Bay Area residents win openers in Orange Bowl 16s
Two San Francisco Bay Area residents, one boy and one girl, won their first-round matches today in the Orange Bowl 16s on clay in Plantation, Fla. Kurt Miller of Los Gatos routed Humza Noor of...
View ArticleHall of Famer Ralston dies of cancer at 78
Dennis Ralston, an International Tennis Hall of Famer, died of cancer today at 78 in Austin, Texas, where he lived. "It's a sad day as my former coach of six years, Dennis Ralston, has passed...
View ArticleMiller upsets Bay Area rival in Orange Bowl 16s
In a battle of San Francisco Bay Area players, Kurt Miller of Los Gatos eliminated 12th-seeded John Kim of Sunnyvale 7-5, 7-6 (5) today in the second round of the Orange Bowl 16s in Plantation, Fla....
View ArticleOsaka, Kenin earn prestigious honors
2020 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSPERSONS OF THE YEAR Naomi Osaka, WTA Patrick Mahomes, NFL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, NFL LeBron James, NBA Breanna Stewart, WNBA 2020 WTA AWARDS Singles Player...
View ArticleNorCal product advances in Orange Bowl boys 18s
No. 15 seed Aidan Mayo, who grew up in the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, outlasted qualifier Giulio Perego of Italy 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday in the second round of the Orange Bowl boys 18s on...
View ArticleTwo NorCal boys to meet in Orange 16s doubles final
Northern Californians John Kim and Ethan Quinn are scheduled to meet today in the Orange Bowl boys 16 doubles final. Third-seeded Lucas Brown of Plano, Texas, and Kim of Sunnyvale in the San...
View ArticleNorCal's Quinn claims Orange Bowl 16s doubles title
Ethan Quinn of Fresno, Calif., and Nicholas Godsick of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, won the Orange Bowl boys 16 doubles title today. The fourth-seeded Quinn and Godsick beat third-seeded Lucas Brown of...
View ArticleTop seed Jacquemot falls in Orange Bowl girls 18 semis
ORANGE BOWLIn Plantation, Fla.Girls 18-underSingles semifinals Jana Kolodynska (7), Belarus, def. Elsa Jacquemot (1), France, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Ashlyn Krueger, Highland Village, Texas, def. Laura...
View ArticleUnseeded Fils beats top seed for Orange boys 18 title
Unseeded Arthur Fils of France surprised top-seeded Peter Fajta of Hungary 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 today to win the boys 18 title in the Orange Bowl on clay in Plantation, Fla. Fajta had needed more than 2...
View ArticleAustralian Open postponed three weeks by pandemic
The Australian Open in Melbourne has been postponed three weeks to Feb. 8-21 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the men's tour announced today. Men's qualifying for the year's first Grand Slam...
View ArticleAustralian Open will be 'historic'; Stanford signs Ma
Australian Open officials confirmed on Thursday that the tournament will be postponed three weeks until Feb. 8-21 in Melbourne. Tournament director Craig Tiley put a positive spin on the move,...
View ArticleDjokovic heads ATP honor roll for 2020
2020 ATP AWARDS Year-end No. 1 (singles) — Novak Djokovic Year-end No. 1 (doubles) — Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares Most Improved Player — Andrey Rublev Coach of the Year (voted by ATP coaches) —...
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NorCal's Brooksby turns pro after bizarre college career
Jenson Brooksby, who reached the second round of the 2019 U.S. Open as a qualifier,turned pro after never playing a match for Baylor University. 2018 photoby Paul Bauman Jenson Brooksby turned pro...
View ArticleBNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells postponed
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., will not be held March 8-21, 2021, as scheduled because of the COVID pandemic, tournament officials announced today. The decision was made after...
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Querrey issued suspended fine for violating protocol
Sam Querrey fled Russia with his wife and 8-month-old son after all three tested positive for the corona-virus. Photo courtesy of mvtpr.com The ATP ruled that Sam Querrey, a 33-year-old San Francisco...
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Pandemic — what else? — heads top stories of 2020
Sofia Kenin earned her first Grand Slam crown in theAustralian Open and reached the final of the delayedFrench Open. 2018 photo by Paul Bauman This was a terrible year for Northern California tennis,...
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NorCal's Brooksby to make pro debut in UTR $25K
Jenson Brooksby, 20, is scheduled to face fellow Califor-nian Alex Sarkissian, 30, in Newport Beach, Calif. 2018photo by Paul Bauman Jenson Brooksby is scheduled to make his professional debut on...
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NorCal's Brooksby ends long layoff, breezes in pro debut
Jenson Brooksby, 20, dominated in his firstmatch since November 2019. 2018 photoby Paul Bauman Jenson Brooksby, making his professional debut, routed Alex Sarkissian 6-0, 6-3 today in the round-robin...
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Brooksby rolls to another win in $25K Newport Beach
Jenson Brooksby has lost only six games in twomatches in the $25,000 UTR Pro Tennis Series inNewport Beach, Calif. 2018 photo by Paul Bauman Jenson Brooksby continued to dominate in the $25,000 UTR...
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NorCal trio advance to first-place playoff in UTR $25K
Jenson Brooksby won all six of his sets in round-robin playin Newport Beach, Calif., losing only 13 games. 2018 photoby Paul Bauman Three Northern California players are among eight men to reach the...
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