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The BNP Paribas Open continued in Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday, as the ATP and WTA draws got deeper in the marquee Masters showcase. Many of the biggest names in men’s tennis were taking to the hard courts out west, mired in fourth-round battles, while the women fought for the right to advance to the semifinals in two scheduled matches. Fans can follow an updated look at the draws and...
Published: March 18, 2015
Rafael Nadal didn’t have a tremendous amount of trouble defeating American standout Donald Young 6-4, 6-2 in Tuesday’s third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. The Masters showcase saw Nadal reign superior despite playing well below his gaudy standards. It wasn’t an aesthetically pleasing first set for either player to say the least, as TennisTV highlighted: Shad...
Published: March 17, 2015
Serena Williams‘ headline-grabbing return to the Indian Wells Masters she boycotted for years featured adversity of the pure tennis variety in Tuesday’s fourth-round match against Sloane Stephens. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker to the young American upstart, Williams roared back to close out Stephens with ease for a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win. This triumph puts Williams through...
Published: March 5, 2015
The Puerto Rico Open serves as a golden opportunity for the lesser-known PGA Tour players to gain FedEx Cup points while the circuit’s very elite tee it up in the WGC-Cadillac Championship. PGA Tour alluded to the considerable strength this year’s Puerto Rico Open field boasts: Chesson Hadley was the defending champion this year and is proof of what the tournament at Trump International...
Published: March 2, 2015
Padraig Harrington won for the first time on the PGA Tour since 2008 on Monday at the Honda Classic, besting unheralded youngster Daniel Berger in a playoff to claim victory at PGA National. For a golfer who has three major championships on his resume, Harrington has taken quite the tumble in recent years. Self-admitted yips with the putter and perhaps too much tinkering to his game saw Harrington...
Published: March 2, 2015
Inclement weather during the week will force the Honda Classic to end late, but Sunday’s action, which featured third-round play and the start to the final round, hosted plenty of excellent plot twists. Ian Poulter built a three-stroke lead entering the last round thanks to a third-round 66 to back up the 64 he posted in Round 2. However, the Englishman began to leak a bit of oil and now finds...
Published: February 27, 2015
Rory McIlroy is the best golfer on the planet right now, but his underwhelming performance at the 2015 Honda Classic serves as a cruel reminder that the game of golf shows no mercy. McIlroy shot a four-over 74 Friday and seven-over for the tournament to miss the cut, per Reuters. Justin Ray of the Golf Channel noted that this will be McIlroy’s first missed cut since the 2012 U.S. Open. ESPN’s...
Published: February 24, 2015
Davis Love III was officially named the 2016 Team USA Ryder Cup captain on Tuesday. With the news came word of the adjustments Love and the U.S. task force are making to try to level the playing field with Europe. Golf Central has the details of some of the tweaks being made, with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and other officials forming a think tank of sorts to tackle the USA’s Ryder Cup travails: Love...
Published: February 17, 2015
Rafael Nadal is known as the “King of Clay” for a reason. This is the surface he dominates, so it comes as little surprise that he was defending his singles title at the 2015 Rio Open in Brazil this week. The hard courts put greater stress on Nadal’s knees, which have a history of giving him problems throughout his prolific career. Clay allows Nadal to slide around and utilize his...
Published: February 16, 2015
The United States Ryder Cup team has chosen its next captain. Davis Love III will helm the 2016 American squad in the biennial competition against Europe at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Golf Channel’s Jason Sobel relayed the news on Monday: Love presided over the USA team that had a chance to steal the Ryder Cup from Europe in 2012 at Medinah. Holding...