At the 2014 US Open, a young American was beginning to lay down the foundation of her career. Cici Bellis captured the world’s attention as a 14-year-old, when she became the youngest player to win a ...
MELBOURNE—Henry David Thoreau died before lawn tennis was invented. But he might well have had a fellow American, CiCi Bellis, in mind when he uttered these words: “The meeting of two eternities, the ...
Atherton’s CiCi Bellis wins her opening match against Alize Cornet of France 6-3 6-2 at the Bank of the West Classic Tuesday night. Bellis, 18, is the youngest player ranked in top 50 in the world, ...
CiCi Bellis looked all of her 17 years when facing Friday’s bright lights and tennis’ new and most dangerous lefty buzzsaw — Angelique Kerber. The resurgent second-seeded German showed no mercy in the ...
Cinderella lost her glass slipper in the third set. Annual U.S. Open darling CiCi Bellis stumbled in her first appearance as a professional at the Open, blowing a 5-3 lead in the third set to lose to ...
CiCi Bellis reacted after winning the Women’s Tennis Association Hawaii Open at Central Oahu Regional Park on Sunday. After a celebratory Big Island vacation, Bellis will head back to Florida to ...
Atherton’s CiCi Bellis is in a love affair with Flushing Meadows, N.Y. And the feeling seems mutual. The 17-year-old reached the third round of the U.S. Open, and after the match displayed the same ...
NEW YORK -- American teen CiCi Bellis fought back after losing the first set, but ultimately came up short in her second round match Thursday night at the US Open. Bellis -- who on Tuesday at age 15 ...
We shouldn’t gloss over Bellis’ takedown of Bertens—a semifinalist here last year—and we won’t. When Bellis turned pro and declined playing college tennis, likely at Stanford, many questioned the ...