Professional Tennis
Roger Federer advanced on to the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Thursday, defeating Lukas Rosol, 6-2, 6-2 in just under an hour. With the win, Federer sets up a semifinals clash with Novak Djokovic, a walkover winner over Mikhail Youzhny when Youzhny became ill and was forced to withdraw. "We know each…
Roger Federer battled back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Radek Stepanek at the 2014 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3. Federer will next meet Lukas Rosol, who overcame the eighth-seeded Dmitry Tursunov, 6-4, 7-6(4). Radek did a good job of putting the pressure on me and mixing it up. From…
Eugenie Bouchard defeated Shahar Peer in her opening round match at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL in Acapulco, 6-2, 6-2. The win was Bouchard’s third in three career meetings with Peer. Bouchard, seeded second at the event, advances to play Lara Arruabarrena in the second round. Dominika Cibulkova, seeded number one at the event, converted on…
Fourth seed Roger Federer opened his bid for a sixth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Benjamin Becker, upping his record to 38-5 at the event. Federer lifted the Dubai trophy in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2012. "I'm extremely happy with today's match," said Federer. "Coming out and playing…
Another Williams Sister stood tall in the finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this weekend as world number 29-ranked and wild card entry Venus Williams defeated Alizé Cornet in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0. A winner of seven Grand Slams over her career, Venus claimed her first WTA title in quite some time Saturday…
Rafael Nadal defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6-3, 7-6(3), on Sunday in the finals of the Rio Open Presented by Claro hdtv to claim his 62nd career tour-level championship. Nadal remains undefeated on Brazilian soil, having captured titles in Costa do Sauipe in 2005 and in Sao Paulo in 2013. Nadal continues to build upon an impressive…
Alizé Cornet, currently ranked 26th in the world, pulled off a shocking upset in Dubai at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, taking out world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4 and moving into the finals. Cornet’s win prevented what would be an all-Williams Sisters finals in Dubai as Venus Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6-3,…
Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Rio Open, presented by Claro hdtv. Nadal moves on to face Portugal’s Joao Sousa, who defeated Spain’s Albert Ramos 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3. Nadal was hampered by a back injury throughout the match, wearing some elastic tape across…
World number one Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday, defeating the fifth-seeded Jelena Jankovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Serena has yet to capture the the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Title, her best results to date were a pair of semifinals appearances, in 2005 when she…
Playing in his 800th career match, Rafael Nadal was a 6-3, 7-5 winner Tuesday over Daniel Gimeno-Traver in his first match at the 2014 Rio Open. Nadal joins six active ATP World Tour members with at least 800 career matches under their belt, including Roger Federer, Tommy Haas, Lleyton Hewitt, David Ferrer and Nikolay Davydenko….