It’s almost that time again. The time when Texas hospitality, red clay and good weather (we hope) come together with a superior list of players hoping to win the the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The tournament takes place April 4-10 at River Oaks Country Club in Houston. Here is … Continue reading →

Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic in the BNP Paribas’ men’s singles final in Indian Wells today. The desert heat reached a high of 94 degrees, making a must-attend March event for tennis fans weary of winter, yet Djokovic didn’t even seem to break a sweat in eliminating Raonic. In the 1 hour, 17 minute match, Djokovic … Continue reading →

Defending men’s doubles champions Jack Sock (USA) and Vasek Pospisil (CAN) will get the chance to win the title again at this year’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. They fought hard to take a semifinal victory 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 over Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez Friday. It took saving a tie-break match point, but … Continue reading →

RESULTS – THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2016 Singles – Quarter-finals [15] D. Goffin (BEL) d [10] M. Cilic (CRO) 76(4) 62 [12] M. Raonic (CAN) d [13] G. Monfils (FRA) 75 63 Doubles – Semi-finals [7] P. Herbert (FRA) / N. Mahut (FRA) d [8] E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) / N. Zimonjic (SRB) 46 63 10-6 Doubles … Continue reading →

While many might have expected former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal to defeat rising tennis star Alexander Zverev, they may not have expected Nadal to have to fight off a match point to do so. But Nadal did, and that victory puts him into the BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals. After escaping a tight third set … Continue reading →

Growing up, Jack Sock dreamt of being on the U.S. Davis Cup team. As he stated, going into the weekend, “There’s no better feeling than putting on the red, white and blue and playing for your country.” Chances are, his experience this week was even better than any dream he had. Not only did he … Continue reading →

“USA! USA! USA!” The 6,000 spectators at the US Open came to cheer, and with Donald Young’s rock solid performance on Saturday, they got their chance. He responded by saying to the crowd, “It was 90 percent you guys, and 10 percent me.” Three hours and twenty-five minutes had passed, but American Donald Young looked … Continue reading →

Nick Kyrgios is to tennis what Donald Trump is to politics. Trump isn’t in it for the fund raising, and clearly Kyrgios isn’t in it for the potentially lucrative endorsement deals. What they are is in it to win it. That may or may not happen… but at least, as Frank Sinatra sang for years, … Continue reading →

If you’re in the Lone Star state (or if you’re in a Lone Star state of mind, love tennis and are looking for an excuse to visit), Dallas’ T Bar M Racquet Club is currently hosting North Texas’ largest tennis event, the Challenger of Dallas. The United States Tennis Association rates the $50,000 ATP/USTA Pro … Continue reading →