There’s no mystery why the U.S. Golf Association chose The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., as the venue for this week’s U.S. Amateur. That’s where Francis Ouimet, an unheralded 20-year-old amateur, won the U.S. Open 100 years ago next month.
Category: Tennis
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announces her retirement
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli is retiring from tennis just 40 days after winning her only Grand Slam title.
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to reach Rogers Cup final
Rafael Nadal moved into the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal after beating world number one and top seed Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-2).
Hingis wins doubles match on return to competitive tennis
Former world number one Martina Hingis made a winning return to competitive tennis with victory in a doubles match at the Southern California Open.
Roger Federer loses to Federico Delbonis in Hamburg semis
Top seed Roger Federer lost to Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis in the semi-finals of the German Tennis Championships in Hamburg.
Sharapova names Jimmy Connors as her new coach
World number two Maria Sharapova has named eight-time Grand Slam title winner Jimmy Connors as her new coach.
Stefan Edberg says Murray can win Wimbledon again
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is still improving and can triumph at his home Grand Slam again, according to two-time winner Stefan Edberg.
Andy Murray wins Wimbledon title, makes history
Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon title and ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s champion with a hard-fought victory over world number one Novak Djokovic.
Andy Murray powers to Wimbledon final with Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray overcame a furious Centre Court row and a pantomime-villain Pole to reach the Wimbledon final.
Serena williams ousted from Webledon by Sabine
Sabine Lisicki ended Serena Williams’ reign as Wimbledon champion as the German 23rd seed clinched a stunning three-set victory over the world number one in the fourth round.
Serena Williams wins
Serena Williams sailed past Wimbledon’s wave of upsets and now faces an opponent more than a decade older than her.
Serena sweeps to French Open success
Roland Garros has been the American’s most troublesome grand slam venue but she has looked the champion in waiting all fortnight and beat Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-4 in a high-level final.
Fast, furious Serena sets up Sharapova showdown
Serena Williams blitzed hapless Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 in just 46 minutes on Thursday to reach her second French Open final where she’ll face defending champion Maria Sharapova for the title.
Sharapova sparks French Open fears
Sharapova, a former two-time winner in Rome, announced her decision to pull out prior to her scheduled semi-final meeting with Italian seventh seed Sara Errani on Friday.
Serena subdues Sharapova to defend title
World number one Serena Williams racked up the 50th title of her illustrious 18-year career when she thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 to defend her Madrid Open crown on Sunday.
Venus Williams withdraws from Madrid Open
Venus Williams has pulled out of the Mutua Madrid Open due to a back problem.
Wimbledon prize money boost
Players at this summer’s grass court event will receive a total of £22.6 million, an increase of £6.5m over 2012.The club also confirmed their intention to build a retractable roof on court one for the start of the 2019 tournament.
Djokovic overcomes Del Potro in Dubai Tennis
Novak Djokovic overcame some second-set resistance from Juan Martin Del Potro to secure his place in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Australian Open 2013, men’s singles: Djokovic beats Murray to complete record hat-trick
World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated US Open champion Andy Murray in four sets to win his fourth and third consecutive Australian Open title here Sunday.
Azarenka denies cheating during Oz Open semifinal win
World number one Victoria Azarenka has denied claims that she deliberately manipulated the rules book when she took a medical time out with the score at 5-4 in the second set of her Australian Open semi-final win over teenager Sloane…
Australian Open: Federer, Serena race through to quarters
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, winning their matches comfortably here on Monday.
Australian Open 2013: Maria Sharapova sails into quarters
Second seed Maria Sharapova delivered a crushing victory over Belgium‘s Kirsten Flipkens Sunday to reach the women‘s singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Croft backs Serena for Aussie Open
Former British number one Annabel Croft can only see one winner of the Australian Open women’s title – Serena Williams. The American has won five times in the past 10 years at Melbourne Park and dominated the second half of…
Serena: ‘I’m at my best’
Serena Williams posted an ominous message to her rivals after starting 2013 by taking the Brisbane International title Saturday with a straight sets demolition of Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.