Djokovic lifts Serbia in Davis Cup; Konta retires at 30
Novak Djokovic and Serbia will face Croatia in the semifinals of the Davis Cup Finalsin Madrid. 2017 photo by Mal Taam Novak Djokovic won in singles and doubles to give Serbia a 2-1 victory over...
View ArticleRussians eliminate ex-Cal star, Sweden from Davis Cup
Daniil Medvedev, practicing in Indian Wells in Octo-ber, clinched the Russian Tennis Federation's 2-0win over Sweden today. Photo by Paul Bauman The Russian Tennis Federation, with two of the top...
View ArticleCroatia downs Djokovic, Serbia in Davis Cup semifinals
Novak Djokovic won in singles but lost in doubles today.2019 photo by Harjanto Sumali The top-ranked doubles pair of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic lifted Croatia to a 2-1 victory over Serbia,...
View ArticleRussians rout Germany to reach Davis Cup title match
Daniil Medvedev, practicing in Indian Wells in October,clinched the Russian Tennis Federation's victory overGermany today in Madrid. Photo by Paul Bauman Without Alexander Zverev, Germany was no...
View ArticleRussians run way with Davis Cup championship
Daniil Medvedev, practicing in Indian Wells inOctober, won all five of his Davis Cup singlesmatches in straight sets. Photo by Paul Bauman Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev carried the Russian Tennis...
View ArticleSacramentan's Orange Bowl opener suspended by rain
Unseeded Rudy Quan of Sacramento, Calif., is tied with No. 15 seed George Lazarov of Bulgaria 5-5 in the first round of the boys 16-and-unders in the rain-delayed Orange Bowl on clay in Plantation,...
View ArticleBarty voted Player of Year; Stanford commit ousted
Ashleigh Barty won Wimbledon and, for the third consecutive season, ended theyear at No. 1 . 2019 photo by Harjanto Sumali International journalists voted Ashleigh Barty as the WTA Player of the Year...
View ArticleStanford commit Zheng loses to seed in Orange Bowl
No. 15 seed Edas Butvilas of Lithuania defeated Michael Zheng, a Stanford commit from Montville, N.J., 7-6 (8), 6-1 today in the second round of the Orange Bowl boys 18-and-unders on clay in...
View ArticleStanford commit reaches Orange Bowl doubles quarters
Wild cards Nishesh Basavareddy, a Stanford commit from Carmel, Ind., and Aidan Kim of Milford, Mich., ousted top-seeded Bruno Kuzuhara of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Mili Poljicak of Croatia 2-6, 6-2...
View ArticleNorCal's Quinn advances to Orange Bowl doubles semis
Nicholas Godsick of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Ethan Quinn of Fresno, Calif. defeated Ryan Colby of Alexandria, Va. and Dinko Dinev of Bulgaria 6-2, 7-6 (5) today in the boys 18-and-under...
View ArticleFresno's Quinn reaches Orange Bowl 18s doubles final
Unseeded Nicholas Godsick of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Ethan Quinn, a University of Georgia signee from Fresno, Calif., edged Juan Carlos Prado Angelo of Bolivia and Cooper Williams, a Harvard commit...
View ArticleSan Jose school wins its first NorCal girls title
In a matchup of San Francisco Bay Area private schools, Harker of San Jose beat defending champion Menlo of Atherton 5-2 on Nov. 20 in the Sacramento, Calif., suburb of Folsom to win the CIF/USTA...
View ArticleQuinn loses in Orange Bowl doubles final; Ahn honored
No. 7 seeds Edas Butvilas of Lithuania and Abedallah Shelbayh of Jordan, beat unseeded Nicholas Godsick of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Ethan Quinn of Fresno, Calif., 6-2, 6-4 today to win the boys 18...
View ArticleNorrie's coach receives ATP year-end award
Cameron Norrie soared from No. 74 at the start of 2021 toNo. 12 in the year-end rankings. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman Facundo Lugones was voted the ATP Coach of the Year by players for helping Cameron...
View ArticleBay Area product named ATP Comeback Player of Year
Mackenzie McDonald, playing in Indian Wells in October, rebounded fromhamstring surgery to reach a career-high No. 54. Photo by Paul Bauman Mackenzie McDonald, who was born in Berkeley, Calif., and...
View ArticleBay Area's Lin wins opener in Junior Orange Bowl
Sabrina Lin of Saratoga in the San Francisco Bay Area defeated Madison McLeod of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 6-3, 6-3 today in the first round of the girls 14s in the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables,...
View ArticleNorCal's Brooksby, 21, voted ATP Newcomer of Year
Jenson Brooksby, warming up for a match in Indian Wells in October,soared from No. 307 to No. 56 in 10 months. Photo by Paul Bauman Jenson Brooksby of Carmichael, Calif., in the Sacramento area was...
View ArticleNo. 2 seed ousted in Junior Orange Bowl girls 12s
No. 17 seed Yui Komada of Japan stunned No. 2 seed Kristina Penickova of Campbell in the San Francisco Bay Area 6-0, 6-2 today in the third round of the Junior Orange Bowl girls 12s in Key Biscayne,...
View ArticleAll NorCal players eliminated from Junior Orange Bowl
The last three Northern Californians, all from the San Francisco Bay Area, lost today in the fourth round (round of 16) in the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Fla., and Key Biscayne, Fla. In...
View ArticleThe Great Brooksby: He could end U.S. skid, rise to No. 1
Jenson Brooksby and his coach, Joseph Gilbert, pose on Dec. 11 at the Rio Del OroSports Club in Sacramento, Calif. Brooksby first made an impression on Gilbertwhile hitting against the wall at Rio Del...
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