Roger Federer and Petra Kvitová gain momentum on the grass with big wins over the weekendAndrew Krasny has more in today's Court Report:
Roger Federer will head to All-England Club a favorite to claim his 19th Grand Slam title after his victory at Halle Open on Sunday. Federer defeated rising star Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 to win his ninth Halle title. Meanwhile, Petra Kvitova won Aegon Cl
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Happy Birthday to Tennis Channel Contributor and International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee Steve Flink! ?
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Nicole Gibbs picks up her 1st ITF title in 3 years! WATCH and read more in her weekly #MyTennisLife blog:
Hey guys!I’m checking in this week from my AirBNB in Auburn, AL with some great news! I picked up my first ITF title in three years (!!) last week at LSU with a string of really solid wins against fellow Americans. My path to the title was anything but e
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"No one in today’s game uses underspin more effectively than Roger Federer"Read more from Joel Drucker on Roger's backhand:
The two dirt-based Grand Slam, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, each is a superb showcase for a specific spin. On the clay, it’s all about topspin, demonstrated most notably Rafael Nadal’s vicious topspin forehand that jumps so high and, repeatedly, has shatt
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"I can't wait to get out there and compete."Sam Groth checks in after another great week on the grass:
Hey everyone!It was another good week for me on the grass, this time in llkley. I had received a special exempt into the draw and managed to take advantage and make the semi finals for the second week in a row.When I'm having a good week, I become a real c
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"Roger Federer is the man to beat at Wimbledon."Read more from Steve Flink on Roger Federer:
Roger Federer did not commence the 2017 grass court season on his own terms. Taking a much needed break for ten weeks after collecting the hard court title in Miami, he returned to the competitive game in Stuttgart and took on old friend and familiar rival
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10 things Roger Federer accomplished by winning Halle ⇩http://tennischannel.com/reporters/john-berkok/10-things-roger-federer-achieved-by-winning-halle
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Aussie youngsters Ash Barty, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Olivia Tjandramulia and Alex Bolt all enjoyed significant improvements in the latest release of the WTA and ATP rankings.
Melbourne VIC, Australia, 27 June 2017 | tennis.com.au
Ash Barty’s run to last week’s Aegon Classic final in Birmingham has sent the young Aussie rocketing up the rankings toward the top 50.
Barty vaulted 23 spots to a career-high ranking of No.54, an incredible rise given she ended last season outside the world’s top 300.
Barty is even higher in the WTA Race to Singapore, sitting in 25th position.
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Eastbourne, UK, 27 June 2017 | tennis.com.au/AAP
Bernard Tomic is into the second round of the Eastbourne ATP event after beating Norbert Gombos 7-6(3) 6-3 on Monday.
Tomic, the world No.60, needed little more than an hour to get the better of qualifier and world No.90 Gombos, who could only convert one of three break point opportunities.
For Tomic it is a timely win ahead of Wimbledon next week and the third successive tournament the 24-year-old has registered a first-round victory.
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Alex De Minaur and Andrew Whittington struggled early but finished strongly in impressive Wimbledon qualifying victories on Monday at Roehampton. Blake Mott and JP Smith also won.
London, UK, 27 June 2017 | Matt Trollope
Alex De Minaur has continued his impressive transition to the professional ranks with a come-from-behind victory against Jurgen Melzer in Wimbledon qualifying.
De Minaur – at 18 just half the age of the 36-year-old Austrian – recovered to beat his ailing opponent 2-6 6-3 6-3 on Monday at Roehampton.
On the adjacent court, another Aussie, Andrew Whittington, stormed from 1-4 down in the third set to beat French veteran Stephane Robert 3-6 7-5 6-4.
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Daria Gavrilova and Bernard Tomic head to Eastbourne this week as Matt Ebden features at the new event in Antalya. Meanwhile, nine Aussies will contest Wimbledon qualifying.
London, UK, 26 June 2017 | tennis.com.au
Daria Gavrilova faces a third-round meeting with top seed Angelique Kerber at the Aegon International Eastbourne, the final women’s grasscourt tune-up event before Wimbledon.
Gavrilova, seeded 16th, received a first-round bye and in the last 32 will take on Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena.
Should she win that, she faces a projected third-round meeting with Kerber, who must get past the winner of the match between Kristyna Pliskova and Naomi Broady.
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13:07 Rafael Nadal will play at The Hurlingham Club |
IMG today announced that world No. 2 Rafael Nadal will join the line-up for this week’s Aspall Tennis Classic held at The Hurlingham Club. The ultimate warm-up to Wimbledon, the event runs from Tuesday 27th – Friday 30th June 2017 and kicks off the British summer tennis season in true style. Nadal will play two singles matches across the week; taking on Tomas Berdych on Wednesday 28th June and then Tommy Haas on Friday 30th June in his preparations for a third Wimbledon title. His appearance at the Aspall Tennis Classic follows his record-breaking 10th Grand Slam title win at Roland Garros, where he beat Stan Wawrinka in three straight sets. The Spanish star has won 15 grand slam titles and 30 ATP World Masters titles across his 16-year career so far, including The Barcelona Open, The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, The US Open and The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid. Combining timeless elegance and quintessentially British traditions, the Aspall Tennis Classic is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy some of the sport’s most loved players. |
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Melbourne VIC, Australia, 26 June 2017 | tennis.com.au
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| QF | Lucie Safarova (CZE) | d | [9] Daria Gavrilova (Vic) | 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5) |
| QF | Ashleigh Barty (Qld) | d | [Q] Camila Giorgi (ITA) | 5-2 Ret. |
| SF | Ashleigh Barty (Qld) | d | [6] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| F | [7] [WC] Petra Kvitova (CZE) | d | Ashleigh Barty (Qld) | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
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Roger Federer def. Alexander Zverev for 9th Halle title! http://tennischannel.com/news/top-stories/federer-beats-alexander-zverev-for-9th-halle-title
HALLE, Germany (AP) -- Roger Federer defeated Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 to win the Gerry Weber Open for a record ninth time on Sunday.Playing in his 140th career final, Federer saved the only break point he faced and converted four of his eight o
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Petra Kvitová wins Aegon Classic for first title since knife attackRead more: http://tennischannel.com/news/top-stories/kvitova-wins-aegon-classic-final-for-first-title-since-attack
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Ashleigh Barty 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the Aegon Classic final to win her first title since her playing hand was injured in a knife attack at her home.Kvitova was playing only her s
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Ash Barty put up a great fight but ultimately could not stop Petra Kvitova winning her first title since returning to tennis after a knife attack.
Birmingham, UK, 26 June 2017 | Matt Trollope
Ash Barty’s brilliant week in Birmingham came to an end on Sunday with a three-set loss to Petra Kvitova in a high-quality final.
Barty, who was playing in her first grasscourt final and first WTA Premier-level decider, fell 4-6 6-3 6-2 to the Czech.
It was a heart-warming result, with this being just Kvitova’s second tournament back after she was the victim of a knife attack that damaged her playing hand in December 2016.
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