Story Highlights Novak Djokovic breezed past Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-4 Rafael Nadal rallied to defeat Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Serena Williams rolled over Dominika Cibulkova 6-0, 6-1 ROME (AP) — Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on [...]
Tennis Recap: Wawrinka reaches quarterfinals of Portugal Open
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia serves up a victory against Grega Zemlja of Slovenia.(Photo: Christof Stache, AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Stanislas Wawrinka rallied past Albert Ramos 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Eighth-seeded Tommy Robredo also advanced, defeating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-4 On the women’s side, fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro and Romina Oprandi won OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Second-seeded [...]
Tennis Recap: Paire advances in Portugal, Davydenko out in Munich
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2. Imago/ZumaPress.com) Story Highlights Benoit Paire beat Igor Sijsling 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 at the Portugal Open The top three men’s seeded players, led by David Ferrer, have first-round byes At the BMW Open, Ivan Dodig upset two-time champion Nikolay Davydenko OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Sixth-seeded Benoit Paire [...]
Tennis Recap: Raonic advances in Monaco, Simon knocked out
April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Milos Raonic of Canada plays a smash against Julien Benneteau of France in their first-round match at the Monte Carlo Masters.(Photo: Clive Brunskill, Getty Images) Story Highlights Milos Raonic beat Julien Benneteau 6-1, 6-4 Roberto Bautista Agut upset Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) Novak Djokovic will decide Tuesday whether he’s recovered from his ankle problem [...]
Tennis Roundup: 109th-ranked Puchkova upsets Williams in Brazil
March 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Venus Williams returns the ball to Russia’s Olga Puchkova during the semifinals of the WTA Brazil Tennis Cup. Puchkova upset Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the final of the tournament.(Photo: Cristiano Andujar, AP) Story Highlights 109th-ranked Olga Puchkova upset top-seeded Venus Williams Puchkova beat Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the final Puchkova [...]
French Open: Ivanovic out; Sharapova, Stephens reach 4th round
June 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ana Ivanovic of Serbia serves during her women’s singles third round match against Sara Errani of Italy during day six of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 1, 2012 in Paris, France. (May 31, 2012 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Europe PARIS (AP) — American teen Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova advanced on [...]
Tennis: Haas beats top-seeded Tsonga at BMW Open
May 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Tommy Haas of Germany plays a shot during his match with Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic during day 5 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 23, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (March 22, 2012 – Source: Michael Regan/Getty Images North America) MUNICH (AP) – German veteran Tommy Haas [...]
Tennis: Djokovic, Sharapova reach semis at Indian Wells
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a forehand during a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nicolas Almago of Spain at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 15, 2012 in Indian Wells, California. (March 14, 2012 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4, [...]
Tennis Roundup: Gasquet wins in France; Ljubicic falls in Croatia
February 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his second round match against Julien Benneteau of France during day four of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 18, 2012 – Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images AsiaPac) MONTPELLIER, France (AP) – Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet both [...]
Bernard Tomic beats Mardy Fish for Kooyong title
January 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bernard Tomic of Australia plays a forehand during his match against Mardy Fish of the United States during day four of the 2012 Kooyong Classic at Kooyong on January 14, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 13, 2012 – Photo by Lucas Dawson/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australian teenager Bernard Tomic won the first [...]
