Professional Tennis
Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Tomas Berdych for the third consecutive time this year to open up action at the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, 6-3, 6-7(0), 6-3 in the Group A opener. It was Wawrinka's 50th match win of the season. Aggressive throughout the pair’s 13th FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Wawrinka hit 43 winners and committed 42 unforced errors…
Roger Federer received three honors in the 2013 ATP World Tour Awards, presented by Moët & Chandon, while Rafael Nadal won the Comeback Player of the Year and can clinch the ATP World Tour Number One presented by Emirates Award at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Federer has been selected by his peers as winner of the Stefan…
World number two Novak Djokovic became just the 15th player in the Open Era to win 40 ATP World Tour titles on Sunday, capturing the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters title from David Ferrer, 7-5, 7-5. With the win, Djokovic became the third active player to enter the 40-title club, along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. It was the Serb’s sixth crown of…
Tennis Channel will televise complete coverage of the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London Nov. 4-11, as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and doubles brothers Bob and Mike Bryan lead a field of all-stars into the last tournament of the 2013 tour. With daylong matches and nightly encore replays, the network will offer more…
Fifth seed and 2011 champion Roger Federer will face second seed and 2009 titlist Novak Djokovic in on Saturday in the semifinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Federer will attempt to improve his 16-13 FedEx ATP Head2Head lead against Djokovic, after he recorded a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro in one hour and…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive Fed Cup coverage of Italy'sand Russia's championship competition in Cagliari, Italy, this weekend, with comprehensive telecasts Saturday, Nov. 2, and Sunday, Nov. 3. The countries find themselves in a rematch of the 2007 Fed Cup final. Russia, however, will be without several of the top players who helped the team reach its sixth final in 10 years earlier this year: Maria…
The eight-player singles field for the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals was set Thursday, as Stanislas Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet have clinched the final two berths following Milos Raonic’s third-round loss to Tomas Berdych at the BNP Paribas Masters. Wawrinka and Gasquet join Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro, Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer next week at The O2 Arena in London….
On Thursday at the 2013 he Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Brussels, it was 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic who was victorious over 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Just two weeks ago, it was Stosur who advanced to the finals of the Kremlin Cup…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saw his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals come to an end on Tuesday night at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, falling to Kei Nishikori, 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-7(7). Nishikori can continue to play the role of spoiler, as he faces another Barclays ATP World Tour Finals contender, Richard…
Maria Kirilenko retired against Alizé Cornet in her first match at the 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria and then withdrew from the event on Wednesday. Kirilenko was trailing the seventh-seeded Cornet in the first set, 5-0, when she was forced to stop play due to a left knee injury. She…