This week in tennis featured one tournament each for both the men and the women, with both ending approximately a week before the start of the US Open. The men competed in the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, a Masters 1000 tournament held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The women competed in the Rogers Cup, presented [...]

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This week in Tennis featured one major tournament for the men and one major tournament for the women. The Men played in the Canadian Open, also known as the Rogers Cup, in Toronto, Canada. The Women played in the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, Held in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the U.S. Open a [...]

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The end of Wimbledon was featured this week, highlighting some of the best players in the world. The last week in tennis featured some incredible ups and downs, with plenty of upsets by newcomers looking to make their mark. The fourth round of the Men’s side saw few surprises, save for the upset of Andy [...]

Continue reading → Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club

This week in tennis featured the start of Wimbledon, one of the biggest championships of the year. All of the biggest names in Tennis are featured in this year’s Wimbledon, with some expected and predictable rankings. The top 5 seeds in the Men’s Draw are as follows: (1) Roger Federer, (2) Rafael Nadal, (3) Novak [...]

Continue reading → Wimbledon Recap

This week in tennis was the final week of Wimbledon warm-ups as players worked to get into form. Both then men and the women were competitive in the lead-up to Wimbledon, with both playing the UNICEF Open and the AEGON International. The Women’s side of the AEGON open features plenty of big names, and plenty [...]

Continue reading → Wimbledon Recap June 21, 2010

The US Open purse for the 2009 competition is going to top $21.6 million, which is going to mark the third year in a row that the prize money for this tournament has increased by a sum of $1 million dollars. In addition to this base $21.6 million dollar purse, the top finishers in both [...]

Continue reading → 2009 Purse for the US Open Tops the Records at $21.6 Million

The once number one player Tommy Haas, Mardy Fish and Ivan Ljubicic put in some great efforts in the Masters at Madrid this week. Tommy Haas who had to qualify managed to pull it out against Ernests Gulbis in three exciting sets. Ivan Ljubicic who had to get a wildcard to make it into the [...]

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