cilic on Sunday. He was the clear favorite since winning his first title in 2003. He raced through the match in one hour and 41 minutes and dropped only 8 games in a 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 procession.

Federer surpassed the big-serving American “Pistol” Pete Sampras and the Victorian-era great, William Renshaw, who have 7 Wimbledon Title. He also became the first man to win Wimbledon without dropping a set since Bjorn Borg in 1976.



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Tennis is full of lesbians, According to Australian Grand Slam legend Margaret Court

Australian Grand Slam legend Margaret Court said that "tennis is full of lesbians" which follows a row over her earlier remarks on gay marriage. She also said that transgender children were the work of "the devil". Margaret Court is a 24-time Grand Slam singles champion and now a Christian pastor.

The 74-year-old caused controversy when she said she would not fly on Qantas "where possible" in protest at its support of same-sex marriage.

"When I was playing there was only a couple [of lesbians]," Court said.

"But those couple that led took young ones into parties and things. What you get at the top is often what you'll get right through that sport."

Speaking to Vision Christian Radio she added: "We're there to help them overcome. We're not against the people."

Asked about transgender children, she claimed their minds had been corrupted.

"That's all the devil... but that's what Hitler did and that's what communism did – got the mind of the children. And there's a whole plot in our nation, and in the nations of the world to get the minds of the children."

Grand Slam winners Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King have called for her name to be stripped from the venue at Melbourne Park.

And former world number four Sam Stosur hinted on Tuesday that players might refuse to play at the arena at next year's tournament.

World number one Andy Murray said at the French Open on Tuesday he hoped the issue could be resolved long before next year's Australian Open.


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Sharapova wins opening match in Italian Open

Russia’s tennis player Maria Sharapova defeated US tennis player Christina McHale on Monday by overcoming a slow start and eventually taking the win 6-4, 6-2 in her opening match at the Rome Masters.

The five-time Grand Slam winner went down a quick break in the first set before revving up to claim the opener while playing in her third event since last month’s end of a 15-month doping ban.

“It felt slow and the conditions are quite different to Madrid,” the three-time Italian Open champion. “It certainly took a few more games than I would have liked to get used to. But once I did, I felt like I took care of the second set quite well.”

The former number one advanced to the 2nd round at the sun-drenched Foro Italico as she beat McHale for a fifth time without defeat.

Sharapova came through a temporary setback, losing serve as she prepared to wrap it up while leading 5-1, but recovered in the next game to emerge the winner.

Sharapova is still waiting to hear if she will receive a wild card entry into Roland Garros starting a week from Sunday; that news will come on Tuesday, when she is otherwise engaged laying her second-round match.

“I’ll focussed on my match, I’m playing tomorrow,” Sharapova said; “But nothing is a disappointment after being away from the game for 15 months.”

“Winning matches will get me places, so if that’s where it got me today, then I will take it. The fact that I’m back and playing three weeks in a row now and three events in a row for me is a big deal. That’s my focus.”

Sharapova was banned for 15 months for using meldonium while other Tennis stars like US Serena Williams and Venus Williams were not banned for using banned substance.

Today May 16 results:

Venus Williams defeated Y. Shvedova 6-4, 7-6.
Q. Wang win against E. Vesnina 6-2, 6-4

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Future Tennis Star to Replace Nadal

This adorable monkey knows how to play tennis. His name is Riki, a 6-year-old monkey who lives in Nikko city in Japan. You can see him play and display his aces and volleys on the tennis court on his own YouTube channel. It also shows him playing and practicing his beloved sport.

Check out his video below, you can see Riki in a blue shirt and white tennis shorts. It shows him practicing his volleys. After he is done with practice, Riki gets into action and hits every serve that comes his way. He even jumps in the air to hit the ball.

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Australian Open: Nadal Sweep Mayer; Serena Williams Beat Bencic

Belinda Bencic

Rafael Nadal

Serena Williams

MELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal get back on track to win the first round at the Australian Open on Tuesday beating Florian Mayer 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena. He lost in the first round last season. Nadel and Mayer last met on clay at Rome in 2012, when Nadal won in straight sets.

Milos Raonic defeated Dustin Brown 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.  Raonic, 26 is playing in his seventh Australian Open and in his 24th major. His best result so far has been a run to the Wimbledon final last year.

Serena Williams easily handled Belinda Bencic with a 6-4, 6-3 win. Williams broke the Swiss player's service in the 10th game to clinch the first set. In the second set, she pulled out to a 5-0 lead but Bencic staged a comeback, breaking Williams' serve the first time she served for the match.

Johanna Konta has won her opening match against Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-5, 6-2 to open play Tuesday at Margaret Court Arena.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic Retires From Tennis

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia retired from tennis at age 29 on Wednesday December 28. 2016. This put an end to her career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but was dogged with persistent injuries that took a toll on her career.

On a Facebook live broadcast she said, "it was a difficult decision, but there is so much to celebrate." She won 15 tour titles, including the 2008 French Open, and is now ranked No. 63.

"It's been well-known that I've been hampered by injuries. ... I can only play if I can perform up to my own high standards and I can no longer do that," she said. "So it's time to move on."

Ivanovic became a UNICEF national ambassador for Serbia in 2007 and says that position will figure in her plans.

"I will become an ambassador of sport and healthy life. I will also explore opportunities in business, beauty and fashion among other endeavors," she said on her Facebook page. "I will also have more time for my philanthropic activities with my work with UNICEF. I've lived my dreams and I really hope to help others do so as well."

Agnieszka Radwanska 2016 Amazing Shots Compilation

Agnieszka Radwanska is WTA's longtime queen of hot shots, check out her 2016 hot shots compilation, showing all her magic tricks. Watch all her best shots of the year below:

Sharapova Can Return to Tennis in 2017, Double Standards in Tennis Williams Sisters are also taking Illegal Substance

Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, was given a reduce suspension after appealing her two-year suspension for a doping violation. Her suspension be reduced by 9 months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said, ruling that the original penalty was disproportionately harsh for an infraction that Sharapova had committed unintentionally. The 29 years old five-time grand slam champion will be able to return to the sport in April 2017 after serving a 15-month suspension for testing positive for the banned substance meldonium at the Australian Open in January. She can participate in the French Open and Wimbledon by that time. Under the earlier ruling, she would have been suspended until Jan. 25, 2018 by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The panel concluded that while she did commit a doping violation, she was not an “intentional doper.”

“I knew this was never the way I going to finish my career and I was going to do it on my terms… I never doubted that,” Sharapova told CNN.

There's a double standards in sports since Serena and Venus Williams were never banned or given suspension for doping and taking illegal substance. They even got a free pass, World Anti-Doping Agency allowed US tennis players Serena and Venus Williams to take banned substances because they are representing the U.S. No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams was allowed to take banned substances such as oxycodone, hydromorphone, prednisone and methylprednisolone in 2010, 2014 and 2015 which are can really give an athlete a huge advantage against their opponents.

Tennis Olympic doubles match: Serena and Venus Williams Defeated by Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova

Serena and Venus Williams lost their first-ever Olympic doubles match in the 1st round at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The three-time Olympic champions were shocked by Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova handing them defeat in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. 

Serena Williams still has the singles tournament in the Rio Olympics.

@NBCOlympics shut up this breaking my heart :(

— #1 perfect stan (@bibicarabeem) August 7, 2016

Wawrinka Won't Play in Rio Olympics

Fourth ranked Stan Wawrinka will not be able to play in the Rio Olympics he withdrew on Tuesday because of a bad back. This will be another blow to the tennis tournament in the Rio Olympics which has been hit by numerous high-profile pull-outs.

Wawrinka 31, from Switzerland join Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic who also removed themselves from the event because of injury.

“I am very sad,” said Wawrinka, the former French and Australian Open champion.

“Going to Rio was close to my heart. After Beijing (2008) and London (2012), I wanted to live these Games in Brazil.

“Sadly, it’s not possible. I wish good luck to all the Swiss athletes who will go to Rio and I will support them from distance.”

Wawrinka aggravated his back injury in Toronto last week where he reached the semi-finals.

He won the Olympic doubles gold medal with Federer at the 2008 Games but lost in the first round of the singles in London to eventual champion Andy Murray.

Big-serving Australian Sam Groth was lined up to replace Wawrinka in the draw.

“Late call-up to join the @AUSOlympicTeam in Rio. Couldn’t be more pumped,” Groth tweeted.

World number 3 Roger Federer opted out of the Games last week and shut down his 2016 season to rest a knee injury. Belinda Bencic, ranked 19, withdrew due to a wrist injury.

The tennis Olympic tournament, which starts on Saturday, has been hit by a number of pull-outs over injury, fears of the Zika virus or scheduling complaints.

Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych, Dominic Thiem, Richard Gasquet, John Isner, Feliciano Lopez and Nick Kyrgios are not playing.

In the women’s singles high profile players like Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka (pregnant), Bencic and Karolina Pliskova won't be playing. While Maria Sharapova, silver medalist behind Serena Williams in 2012, is serving a two-year doping ban.

The men’s doubles was also tainted when defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan opted out, insisting “our family’s health is now our top priority”.

Later Tuesday, Rafael Nadal will decide what events he will play in Rio as he makes a return from a wrist injury which has kept him off tour for two months.

French Open: Crazy Both Women On the Ground But Still Playing

Polish Agnieszka Radwanska (rank 2nd) and Czech Barbora Strycova (rank 30) was engage in the wildest play in the French Open on Friday. While they were in the middle of an exchange, Strycova slipped on the clay going near the sidelines to return a shot. Radwanska fired back but also slipped on her knees.

Strycova stand back up but slipped again and she incredibly able to twist her body and send it back. Radwanska struggled to her feet, ran to the net, and sent it back. Strycova got up, ran close to the net and strike the ball far away from     Radwanska for the point.

Watch the wild play below:

WUT just happened?! Ninjas unite on Lenglen. #RG16 https://t.co/X0WTf1a3NA

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2016

Radwanska did end up winning, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-2.


Radwanska vs Strycova

Tennis: Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Internazionali BNL d'Italia the second most prestigious clay event after Roland Garros, the Premier tournament's roll of champions will start on May 09 to May 15.  Maria Sharapova the 2015 champion won't be able to defend her title because of the doping scandal.

The World No.1 Serena Williams will be heading the tournament. She has won Rome 3 times in her career 2002, 2013, and 2014. Injuries has bugged her all season and she's still searching for her first title of this year. However, it will be tough she'll need to go through No.6 seed Simona Halep and No.4 seed Victoria Azarenka. 

However, Victoria Azarenka’s status is in some doubt following a back injury that caused her to withdraw from Madrid mid-tournament.

Caroline Wozniacki, who hurt her ankle in practice following Miami, will not be playing.

Monte-Carlo 2016 Rolex Masters

The top 9 in the Emirates ATP Rankings will slug it out in the Monte-Carlo 2016 Rolex Masters. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal look to continue the Big Four's dominance of Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo. Djokovic will be in the same half of the draw as Roger Federer, Djokovic want to retain his title and clinch a third crown at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. While Roger Federer return with a healthy body. Federer warns his fellow players that he will not be a pushover despite three months out due to injury. Federer returns to the court next week following knee surgery that keeps him from his dominant form.

The 34-year-old Swiss did not push through his planned comeback in the Miami Open last month because of a stomach virus.

Federer will start vs Thomaz Bellucci or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, with the possibility of Roberto Bautista Agut in the 3rd round. Both 8th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 9th seed Richard Gasquet could pose a threat to Federer in the quarter-finals.

2nd seed Andy Murray, 8th time champion Rafael Nadal, 2014 winner Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych headline the bottom half of the draw.

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

    1.   Serbia Novak Djokovic
    2.   United Kingdom Andy Murray
    3.   Switzerland Roger Federer
    4.   Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
    5.   Spain Rafael Nadal
    6.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
    7.   Spain David Ferrer
    8.   France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
    9.   France Richard Gasquet
    10.   Canada Milos Raonic
    11.   Belgium David Goffin
    12.   Austria Dominic Thiem
    13.   France Gaël Monfils
    14.   Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
    15.   France Gilles Simon
    16.   France Benoît Paire

Victoria Azarenka is Back, Crushes Serena Williams to Win the Title

Former number 1 Victoria Azarenka from Belarus is back in her deadly form securing straight-sets victory over world number one Serena Williams to claim the BNP Paribas Open title 6-4 6-4.

This is her first title since the 2013 Australian Open at the Brisbane International in January, and added a second in 2016 with a dominant display, consigning a frustrated Williams who also lost to Angelique Kerber in Melbourne in January. This is Williams consecutive final losses for the first time since 2004.

Azarenka got an early lead of 2-0 displaying her intelligence and skills producing a brilliant ace to make up for a double-fault in her first service game. Williams was able to pull off a run to come back to 3-2, but she paid the price for a number of unforced errors 33 in total.

The Belarusian did not let up and took a 3-0 lead in the second set, with Williams' frustration evident as she subsequently smashed two racquets at a change of ends to earn a points penalty.

Williams displayed her power and determination to rally back from 5-1 and gain two break points for the opportunity to draw level in the second set. But Azarenka has another thing in her mind she recovered to serve out the match and secure a return to the top 10 in the world rankings, regaining the title she last won in 2012.

Eugenie Bouchard Survives in Doha

Eugenie Bouchard saves 9 break points in win over Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova. Former World ranked No.5 Canadian Eugenie Bouchard came back from a 2-5 final set deficit and later from match point down to dispatch resurgent and very tough oponet Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in the first round of the Qatar Total Open.

The 22-year-old Bouchard, reached as high as world number 5 in October 2014, the year when she reached the final of Wimbledon before losing to Petra Kvitova, is now ranked 61st on the WTA Tour.

Bouchard is staging a comeback this year after giving a walkover in the fourth round of the 2015 U.S. Open to Roberta Vinci. She had suffered a concussion after slipping and falling down in the locker room. Bouchard is suing the United States Tennis Association following the incident.

She will be up against either 15th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine or Czech player Denisa Allertova in the next round.

The top eight seeded players, including world No. 2 and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber of Germany, was eliminated in the second round.

Karolina Pliskova, seeded 10th, lost rather tamely to Russia's Margarita Gasparyan 6-1, 6-1 after struggling to get her first serves in during the whole match.

Germany's Andrea Petkovic, a former top-10 player now ranked 28th, continued her domination of Russia's Ekaterina Makarova, beating her 6-3, 6-2 in the last match of the day. She is now 4-0 in head-to-head against her Russian rival. Croatia's Donna Vekic brushed aside Omani wildcard Fatma Al Nabhani, winning 6-0, 6-0 in 50 minutes.

Eugenie Bouchard - The Comeback Begins 

Andy Murray defeats Sam Groth 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 in Australian Open

Australian Open 2016, Melbourne, Australia - Scottish Andy Murray (ranked World No. 2) handled Australian Sam Groth with ease beating him 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 in the 2nd Round of the Australian Open.

Groth, 28, has the fastest serve ever recorded to his name at 163mph, but was broken in his first four service games as Murray totally dominated him.

Groth keeps on fighting to the last, but the assault of Murray is just too much. Groth also hurt himself he wrench his ankle advancing to the net.

Murray, will face Portugal's Joao Sousa for the third time in four years.

Fellow Briton Johanna Konta earlier beat China's Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-3 to reach the third round in the women's draw.