Tennis

Roger Federer has announced his upcoming retirement from professional tennis at the age of 41, citing injuries. While he says that he will continue to play tennis, next week’s Laver Cup om London will be his final ATP event. Federer has not played a competitive match since reaching the 2021 …

There are some new faces advancing in the Men’s US Open. Carlos Alcarza, Matteo Berrettini and Andrey Rublev have never advanced pass the quarterfinals. Karen Khachanov gave the upset of the tournament when he defeated Nick Kyrgios in five sets after Kyrgios forced a tie in the fourth. Khachanov upsets …

Former Gators men’s tennis players Oliver Crawford and Ben Shelton are competing in the 2022 US Open. This is the second straight year Florida has players representing in the championships. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1562521041645158410?s=20&t=Vb-p4oE9aW0DzaPjXmpvsg Crawford’s Stats Back in 2020, Crawford announced he was pursuing his professional career, thus forgoing his senior season at …

Florida Gator men’s tennis star Ben Shelton is leaving the university to go pro. The NCAA tennis champion announced his decision via Twitter on Tuesday, after receiving a wild card invitation to the U.S. Open. https://twitter.com/benshelton1009/status/1562089250220396545?s=20&t=6D8wSHLO0bMwwu7UPQFzZw Ben Shelton at Florida At just 19 years old, Shelton has forgone his last …

2022 Wimbledon Tournament Summary As of Sunday, this year’s Wimbledon Games have concluded. Matches began in London on June 27th. All four Championship titles were announced July 10th. Both the men’s and women’s singles have thirty-two seeds, leaving all doubles’ teams with sixteen seeds. The first place seed for the …

For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams was defeated in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament. Yesterday, the 23-time Grand Slam champion was bested in a third-set tiebreaker by Harmony Tan. In her first competitive singles match in 364 days, Williams lost a grueling 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) match …

The SEC Presidents and Chancellors have agreed on a future scheduling format for six different SEC sports. The sports involved include men’s basketball, women’s basketball, soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and softball. The format will begin in the 2025-26 athletic year. Men’s Basketball For men’s basketball, each team will play …

Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton Highlight the Gators in the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship for Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton Highlight the Gators in the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championshipingles and doubles. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1529814067208126464 The Gators are ranked No. 2 in the nation for tennis but …

Florida’s Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton continue their dominant performances in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Individual Championship. After combining for three wins Tuesday, they look to build on their victories in the Round of 16. Sam Riffice Senior captain of the Gators Men’s Tennis team Sam Riffice came into the …

After having an undefeated season, the No.2 Florida Gators Men’s Tennis team are set to play against the No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers in the NCAA Quarterfinals on Thursday. The Gators beat No.15 North Carolina on Friday, 4-1. This is the fourth year in a row that the Gators have made …