Professional Tennis
Caroline Wozniacki came back from a set down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova on Wednesday, beating the Russian 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the Aegon International quarterfinals. The Dane built a 5-1 advantage in the first set and seemed to be on her way to a comfortable victory. But Kuznetsova recovered, and came all the…
American Sam Querrey made his way into the Aegon Nottingham Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, defeating fifth-seed Pablo Cuevas 7-6(7), 7-6(3) to advance. Querrey saved all seven of the break points he faced. He will now play second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon, who downed 14th seed Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1, for a chance to reach the semifinals…
Just days before the start of Wimbledon, world number three Simona Halep has announced that she and coach Victor Ionita have split. Halep and Ionita have been working together over the last eight months, following her split from then coach Wim Fissette. The Romanian will now work with Daniel Dobre and Darren Cahill, who she…
Young Australian star Nick Kyrgios has split with coach Todd Larkham, as announced on his Web site Tuesday. “I wanted to let you know that Todd Larkham and I have mutually agreed to end our professional relationship,” a statement on Kyrgios’ Web site reads. “It’s never an easy decision to end a coaching relationship and…
Eugenie Bouchard notched her first win of the grass-court season on Tuesday, beating American Alison Riske 7-6(5), 6-3 to reach the Aegon International third-round in Eastbourne, England. “It’s good to finally get a win,” said Bouchard, who entered this tournament with losses in nine of her previous 10 matches. “I had to try and stay…
Andy Murray had to get past two opponents on Sunday in order to capture the Aegon Championships, and he did so, defeating Viktor Troicki in a semifinal match before downing Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 in the final. First, Murray and Troicki resumed their semifinal contest after rain suspended play on Saturday night. The Scot edged…
Roger Federer captured his eighth Gerry Weber Open championship on Sunday, downing Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6(1), 6-4 in Halle, Germany. Seppi had his chances in the opening set, including three break points and two set points but was unable to undo Federer. The Swiss capitalized on his first of five set points in the tiebreaker…
Andy Murray needed three sets, but hung on to beat Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Aegon Championships from London on Friday. Muller came out of the gate firing, breaking in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead in the opening set. After Murray failed to capitalize on…
Top-seed Roger Federer reached the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday, beating Germany’s Florian Mayer 6-0, 7-6(1). Federer needed just 19 minutes to get through the opening set, breaking Mayer times. “I was too nervous in the beginning,” Mayer admitted. “You look over and you see him there radiating confidence. He gave me no chance.”…
The Aegon Classic’s top-seed saw her tournament come to an end on Friday, as Kristina Mladenovic defeated world number three Simona Halep 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(4) in Birmingham, England. After being handled in the opening set, Mladenovic won 11 of the next 14 games to even the match at one set a piece and take a…