Serena Williams was a 7-5, 7-5 straight sets winner on Thursday at the 2013 China Open, defeating Russian Maria Kirilenko to move on to the quarterfinals. Serena will next face Caroline Wozniacki, a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Sloane Stephens on Thursday. It was Serena’s 70th match win of 2013, far surpassing her previous best of 58….
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Fernando Verdasco on on Thursday in Beijing at the 2013 China Open, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. With the win, Djokovic upped his win streak at the China Open to 16-0. Djokovic also maintains his hold atop the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings. Djokovic advances to next meet…
China’s Li Na took another step closer to claiming her first major tournament on home soil, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2013 China Open Wednesday after defeating Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki 7-5, 6-4 in Beijing. "I was very glad to see that no matter how the score went on the court, I can stay calm…
Almost every club player I have ever seen either does not fully appreciate the importance of their non-dominant arm, or at the very least, will intermittently forget how important using it can be for every shot in tennis … that’s right, every shot! Some uses of your non-dominant or “off” arm are more obvious than…
Rafael Nadal took another step toward taking over the world number one ranking on Wednesday at the 2013 China Open with a 6-4, 7-6(3) win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to advance to the quarterfinals. The current world number two could return to the top spot for the first time since July 2011 if he reaches the final…
Team Eastern wins Church Cup Team Eastern, coached by Jason Pasion, was bursting with pride this summer after winning the Church Cup, an achievement it has accomplished only twice before in the last 25 years of play. This year’s Church Cup matches were played on the grass courts at the Huntington Crescent Club. In the…
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic got off to a good start on Tuesday at the 2013 China Open, needing less than an hour to oust Lukas Rosol 6-0, 6-3 to advance to round number two. Djokovic now holds an impressive 15-0 record at the China Open, having won the title in 2009, 2010…
World number one Serena Williams defeated Francesca Schiavone at the 2013 China Open in Beijing on Tuesday, to advance to the third round of the event, 6-4, 7-5. However, sister Venus was not able to piggyback off a successful run at last week’s Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, falling on Tuesday to the 13th-seeded Sabine Lisicki,…
In the last issue, we started discussing the major differences between the serve and the overhead. Hopefully you have started cleaning up your overhead technique by improving your movement, balance and preparation for this important shot. If you have, you may now be looking forward to hitting your overhead instead of avoiding it. Let’s do…
Andrea Petkovic defeated world number two Victoria Azarenka in the first round of the China Open on Monday, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. In 2011, Petkovic advanced to the finals of the China Open, but could only secure the runner-up spot, falling to eventual winner Agnieszka Radwanska. Next up for Petkovic in round two is Svetlana Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova, a…