Looking for Tennis and Racket Sports International News?

The RacketSTAR Tennis News Blog and Article Feed gives you up to the minute news and information about the Players and Sports Updates.

DAY 2 - 2017 Citi Open! Brett Haber, Paul...

DAY 2 - 2017 Citi Open!Brett Haber, Paul Annacone, Tracy Austin cue up the action.??Simona Halep vs. ??Sloane Stephens LIVE at 2PM EST/11AM PST!

Original author: Tennis Channel

Los Cabos: Kokkinakis, Ebden, Santillan through

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 1 August 2017 | Reuters/tennis.com.au

Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis has outlasted tournament No.8 seed Frances Tiafoe to advance to the second round of the Los Cabos Open in Mexico.

The 21-year-old from Adelaide won in straight sets, but had to dig deep before overcoming the American in two tiebreakers with the second going to 10 points.

Kokkinakis’ 7-6(3) 7-6(8) win – during which he saved five set points in the second set – sees him take on the winner of the first-round match between Yasutaka Uchiyama and Peter Polansky.

Continue reading
Tags:

Watch Citi Open LIVE and On-Demand...

Watch Citi Open LIVE and On-Demand this week on Tennis Channel Plus! ???? --> buytcplus.com

Original author: Tennis Channel

Sam Groth is back on the court after a...

Sam Groth is back on the court after a few days of golf and relaxing. #MyTennisLife


Hey everyone!This week was the first really quiet week I've had in a while. After 15 weeks in a row on the road, a break was definitely needed. I took the week off in Tampa with my coach, Billy. I got in on Monday after playing World Team Tennis Sunday nig

Original author: Tennis Channel

Nicole Gibbs is playing in front of her Stanford...

Nicole Gibbs is playing in front of her Stanford University home crowd tonight at the Bank of The West Classic! Read her #MyTennisLife blog.


Hi all,After a taper week in training -- spending more time on recovery and less time on physical training --I'm extremely excited to kick off my Bank of the West tournament tomorrow at Stanford. I will open against Claire Liu, a promising American junior

Original author: Tennis Channel

Jared Donaldson breaks down his game...

??Jared Donaldson breaks down his game with Justin Gimelstob on the ATP World Tour in R1 of the 2017 Citi Open. Donaldson faces ??Marc Polmans next. (Part 2 of 2)

Original author: Tennis Channel

Justin Gimelstob sits down with Jared...

Justin Gimelstob sits down with ??Jared Donaldson on the ATP World Tour following his R1 victory over ??Dudi Sela - דודי סלע at 2017 Citi Open. (Part 1 of 2)

Original author: Tennis Channel

ATP World Tour's Jared Donaldson def....

ATP World Tour's ??Jared Donaldson def. ??Dudi Sela - דודי סלע6-7 6-4 6-3R1 of 2017 Citi OpenDonaldson to face [LL] ??Marc Polmans in R2#CitiOpen

Original author: Tennis Channel

Biggest movers: Perez heads higher

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 1 August 2017 | tennis.com.au

This time last year, Ellen Perez came to the attention of more Aussie tennis fans when she won a wildcard play-off for a place in the main draw of the US Open.

This year, she’s starting to have an impact on the ITF circuit, her recent run to the final of the $25,000 event in Gatineau, Canada pushing her 60 places up to a career-high ranking of No.363.

> WTA rankings

Continue reading
Tags:

Hey Tennis Channel fans! Visit Washington...

Hey Tennis Channel fans! Visit Washington DC!Watch our LIVE coverage of the 2017 Citi Open at the National Harbor! We're on the big screen from July 31 - Aug 6.https://www.nationalharbor.com/screen/

Original author: Tennis Channel

Bag Check Time with Heather Watson!

Bag Check Time with Heather Watson!


Heather Watson reveals the surprising reason she always carries lip gloss in her Bag Check:What’s In the Bag:RacquetRacquet GripsLip BalmHeadphonesCell PhoneHairbrushWatch this edition of Bag Check for more: Bag Check: Heather Watson -

Original author: Tennis Channel

More of Tommy Paul with Justin Gimelstob on...

More of ??Tommy Paul with Justin Gimelstob on ATP World Tour, as TP1 prepares to face ??Lucas Pouille in R2 at 2017 Citi Open. (Part 2 of 2)

Original author: Tennis Channel

Justin Gimelstob sits down with Tommy...

Justin Gimelstob sits down with ??Tommy Paul on THE ATP World Tour following his R1 victory over ??Casper Ruud at 2017 Citi Open. (Part 1 of 2)

Original author: Tennis Channel

️️ FLASHBACK TIME ️️ United States Tennis...

⚡️⌚️ FLASHBACK TIME ⌚️⚡️United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official)'s ??Jared Donaldson storms into the 2016 US Open Tennis Championships.Advances to Round 3.Makes a name for himself on ATP World Tour.#CitiOpen

Original author: Tennis Channel

ATP World Tour's Tommy Paul def....

ATP World Tour's ??Tommy Paul def. ??Casper Ruud3-6 7-5 3-0 (Ruud ret.)R1 of 2017 Citi OpenPaul to face ??Lucas Pouille in R2#CitiOpen

Original author: Tennis Channel

Destination: Tennis! Visit Washington DC during Citi...

Destination: Tennis! Visit Washington DC during Citi Open.It's Ben's Chili Bowl! YUM!!!Serena Williams & Barack Obama are repeat customers!

Original author: Tennis Channel

How did 19-year-old Aryna Sabalenka defeat...

How did 19-year-old ??Aryna Sabalenka defeat ??Lauren Davis at the 2017 Citi Open?Justin Gimelstob & Tracy Austin discuss the minor WTA upset.

Original author: Tennis Channel

Today's feat. matches on TC & TC Plus? A United States...

Today's feat. matches on TC & TC Plus?A ??United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) takeover at Citi Open!Donald Young, Jared Donaldson, Reilly Opelka, Tommy Paul, & Tim Smyczek!

Original author: Tennis Channel

Witness match point. WTA's Aryna Sabalenka def....

Witness match point.WTA's ??Aryna Sabalenka def. ??Lauren Davis7-5 6-3R1 of 2017 Citi OpenAryna to face ?? Sabine Lisicki /??Valentini Grammatikopoulou winner#CItiOpen

Original author: Tennis Channel

From Joel Drucker and all of Tennis...

From Joel Drucker and all of Tennis Channel -- Happy Birthday Nick Bollettieri ????


It doesn’t matter that he turned 86 years old today. As always, he bounded out of bed long before dawn. Pushups. Situps. Stretch. Go. Go. Go. There were people needing his help, lessons to be given, talking to be done. Always, talking to be done.He

Original author: Tennis Channel


RacketStar.com