Four Ivo Karlovic serves away from what appeared to be an inevitable defeat, Gael Monfils fought off one championship point to stun the 6’11” Croat 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-4 in the Citi Open final on Sunday afternoon. Monfils withstood 28 Karlovic aces and came up with one of the most improbable breaks of serve you will ever see to triumph after two hours and 13 minutes. […]
The combination of a less-than-100 percent Alexander Zverev and a scorching-hot Gael Monfils resulted in an surpisingly lopsided semifinal contest at the Citi Open on Saturday evening. Zverev, who explained afterward that he had suffered from food poisoning the night before, succumbed 6-4, 6-0 in exactly one hour. […]
Someday Steve Johnson and John Isner may not showcase an absolute thriller when they go head-to-head at the Citi Open. Friday was not that day. Johnson fought off a mind-boggling 12 set points–five in the first and seven in the second–before outlasting Isner 7-6(7), 7-6(15). […]
Four Americans booked spots in the Citi Open quarterfinals by winning their third-round matches on Thursday, and two will go head-to-head on Friday. John Isner and Steve Johnson will be facing each other for a third consecutive year in Washington, D.C. […]
The highly-anticipated, all-teenager showdown in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon did not exactly live up to the hype. Alexander Zverev made sure of that. Zverev, a 19-year-old German, rolled over Taylor Fritz in straight sets to reach the third round. […]
Taylor Fritz and Jared Donaldson salvaged the opening day of main-draw action at the Citi Open for the host nation. While local Washington, D.C. products Denis Kudla and Frances Tiafoe lost their matches on Monday, Fritz and Donaldson successfully battled into the second round. […]
Croatia completed a comeback from 2-0 down to beat the United States 3-2 in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Portland, Oregon on Sunday afternoon. The visitors stayed alive with a surprise doubles victory by Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig over Bob and Mike Bryan, thus setting the stage for Day 3 heroics. […]
Team USA lost the first two sets in its Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against the visiting Croats, but it rolled through six consecutive sets thereafter to seize a commanding 2-0 advantage following Friday’s singles rubbers. Jack Sock stunned Marin Cilic 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 before John Isner took care of Borna Coric 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. […]
Andy Murray, runner-up in Melbourne and Paris, got over the final hurdle on Sunday afternoon at the All-England Club. Murray lifted the winner’s trophy for the second time in his career by beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in two hours and 48 minutes.
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Just like that, the heartbreak endured at the three most recent Grand Slam events, including setbacks in two finals, was erased by Serena Williams at the All-England Club on Saturday afternoon. Serena avenged an Australian Open loss to Angelique Keber by defeating the German 7-5, 6-3 for the Wimbledon title. […]
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