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There was little in the way of an insurgency on Friday at the 2015 French Open, as both the men’s and women’s singles play saw the vast majority of top seeds vanquish their lower-ranked opposition at Roland Garros. Women’s singles saw but one notable upset on Friday, with No. 28 Flavia Pennetta defeating No. 8 Carla Suarez Navarro. No. 7 Ana Ivanovic was particularly impressive in...
Published: May 21, 2015
The college school year is over for some institutions and very nearly over for others, but there is still plenty of work to be done for the nation’s student-athletes. The best Division I female golfers still have a title to play for in the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship. Regionals wrapped up earlier in May, leaving the remaining field to descend upon The Concession Golf...
Published: May 18, 2015
This season in clay-court tennis has been a strange one in that Rafael Nadal is healthy and playing—but not dominating the competition. Stan Wawrinka handed Nadal his fifth clay loss of the year Friday in the quarterfinal of the 2015 Italian Open. How this will affect the seedings for the upcoming 2015 French Open, set to run from May 24 to June 7, remains to be seen, but one has to wonder if...
Published: May 8, 2015
The Players Championship got off to another brilliant, competitive start on Thursday, with four players sharing the lead at five under after the first round and several top pros lying in wait. Rory McIlroy continued his strong play with a first-round 71, while Rickie Fowler shot a 69 and provided perhaps the best quote of the first day in referencing an anonymous Sports Illustrated poll—via...
Published: April 22, 2015
The PGA Tour is back at it again starting Thursday, this time for the 2015 Zurich Classic. Don’t let the name fool you; golfers won’t be fretting about hitting balls into Lake Zurich in Switzerland. These next four rounds of golf are still stateside. This tournament takes place in New Orleans, and though it’s cycled through a variety of sponsors, this annual PGA Tour stop dates all...
Published: April 1, 2015
One of the LPGA Tour’s biggest events has a new name and a new sponsor, but fans and golfers alike will still be hoping it provides the same entertainment and the same charms. Thursday will see the tour swing by the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California for the 2015 ANA Inspiration, a major tour stop previously known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship. The competition still...
Published: March 21, 2015
All good things must come to an end—it’s just nice if you can have at least some control over it. Sabine Lisicki’s run at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, has come to an end, but she at least made her opponent in the women’s semifinals—Jelena Jankovic—work for it. Jankovic needed three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-1) to best Lisicki and book a spot...
Published: March 9, 2015
The United States women’s national soccer team secured a place in the 2015 Algarve Cup final on Monday, battling to a 0-0 draw with a resolute Iceland squad at the Estadio Municipal in Lagos, Portugal. The USWNT topped Group B with seven points and a 2-1-0 record. The United States will be going for its 10th championship at this highly esteemed competition, per the team’s...
Published: February 1, 2015
In a match that looked all set to become an undeniable classic, only to develop into a swift destruction, No. 1 Novak Djokovic lived up to his top billing and defeated No. 6 Andy Murray in four sets, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0, to win the men’s championship at the 2015 Australian Open. The win moves Djokovic to 5-0 in Australian Open finals—a record in the Open Era—and reinforces...
Published: January 31, 2015
The best weapon in tennis is Serena Williams‘ serve. She smacks the ball with devastating ferocity and boasts peerless placement, creating a weapon that buckles opponents and prevents them from setting up any sort of offense. So it’s of little surprise, that on Saturday evening at the 2015 Australian Open in Melbourne, Williams’ 18th ace of a straight-sets win over No. 2 Maria Sharapova...