September 7, 2020
World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic is out of the U.S. Open via a disqualification after he struck a ball out of frustration that inadvertently hit the line judge in the throat. “In accordance with the Grand Slam rulebook, following his actions of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or…
August 14, 2020
Serena Williams had only lost to an opponent ranked outside the top-100 four times in her career before Friday. That number was bumped to five by the end of the day. During the quarterfinals of the Top Seed Open, played right here in Lexington, KY, Williams lost in three sets to Shelby Rogers, who is…
August 13, 2020
There are still three more days of Top Seed Open tennis, but the tournament’s main event was held today on Day 5 when sisters Venus and Serena Williams met in the second round of the singles draw. The older sister, Venus, knocked out former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka to get there; Serena survived a…
August 12, 2020
Day 4 at the WTA’s stop in Nicholasville is winding down after another day of entertaining tennis. The No. 2 seed in the tournament went down to the youngest player in the top 100, half of the quarterfinalists were decided, and we are one sleep away from Serena vs. Venus for the 31st time. Here’s…
July 21, 2020
More marquee names have joined the field for next month’s Top Seed Open in Nicholasville. Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, and Coco Gauff will also play in the event, the first WTA tournament in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens were announced as participants. Venus…
July 16, 2020
I now interrupt depressing coronavirus news for a very cool piece of actual sports news. Next month, the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky. will host the Top Seed Open, the first WTA event in the United States since the pandemic began. Today, they announced that Serena Williams, the greatest tennis player of all…
May 25, 2020
KSR’s pro tennis blog, The Outer Courts, returns today to bring news that Roger Federer thinks the return of the sport is “a long way off.” Federer’s comments are making major headlines because (a) he’s the biggest name in the game and he isn’t optimistic about the future; and (b) the French Open was supposed…