Professional Tennis
Simona Halep stormed back from a set down to upend third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the Dubai Duty Free Championships title match. The top-seeded Halep dropped the opening set to Wozniacki in 30 minutes and could get nothing going on the Dane’s serve early on. She jumped out a…
Rafael Nadal reached the Rio Open quarterfinals on Thursday, defeating fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5, 6-3. “[I’m] just trying to play my best in every single point,” said Nadal. “A little bit up and down, but I found a way to be through to a quarterfinal. I’m happy for that.” The top-seed and defending champion…
He's back ….!!! Juan Martin del Potro plans to make a comeback in 2015, and he will start by participating in the seventh annual Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. The tournament begins Jan. 4, and will mark the first time the Argentine has played since Dubai back in late February. Tying the…
Simona Halep made her way into the Dubai Duty Free Championships semifinals on Thursday afternoon, knocking off sixth-seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, avenging her defeat to Makarova at last month’s Australian Open. Halep rolled 6-3 in the first set, but was pushed back by Makarova in the second as the Russian took it…
Italian Simone Bolelli notched the first top 10 win of his career on Thursday, knocking off the top seeded Milos Raonic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) at the Open 13 in Marseille, France. Bolelli came into the match with the longest losing streak against top 10 opponents in the Open Era, losing the first 35 tries of…
The Delray Beach Open’s top seed was eliminated on Wednesday, as the Chinese Taipei’s Yen-Hsun Lu took out world number 15 Kevin Anderson 7-6(6), 6-3. Anderson, who was the runner-up at the Memphis Open last week, hit 12 aces, but was unable to do anything on Lu’s serve. “I felt a little bit out of…
This marks the final installment in a series which explored the unique character and hidden secrets of the top seven players in modern tennis. We talked about Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors and Serena Williams. But today, I will explore the person who President Bill Clinton described as “The most…
Top-ranked American John Isner was bounced from the first round of the Delray Beach Open, falling to Australian Marinko Matosevic who fought off 16 aces for a 6-4, 6-4 victory. “I felt like I was the better player out there,” said Matosevic, who had lost to Isner in their last three meetings. “My second serve…
While Tuesday saw the majority of the top seeds advance at the Duty Free Championships in Dubai, Wednesday was just the opposite as five of the top 10 seeds in the tournament were eliminated in third-round action. American Venus Williams had won 16 straight matches at the Dubai tournament but was unable to outshine Czech…
The number two and three seeds at the Dubai Duty Free Championships survived potential upsets on Tuesday, as second-seeded Petra Kvitova and third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki needed all three sets to come out victorious in the tournament’s second-round. Wozniacki was playing in her first match since her loss to Victoria Azarenka at last month’s Australian Open,…