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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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Agnieszka Radwanska starts her 2016 Wimbledon with a matchup against Kateryna Kozlova. The third seed's match will follow Verdasco-Tomic on the Number 2 Co...
The year's third grand slam begins on Monday, June 27th. Seven Vavel USA Tennis writers made their predictions for the 2016 Wimbledon ladies' singles tournament....
This year's Wimbledon draw sees Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, and Andy Murray as the favorites to lift the trophy, but will they be able to handle the p...
Sam Mikulak had a brilliant first day, and his chances of making the Rio team seem very likely. But for some, day two will hold many nerves and pressure with th...
Ekaterina Makarova fought hard in the opening two sets before cruising in the third to earn a 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic. The Russian...
Jelena Ostapenko has had a patchy year with deep runs and early losses, but as the year's third major approaches, the 19-year-old looks to advance past her first grand ...
Petra Kvitova and Johanna Konta both made the Aegon International quarterfinals last year, but only one will make it to the late stage this year. They will batt...
Monica Puig and Caroline Wozniacki will open up Wednesday's Center Court play with the winner earning a spot in the Aegon International quarterfinals....
Madison Keys and Barbora Strycova will battle it out in the AEGON Classic championship on Sunday. Both players have had memorable weeks in Birmingham, but only one player will lift the winne...
Ana Ivanovic needed less than an hour to put away Sara Sorribes Tormo in the second round of the Mallorca Open. The Serb dropped just a single game during her 51 minutes on Center Court,...
Caroline Wozniacki and Yanina Wickmayer have waited for their Aegon Classic first round match all week. The pair will play for their ninth time o...
The ITF's hearing concerning Caroline Wozniacki's Olympic eligibility will be held on June 30th. The Dane lacks the Fed Cup requirement...
Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, and Shelby Rogers are all confirmed to play in this year's Connecticut Open, which begins...
Tamira Paszek may have lost once already this week in Nottingham, but Zarina Diyas' withdrawal opened up a spot in the main draw for the Aus...
Kiki Bertens' momentum will be halted due to an injury in her calf. The Dutchwoman will not take the court in s-Hertogenbosch, and will be replaced by a lucky loser, Al...
The WTA Tour makes one of its first grass court stops of the year in the Netherlands for the Ricoh Open. Belinda Bencic, Jelena Jankovic, and Eugenie Bouchard w...
Alison Riske saved two match points in the Aegon Eastbourne Trophy finals before eventually prevailing in three sets over the British wildcard, Tara Moore....
Serena Williams saved two set points in the first set before advancing in straight sets despite lacking her best tennis against the surprise semifinalist, Kiki Bertens, 7-6(...
Stan Wawrinka advanced into his consecutive Roland Garros semifinal with a commanding 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7) victory over the world number 55....
Carla Suarez Navarro breezed into the third round after a commanding win over Qiang Wang on Court 2 at Roland Garros....
Sloane Stephens continued her success in Paris with a straightforward win over Veronica Cepede Royg, 7-6(0), 6-1 on Court 1....
Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised into the third round after a brilliant 6-1, 6-3 win over Heather Watson. The Russian looks to make a deep run at Rola...
Simona Halep defeated Nao Hibino 6-2, 6-0 in less than an hour. The Romanian dictated the match from every spectrum, and her tennis looks in shap...
Sergio Garcia passed Brooks Koepka for his first PGA TOUR victory this season. Elsewhere on the course, Jordan Spieth shot four-over par to disappointingly end ...
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