Agnieszka Radwanska will face Serena Williams in the semifinals of the 2013 Sony Open in Miami after Radwanska’s 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kirsten Flipkens. Serena has beaten Radwanska in all four of their previous meetings, and Radwanska has only won one set in those four meetings. Flipkens had come into the tournament ranked 28th in the world, but…
Germany’s Tommy Haas defeated two-time defending Sony Open Tennis champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round of the event. The win by Haas was just his second in 14 attempts against a world number one and ended a 14-year wait after upsetting Andre Agassi in the quarterfinals of the 1999 Grand Slam Cup. Haas…
Serena Williams scored her 59th career match win at the 2013 Sony Open in Miami, defeating Li Na out in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals. Serena awaits the winner of the match between Agnieszka Radwanska and Kirsten Flipkens to determine her semifinal opponent. She was already tied with Steffi Graf for the record of most titles…
Second seed Andy Murray improved to 3-0 against Grigor Dimitrov after a 7-6(3), 6-3 win in the third round of the Sony Open Tennis in Miami. Murray, the 2009 champion in Miami, saved two set points on his serve at 2-5 in the first set, before rallying to post his second victory against Dimitrov this season….
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that new top-ranked American and world number 20 Sam Querrey, number 23 John Isner, and the world’s top doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against Serbia, April 5-7. The…
German standout Anna-Lena Groenefeld, a former top-15 singles player currently ranked at 19th in the world in doubles, has been selected by the NY Sportimes in the Mylan WTT Roster Draft in Indian Wells, Calif. Groenefeld, who competed for the Orange County Breakers in 2012, will be joined by her doubles partner, Kveta Peschke, formerly…
Tennis to the Max will host a free introductory workshop on Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. at Eastern Athletic Club, located at 854 East Jericho Turnpike in Dix Hills, N.Y. The event will provide a free self-assessment on your present mental skills, and will help sharpen your mental tennis skills and win more…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced that Susan Alvy, recently retired manager at Rockville Racquet Club, will receive the Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement Award at the Region’s 23rd Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 1 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. honoring local tennis champions. Both Nassau and Suffolk Counties are…
Ana Ivanovic and Sara Errani both advanced to the Round of 16 at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami on Sunday, as the 12th-seeded Ivanovic was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Errani was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Simona Halep. Ivanovic and Kuznetsova were playing for the 11th time, as Ivanovic improved to…
The third round continues on Monday at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami, as the bottom half of the draw looks to advance to the Round of 16, as 12 seeds are in action led by number two seed Andy Murray. The third match on Stadium is a rematch of this year’s Brisbane final between world…