CHRISTINA MCHALE RUMORS

The US has taken a 2-0 lead on day one of the Fed Cup World Group Playoff against Ukraine on Saturday.  Christina McHale, who captured her third consecutive Fed Cup singles win lead off  the day beating Lesia Tsurenko, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. “I started off well in the first set and then she started to pick up her game in the second,” McHale said. “In the third set I don�...

Serena Williams overpowered Ukrainian teenager Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-1 to give the United States a 2-0 lead in the Fed Cup series on Saturday. In the opening match, American Christina McHale defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. The US needs one victory among the reverse singles and doubles on Sunday to return to the top tier of the Fed Cup group. Williams is making her first...

Then world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. Current No. 1 Victoria Azarenka. Svetlana Kuznetsova. Marion Bartoli. Petra Kvitova knows exactly what they were thinking when they went down to the unassuming Christina McHale (something close to "What the hell???"). The Wimbledon champ was ousted from Indian Wells by the American 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round. It's hard to...

She was almost crying with joy at the end; trying to believe that she had really beaten the reigning Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova in front of a large and supportive crowd on the Stadium Court at the BNP Paribas Open. But Christina McHale, the 19-year-old from Englewood Cliffs, N.J., had done just that, battling back from a difficult opening set that Kvitova had dominated with...

Christina McHale American teen Christina McHale ousted reigning Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed, Czech Petra Kvitova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to move into the round of 16 of the BNP Paribas Open. “She started off really well, serving really well,” noted McHale. “I couldn’t get a read on her serve in the first set, and I wasn’t moving very well, either. “And then...

American wild-card entry Jamie Hampton beat former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. A few minutes later, America's Christina McHale beat Elena Vesnina of Russia, 6-3, 7-5 to set up a possible third-round match against Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who was scheduled to play the...

The Williams sisters were, of course, the household names, but Christina McHale showed the U.S. tennis brass she's ready to be a star with her stellar Fed Cup performance.

Serena Williams and Christina McHale helped to give the U.S. women's tennis team a 2-0 edge over Belarus at the Fed Cup at the DCU Center on Saturday. Following the victories, NESN.com's Ben Barker caught up with the duo to get their take on the action. Both discussed how much of an honor it is to play for Team USA, while also shedding some light on what the team dynamic...

American Christina McHale, 19, has reached at least the second round in her past three Grand Slams. Christina McHale is picking up in Melbourne right where she left off in the 2011 season. The 19-year-old McHale has reached the third round at a Grand Slam for the second consecutive time. She also reached the third round at last year’s U.S. Open. Ranked No. 42 in the world, McHale...

Christina McHale chooses not to think about being the next American tennis champion. The 19-year-old also tries not to set specific ranking or tournament goals for herself. But whatever McHale is doing, it seems to be working. In just her first full year as a professional on the WTA Tour, McHale has a resume most young tennis players dream about. She upset world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki...