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Mother Nature took over PGA National Golf Club Saturday, forcing third-round play at the Honda Classic to be delayed until Sunday and fourth-round play until Monday. PGA TOUR Media announced the news and scheduled time for play to resume: Players were able to finish Round 2, the end of which was suspended Friday due to similar conditions, but the rain, wind and lightning soon picked...
Published: February 23, 2015
If Switzerland is going to repeat at the 2015 Davis Cup, it will have to do so without Roger Federer. According to The Associated Press’ Sandra Harwitt, the World No. 2 announced his intention to skip the annual tournament on Monday, making it clear he wouldn’t lose any sleep over the decision. “It wasn’t a difficult decision,” he said. “I have played...
Published: February 16, 2015
While many ATP eyes will be on Rafael Nadal in Rio this week, there will be some intriguing tennis happening in Florida at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Entering the ATP 250 event as the top seed will be World No. 15 Kevin Anderson, who won this tournament in 2012. He’ll be challenged by American favorite John Isner, who has been ousted in the semifinals each...
Published: February 1, 2015
The 2014 men’s tennis season was far more unpredictable than in years’ past, from Stan Wawrinka’s triumph in Australia to the shocking final between Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori in New York. But 2015 began with a much more familiar sight. Novak Djokovic as the Australian Open champion. Djoker secured his fifth title at Melbourne Park Sunday with a 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3,...
Published: January 27, 2015
Tomas Berdych finally figured out how to best Rafael Nadal, and he did so in emphatic fashion. The World No. 7 snapped a 17-match losing streak against his Spanish adversary on Tuesday in the quarterfinals, returning to the Australian Open semifinals with a dominant 6-2, 6-0, 7-6(5) win. It was a perfect storm of wonderful shot-making by Berdych and sloppy play from Nadal. The powerful...
Published: January 23, 2015
It’s probably safe to say Andy Murray has put his disappointing 2014 season well behind him. The 27-year-old Scot continued his domination of the competition at the Australian Open on Friday, crushing World No. 55 Joao Sousa, 6-1, 6-1, 7-5, to advance to the fourth round. That’s nine sets in a row for Murray to start the tournament, and he has looked absolutely clinical in...
Published: January 19, 2015
Andy Murray got off on the right foot at the 2015 Australian Open on Monday, defeating a determined Yuki Bhambri in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3), to advance to the second round. The World No. 6 was challenged with breaks in the first and third sets, but he responded positively both times, taking the match in a little over two hours. He finished with 13 aces, 40 winners and four breaks. He...
Published: September 10, 2014
With just five goals in its last seven matches, including a 0-0 draw against Chile on Saturday, Mexico was hoping for a major confidence boost against Bolivia Tuesday night. El Tri got a hard-fought match instead, but the young squad was able to earn the 1-0 victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, thanks to Miguel Layun’s first-half goal and a solid defensive...
Published: September 8, 2014
Marin Cilic‘s life is about to change in more ways than one. First and foremost, his name is now forever etched into tennis history. He aced his way past Kei Nishikori in three easy sets at Flushing Meadows Monday night, capturing the 2014 U.S. Open title 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Just the second player not named Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray to win a Grand Slam in the...
Published: September 1, 2014
Remember when Novak Djokovic was struggling in his return to North America and the hard courts? Yeah, neither does Philipp Kohlschreiber. The World No. 1 Djokovic, who appeared to suffer from a lack of focus—he was recently married and is expecting a child—in early defeats at Cincinnati and Toronto, continued his dominance at the 2014 U.S. Open Monday afternoon,...