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Brooks Giardina
Brooks Giardina has a major tennis addiction. When he is not on the tennis court, he is paying his attention to the ATP and WTA tours as an active fan and writer.
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Monica Niculescu displayed brilliant defense in her 6-3, 6-2 win over Kirsten Flipkens in the Hobart International second round on Tuesday....
In the battle between the Rio Olympics bronze medalists, Barbora Strycova barely sneaks past Lucie Safarova, 7-6(4) in the decider. The ASB Classic second round encounter takes nearly three ...
Wang Qiang pulled off the upset over the seventh seed in Shenzhen on Tuesday. The Chinese hopeful eliminated Monica Niculescu, 7-6(1), 6-4 in two hours and eight minutes....
Svetlana Kuznetsova had to overcome a challenging young American in Louisa Chirico to open up her 2017 season on the WTA tour. The Russian moved into round two ...
With the 2017 season just underway, the Brisbane International is set to be, yet again, the first premier event of the new year. The field is headlined by the w...
Petra Kvitova makes easy work of the 2015 China Open champion, Garbine Muguruza. The Czech takes one step closer to a potential last-minute WTA Finals berth....
Juan Martin del Potro takes on the second seed, Andy Murray, for an Olympic gold medal on Sunday at the Rio Olympic Games....
Petra Kvitova ousted Madison Keys in three-set fashion to earn the bronze medal at the Rio Olympic Games....
The golf competition begins in Rio and despite the absence of the top four worldwide golfers, the tournament is set to be a must-watch event....
Elina Svitolina ousted the world number one, Serena Williams, in the third round of the Rio Olympic Games, 6-4, 6-3....
Angelique Kerber needed an hour and 21 minutes to beat Eugenie Bouchard on Centre Court in the second round of the Rio Olympic Games....
Rafael Nadal made routine work of his first round opponent at the Rio Olympic Games. The Spaniard passed Federico Delbonis, 6-2, 6-1, in an hour and 28 minutes....
Serena Williams stole the show in her first round match against the feisty Australian Daria Gavrilova. The American came out on top with a 6-4, 6-2 scoreline....
Kirsten Flipkens displayed impressive tennis and overcame adversity to complete a brilliant upset over a four-time Olympic gold medalist in Venus Willians. The Belgian advan...
The women’s doubles event at the Olympic Games kicks off on Saturday. The 32-team draw is stacked with the world’s most elite doubles teams and m...
Madison Keys needed just 50 minutes to send Kristina Kucova packing with a 6-2, 6-1 win on Central. The American books her place in the Coupe Rogers final after dropping thr...
Roberta Vinci needed two hours and two minutes to oust Camila Giorgi in three-set fashion. The Italian veteran will make her fifth appearance in a Rogers Cup round of 16....
Francoise Abanda shutout Saisai Zheng in convincing fashion on Central. The Canadian wildcard tallied her first WTA win of the season....
Serena Williams will not appear in Coupe Rogers action because of a shoulder injury. She will take the time to recover before heading to Rio for Olympic competition....
Belinda Bencic made a dream run north of the border 12 months ago where she stole the show and the title at the Rogers Cup. But this year, her left wrist holds her back from...
Dominika Cibulkova and Elena Vesnina will go head-to-head for a spot in the 2016 Wimbledon semifinals. Their match will follow Venus-Shvedova on ...
Lucie Safarova saved her fourth match point of the tournament thus far en route to a 4-6, 6-1, 12-10 win over Slovakia's Jana Cepelova. The Czech clutched out the match...
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