David Ferrer will return to The O2 arena for the fourth straight year after becoming the latest player to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, set for Nov. 4-11 at the O2 Arena ion London. Ferrer becomes the fourth singles player after Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to qualify for the…
Nine of the world’s top 20 players, including three top 10 players, are set to play Hyundai Hopman Cup 2014. Petra Kvitova, John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Milos Raonic, Tommy Robredo and Eugenie Bouchard are among the stars confirmed for the ITF’s official mixed teams’ competition, set for Dec. 28-Jan. 4 at the Perth Arena in Western…
Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the new world number one in the latest ATP Men’s Singles Rankings published yesterday, pushing Novak Djokovic to second as Roger Federer drops to seventh. Nadal has 11,160 points, just 40 ahead of Djokovic, who lost his the top spot despite defeating Nadal for the China Open title on Sunday. Britain’s Andy…
Maria Sharapova has announced her withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul due to a right shoulder injury. Currently ranked number three in the world, Sharapova was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open on the eve of the event due to the injury. "I am very disappointed that I will not be able to…
Novak Djokovic lost the world number one ranking this weekend to Rafael Nadal, yet prevailed over the new world number one Nadal in the finals of the 2013 China Open, 6-3, 6-4. It was Nadal’s fourth China Open title in five years. Nadal only needed to reach the final in Beijing in order to replace Djokovic…
Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 7-5 to win the 2013 Japan Open and claim his third title of the season. A Japan Open runner-up in 2008, del Porto converted his second match point in the final game, hitting a forehand past Raonic at the net to secure the title. The third-seeded Raonic,…
World number one-ranked Serena Williams captured the 2013 China Open title, defeating eighth-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-2. The finals win was Serena’s 73rd of the year and her 56th WTA title of he career. Overcoming a sore back, Serena now has 10 WTA titles this year, the most since 2007 when Justine Henin also won 10. The…
Novak Djokovic was a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal winner over Sam Querrey at the 2013 China Open in Beijing on Friday, 6-1, 6-2, to land a spot in the semifinals and hold on to his number one spot atop the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings. Djokovic must win the Beijing title for the fourth time if he is to…
World number one Serena Williams moved on to the semifinals of the 2013 China Open on Friday after her 6-1, 6-4 win over Caroline Wozniacki. Serena appeared to be in complete control, getting out to a very quick 6-1, 4-0 lead, before Wozniacki reeled off three consecutive games in a row to close the gap to…
It remains an ongoing debate about which shots are the most important when playing doubles: The serve, volley or the return. I won’t try to solve that debate here, but I will tell you that all three are imperative to a solid doubles game, with the return of serve maybe the most strategic. In singles…