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She faced a feisty rival but after a shaky start, top seed Serena Williams of the United States recovered to win her sixth Wimbledon championship and 21st career Grand Slam with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over 20th seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain. In front of the usual star-studded crowd at Wimbledon’s Centre Court, Williams overcame early serving difficulties that put her down a break to get the upper...
Published: June 7, 2015
Novak Djokovic’s career Grand Slam will have to wait at least another year. Despite knocking off nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in this year’s quarterfinal, the world No. 1 was upset by eighth-seed Stan Wawrinka in the men’s final at Roland Garros on Sunday. Wawrinka won the second Grand Slam title of his career in four sets, beating Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Fans...
Published: February 1, 2015
A hard-fought beginning turned into a dominating ending for Australian Open champion and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. On Sunday at Melbourne Park, the 27-year-old Serb defeated sixth seed Andy Murray of Scotland in a tightly-contested four-set affair that didn’t blow open until the late stages of the third set. The first two sets were both decided by tiebreaks, with one going to each player....
Published: September 14, 2014
After three weeks of sublime play in the FedEx Cup playoffs, Billy Horschel captured both the Tour Championship and the 2014 FedEx Cup title on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club. Horschel made dramatic moves up the playoff point standings with a runner-up finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship, followed by wins at the BMW Championship and now at East Lake. Coming off his win in Colorado, Horschel was...
Published: September 12, 2014
Expectant father Billy Horschel continued his strong play on Day 2 of the Tour Championship in at East Lake Golf Club on Friday. Horschel has been hot for the FedEx Cup playoffs, finishing as a runner-up two weeks ago at the Deutsche Bank Championship, then winning the BMW Championship. Tied for the lead at East Lake after the first round, Horschel carded a 66 on Friday to move two shots ahead of his...
Published: September 8, 2014
Without the familiar players, the men’s final of the 2014 U.S. Open unfolded in a decidedly unusual fashion. No. 14 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated 10th-seed Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-3, 6-3, 6-3—the first man to win the U.S. Open championship in straight sets since Roger Federer beat Andy Murray in 2008. With a power game built around a massive serve, 6’6″ Cilic overpowered...
Published: September 7, 2014
On a weekend with plenty of intrigue throughout the field, Billy Horschel led the charge to capture the BMW Championship in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Horschel moved to the top of the leaderboard by carding an impressive 63 on Saturday and then stayed steady on Sunday as the challengers around him faltered. The win comes as sweet redemption after Horschel finished as runner-up to Chris Kirk at...
Published: September 6, 2014
As the many of the biggest names in golf fell from contention, a group of young guns took advantage of the opportunity to etch their name in history during Round 3 of the BMW Championship in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Florida’s Billy Horschel shot a seven-under 63 to take a three-shot lead over the rest of the field at 13 under par. His impressive round also moves him to a projected first-place...
Published: August 31, 2014
Big moves from golf’s young guns were the story of Day 3 at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. With the players enjoying favorable conditions under overcast skies, the leaderboard shifting continuously throughout the day. By round’s end, 25-year-old Russell Henley found himself in sole possession of the lead. His 65 moved him to 12 under par. After closing with three straight birdies,...
Published: August 23, 2014
Jason Day and Jim Furyk are your co-leaders after Moving Day at The Barclays. Under comfortably cloudy skies at Ridgewood Country Club, plenty of players took aim at the top of the leaderboard over the course of the day, looking to accumulate valuable points in the FedEx Cup playoff. Jason Day started his round at six under par and worked his way up the ranks until a double-bogey on 13 dropped him...