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Roger Federer‘s Grand Slam drought has now reached three full years. The Swiss star was eliminated in his men’s final matchup against Novak Djokovic, as outlined by Wimbledon on Twitter: Federer, who has won Wimbledon seven times, entered the event with his game peaking. He took the Gerry Weber Open for the eighth time in June, which is typically a sign of a deep Wimbledon run. The...
Published: July 8, 2015
American women represented three-eighths of the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Following Tuesday’s action at the All England Club, just one remains. It’s exactly the one you’d expect. Top-seeded Serena Williams will be making her ninth semifinal appearance across the pond after roaring back from early struggles for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka. It was the second...
Published: June 21, 2015
After three frustrating rounds, Rory McIlroy finally tamed Chambers Bay. Now he’ll sit in the clubhouse and see whether it was too little, too late. McIlroy fired a four-under six, tying the best overall score in Round 4 and putting himself two shots free of anyone else who has finished his round. The world No. 1 will spend the rest of his evening watching Branden Grace, Dustin Johnson, Jason...
Published: June 15, 2015
With nearly every elite player taking a pass on the 2015 St. Jude Classic, the PGA Tour needed someone new to step up. No one could have ever imagined it’d be Fabian Gomez. The 36-year-old journeyman earned his first career PGA championship Sunday, carding a four-under 66 to win the final U.S. Open tuneup by four strokes. Englishman Greg Owen, who entered the day tied with Gomez, finished...
Published: June 14, 2015
You can change the course. You can change the competitors. You can change the name of the event. You can’t stop Inbee Park. Park shot a five-under 68 Sunday, pulling away from the field for a five-stroke victory at the 2015 Women’s PGA Championship. It’s the third straight triumph at the year’s second major for Park, who has now won the event on three different courses. Annika...
Published: June 12, 2015
No Tiger Woods, no Rory McIlroy, no Jordan Spieth mean less national attention for the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic. For the likes of Brooks Koepka, Greg Owen and Ryan Palmer, however, it could mean the opportunity of a lifetime. The trio played Memphis’ TPC Southwind six under, shooting matching 64s to hold a one-shot lead over the field following Thursday’s first round. Koepka, Owen...
Published: June 1, 2015
Coming into the French Open, Rafael Nadal was playing perhaps the worst tennis of his career. It appears a trip to Roland Garros has cured all of those ills. Nadal had few issues with fourth-round opponent Jack Sock on Monday, defeating the unseeded American 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. The win extends Nadal’s record-setting consecutive victories streak at the French Open and sets up what should be an...
Published: May 28, 2015
Novak Djokovic had no trouble moving on. Neither did Rafael Nadal. On the men’s side of the bracket, the 2015 French Open remains relatively uncomplicated. On the women’s side, the pressure heated up Thursday, as one top-ranked player was bounced in unceremonious fashion and another needed to bounce back from an opening-set deficit to win. Fifth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki completed...
Published: May 25, 2015
Maria Sharapova will not provide the first major upset of the 2015 French Open—at least not yet. Sharapova moved through her opening-round matchup with Kaia Kanepi in straight sets, finishing off the Estonian Monday 6-2, 6-4 in under an hour and a half. The defending French Open champion avoided major mistakes and executed a relatively conservative game plan en route to...
Published: May 18, 2015
Retired tennis player Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in a South African prison Monday after being convicted on charges of sexual assault and rape. According to an Associated Press report (via ESPN.com), Hewitt was given an eight-year jail sentence with two years suspended. The 75-year-old former doubles star was convicted on two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. BBC News notes...