The San Diego Aviators, hoping to win their third World TeamTennis match in a row this season, fell just short in a 20-16 loss to the Chicago Smash, who are tied with the Philadelphia Freedoms for first place the WTT standings with a 5-1 record. After four sets in the inaugural meeting between the expansion […]
Month: July 2020
The Falcon and Miss BMS
Chicago’s Bethanie Mattek-Sands takes in a falconry course during some down time at The Greenbrier. Is this her next move after her tennis career? […]
Big-Hitting Taylor Fritz Leads Philadelphia Past Springfield; Freedoms Alone in First Place
The thermometer hit 90 degrees at The Greenbrier Monday afternoon, That wasn’t nearly as hot as Taylor Fritz’s serve. Fritz topped 140 on the radar gun with his serve to pick up wins in men’s singles and men’s doubles and help the Philadelphia Freedoms beat the Springfield Lasers 23-17 in extended play. PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS vs. […]
The WTT Family Grows As Parents Compete In Front of Newborns
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.— The Greenbrier has been overrun by children while their parents duel it out inside Creekside Stadium. Jake, Ford, Marcelito, Dominic, Jack, Blake and Jada have become part of the World TeamTennis family this season. The age gap between the children is sizable, with Jake the youngest at 12 weeks and […]
Harrison Dominates as San Diego Flies Past Rival Orange County
A couple of bagels and a breadstick were dished out Sunday evening at The Greenbrier, with the San Diego Aviators taking down the Orange County Breakers 20-14 for a second win this season over their Southern California rivals. Guaranteed Rate Player of the Match Ryan Harrison has dropped all four sets he’s played against Steve […]
Super Sub Bouchard Sparks Chicago to Victory Against Orlando
Danielle Collins’ frustration underscored a Sunday of wasted opportunities for the Orlando Storm. As her return of serve landed wide in the deciding point of her singles match versus the Chicago Smash’s Eugenie Bouchard, Collins fired her racket to the ground. Without delay, she paced over and hammered it three more times onto the hard […]
Washington Tops Vegas; Snaps Three-Game Skid Thanks To All Around Team Effort
Venus Williams and Arina Rodionova made quick work of Kristie Ahn and Asia Muhammad in women’s doubles, winning the first set 5-1, a lead the Kastles (3-3) never relinquished en route to a 24-18 victory. […]
Kim Clijsters Continues to Dazzle, Sparks New York to Dominate Win
Kim Clijsters is setting the bar pretty high. Her New York Empire teammates are doing their best to keep up, and doing it quite well. Clijsters’ 5-1 women’s singles win turned the Empire’s match around Saturday night and Jack Sock’s win in men’s singles put the bow on a 21-15 win over the Springfield Lasers […]
Freedoms Show Off Roster Depth With Convincing Win Against Kastles
Prior to the start of the season, Philadelphia coach Craig Kardon enjoyed discussing the depth of his Freedoms roster. On Saturday afternoon, Philadelphia and Washington squared off for the second time in less than 24 hours and once again Philadelphia came out on top with a 22-14 victory in a match that was decided in […]
2 Minutes With Sofia Kenin
Philadelphia Freedoms superstar Sofia Kenin talks about the new skills she picked up during quarantine, what she’s looking forward to with WTT this season and what Kim Clijsters means to her. […]