Professional Tennis
Juan Martin del Potro successfully defended his Basel title on Sunday, defeating five-time former champion Roger Federer 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-4 in a rematch of last year's finals match. Del Potro improved to a 23-1 record at ATP World Tour 500 tournaments this season, and has already qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Federer must defeat Kevin Anderson or Mikhail Youzhny in his second round match…
Serena Williams was a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 winner Sunday, defeating Li Na to win the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships for the fourth time in her career. A day after Serena's 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 semifinal win over Jelena Jankovic, Serena returned to the courts of Istanbul to cap off her very successful 2013 where she became the oldest ever champ at Istanbul, at…
Roger Federer moved to within two match wins of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Friday when he reached the Swiss Indoors Basel semifinals after a 6-3, 7-6(2) win over Grigor Dimitrov. Federer is looking to qualify for the year-end event for the 12th consecutive year, and will lock upo a spot…
On Friday, Serena Williams became the first player into the semifinals of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, defeating Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 6-3, to improve to 3-0 in her group in just 72 minutes. With the win, Serena now has 13 consecutive TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championship wins. Martina Navratilova holds the record…
Roger Federer was able to advance at the 2013 Swiss Indoors Basel on Wednesday, defeating Denis Istomin 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. With a win in the finals, which would be Federer’s sixth Basel title, he would qualify for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Federer won the title in 2006-08 and…
Angelique Kerber defeated Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships-Istanbul, 6-2, 6-2, eliminating Radwanska from the event. "It’s not easy to play well against Aga—you need to be focused on every point—so that’s what I tried to do," Kerber said. "I was playing very well from the first point to the…
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced its annual award recipients for the 2012-13 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and teams of the year, which included the U.S. men’s doubles tennis team of Bob & Mike Bryan, who were honored as Team of the Year. The six awards will be presented during an awards reception…
Serena Williams got off to a strong start at the 2013 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, beating Angelique Kerber, 6-3, 6-1. Serena fired 31 winners to just 11 unforced errors in the 64-minute match, finishing off Kerber with winner number 31, a backhand down the line into the open court. “I feel really…
Tomas Berdych will make his fourth straight appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after becoming the latest player to qualify for the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 4-11. Following the first round results at the Swiss Indoors Basel, the Czech is guaranteed his spot among the…
Top seed and defending champion Juan Martin del Potro defeated Switzerland's Henri Lakksonen 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Del Potro is closing in on his 300th match win and improved to a 298-120 career lifetime record. He will next face Marcos Baghdatis, and has reached the finals at his past two…