Tennis Majors

On this day, August 10, 1986, Ivan Lendl edged Boris Becker in the final of the Stratton Mountain Open (6-4, 7-6). It was more than just another win in Lendl’s career: the Czech took his revenge from the Wimbledon final a month earlier, where the German had beaten him in straight sets (6-4, 6-3, 7-5). This match put an end to a thrilling edition of the Stratton Mountain Open…...

Coco Gauff produced a polished performance to beat Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday evening and reach the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Toronto. The world No 4 was rock-solid from the baseline, ending a remarkable run from the Russian teenager in the process. Ranked just No 89, Korneeva had been the story of the week, knocking out three seed...

American Learner Tien, the No. 12 seed, beat Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16 of the National Bank Open on Sunday to reach his first Montreal quarter-final, though the scoreline undersold how hard he had to work for it. Tirante saved four match points along the way before Tien, ranked No. 19, finally closed out the win. The win was the 20-year-ol...

Kazakh No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina recovered from a double break down at 0-3 in the third set to beat Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the round of 16 of the National Bank Open on Sunday, reaching her fifth WTA 1000 quarter-final of the season. You might also like this…

Spaniard Daniel Merida, ranked No. 61, reached the first Masters 1000 quarter-final of his career by beating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 16 of the National Bank Open on Sunday, a result all the more striking for a player who had not won a single hard-court match before the tournament began. The 21-year-old never faced a break point of consequence, savi...