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The first set of quarterfinals on the men’s and women’s side of the draw took place on Tuesday, and one of the mighty has fallen. No. 2 Roger Federer was thoroughly dominated by Swiss countryman and No. 8 seed Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Federer never seemed to find his game throughout the match. Wawrinka used a dominating first serve to take early control in the first set. He won...
Published: May 29, 2015
Friday’s French Open action featured many of the top players in the world, as No. 2 Roger Federer and No. 2 Maria Sharapova sought to continue their runs toward another championship at Roland Garros. As we move closer to the weekend, the competition is heating up as contenders and pretenders continue to be separated by the caroms off the French red clay. Some of Friday’s matches are already...
Published: May 29, 2015
It wasn’t an easy day for some of the big names, but the top seeds advanced Thursday at the 2015 French Open. World No. 1 Serena Williams dropped the first set against qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam before righting the ship en route to a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 win. The early struggles had to have some thinking about Williams’ second-round exit from last year’s French Open, but the future...
Published: May 28, 2015
In beautiful Bradenton, Florida, the home of the University of South Florida, a new NCAA Division I men’s golf champion will be crowned. On May 29-June 3 at The Concession Golf Club, the top five teams from each region and the top individual players not on those teams will compete for the right to call themselves champions. The event is a stroke play/match play competition. The teams will battle...
Published: May 17, 2015
It might be too early too panic, but Rafael Nadal fans should at least be highly concerned with the Spaniard’s chances of winning his sixth straight and 10th French Open title. To put it plainly, suddenly the King of Clay is losing regularly on a surface he once dominated almost without fail for the last 10 years. Nadal lost his fifth clay-court match of the year on Friday when he fell to Stanislas...
Published: May 10, 2015
Through three rounds, Chris Kirk is the sole leader at The 2015 Players Championship at 10-under par, but he can’t feel too comfortable. He holds just a one-stroke lead over Kevin Kisner, Bill Maas and Ben Martin heading into Sunday’s final round. Another group of six that includes Sergio Garcia is just two shots back at eight-under par. Kirk rose to the lead on the strength of his second...
Published: May 9, 2015
Kevin Na and Jerry Kelly are the men to catch after two rounds of play at eight under par, but there’s a boatload of contenders still in the chase. As of noon ET, there’s a total of 15 golfers separated by just three shots. Na and Kelly don’t tee off until 2:40 p.m. It remains to be seen if they will still be the leaders once they take the course. Jhonattan Vegas and Martin Flores...
Published: May 9, 2015
Kevin Na and Jerry Kelly are leading the way heading into third-round play Saturday at the 2015 Players Championship. Na backed up a five-under 67 on Thursday with a three-under 69 to maintain a share of the lead after two rounds. Kelly used a seven-under 65 on Friday to leap into his place alongside Na on the leaderboard. Those two are the players who have shined the brightest, but there are...
Published: May 8, 2015
Most of the big names are at least two shots back after one day at the 2015 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Hideki Matsuyama, Kevin Na, David Hearn and Charley Hoffman are all tied atop the leaderboard after shooting five-under 67s on Thursday. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is just two shots back at three-under par, as are Rickie Fowler and the event’s defending...
Published: March 22, 2015
The men’s final in the BNP Paribas Open is as it should be. The top two seeds, No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Roger Federer will renew acquaintances in Sunday’s final. On Saturday, both men had no problems dispatching their worthy opponents in straight sets. Djokovic turned back Andy Murray, 6-2, 6-3. Federer had only a slightly tougher time against Milos Raonic. Fed won the match,...