May 24, 2013

Tennis Roundup: Berdych reaches Dubai Championships quarterfinals

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Story Highlights Tomas Berdych defeated Tobias Kamke 7-5, 6-1 at the Dubai Championships He saved 14 of 14 break points and is on to the quarterfinals ovak Djokovic and Roger Federer also are on the Wednesday schedule DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tomas Berdych advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday, [...]

Tennis Roundup: Rafael Nadal reaches Brazil Open final

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(Photo: Andre Penner, AP) Story Highlights Rafael Nadal beat Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 and is in the Brazil Open final David Nalbandian of Argentina beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-3, 7-5 Nalbandian is seeking his first title since 2010 SAO PAULO (AP) — Rafael Nadal outlasted 111th-ranked Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena and Djokovic wins on the red clay of Rome

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand in his match against Bernard Tomic of Australia during day four of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2012 Tennis on May 15, 2012 in Rome, Italy. (May 14, 2012 – Source: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe) ROME (AP) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating [...]

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer rally in three sets to win at Indian Wells

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a forehand during his match aganst Pablo Andujar of Spain at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2012 in Indian Wells, California. (March 13, 2012 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Roger Federer each needed [...]

Tennis: Melzer upsets Isner in Memphis quarterfinal; Querrey falls

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John Isner of the USA celebrates after winning his second round match against David Nalbandian of Argentina during day three of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 17, 2012 – Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images AsiaPac) MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) – Jurgen Melzer, playing with a broken [...]

Tennis: Fish, Tomic move into Kooyong final / Ferrer, Rochus to meet in Auckland final

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Mardy Fish of the United States plays a backhand during his match against Jurgen Melzer of Austria during day three of the 2012 Kooyong Classic at Kooyong on January 13, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 12, 2012 – Photo by Lucas Dawson/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Mardy Fish beat Austria’s Jurgen Melzer 6-2, [...]

Roddick turns tide in Shanghai but Fish flounders

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(Reuters) – Fifth seed Mardy Fish became the first big casualty at the Shanghai Masters when he lost to 49th-ranked Bernard Tomic on Tuesday but fellow American Andy Roddick did make the third round. World number nine Fish began well but started overhitting his returns and crumpled in the second before Australian Tomic broke serve [...]

Raonic to meet Nadal in 2nd round at Japan Open

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Top-seeded Rafael Nadal is beseiged by tennis fans seeking autographs at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., won the opening match in his comeback tournament Tuesday, earning a second-round date with top-seeded Rafael Nadal at the Japan Open in Tokyo. Raonic beat [...]

Djokovic skips Davis Cup opening singles; Nadal rolls

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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts in his match against Richard Gasquet of France during day one of the semi final Davis Cup match between Spain and France at the Plaza de Toros de los Califas on September 16, 2011 in Cordoba, Spain. (September 15, 2011 – Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Europe) (PhatzRadio / SI) [...]

Wimbledon: Serena, Nadal, Federer and Sharapova roll

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Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot during her third round match against Maria Kirilenko of Russia on Day Six of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 25, 2011 in London, England. (June 24, 2011 – Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images Europe) WIMBLEDON, [...]