Professional Tennis
Maria Sharapova has announced her withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul due to a right shoulder injury. Currently ranked number three in the world, Sharapova was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open on the eve of the event due to the injury. "I am very disappointed that I will not be able to…
Novak Djokovic lost the world number one ranking this weekend to Rafael Nadal, yet prevailed over the new world number one Nadal in the finals of the 2013 China Open, 6-3, 6-4. It was Nadal’s fourth China Open title in five years. Nadal only needed to reach the final in Beijing in order to replace Djokovic…
Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 7-5 to win the 2013 Japan Open and claim his third title of the season. A Japan Open runner-up in 2008, del Porto converted his second match point in the final game, hitting a forehand past Raonic at the net to secure the title. The third-seeded Raonic,…
World number one-ranked Serena Williams captured the 2013 China Open title, defeating eighth-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-2. The finals win was Serena’s 73rd of the year and her 56th WTA title of he career. Overcoming a sore back, Serena now has 10 WTA titles this year, the most since 2007 when Justine Henin also won 10. The…
Novak Djokovic was a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal winner over Sam Querrey at the 2013 China Open in Beijing on Friday, 6-1, 6-2, to land a spot in the semifinals and hold on to his number one spot atop the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings. Djokovic must win the Beijing title for the fourth time if he is to…
World number one Serena Williams moved on to the semifinals of the 2013 China Open on Friday after her 6-1, 6-4 win over Caroline Wozniacki. Serena appeared to be in complete control, getting out to a very quick 6-1, 4-0 lead, before Wozniacki reeled off three consecutive games in a row to close the gap to…
Serena Williams was a 7-5, 7-5 straight sets winner on Thursday at the 2013 China Open, defeating Russian Maria Kirilenko to move on to the quarterfinals. Serena will next face Caroline Wozniacki, a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Sloane Stephens on Thursday. It was Serena’s 70th match win of 2013, far surpassing her previous best of 58….
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Fernando Verdasco on on Thursday in Beijing at the 2013 China Open, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. With the win, Djokovic upped his win streak at the China Open to 16-0. Djokovic also maintains his hold atop the ATP Men’s Singles Rankings. Djokovic advances to next meet…
China’s Li Na took another step closer to claiming her first major tournament on home soil, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2013 China Open Wednesday after defeating Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki 7-5, 6-4 in Beijing. "I was very glad to see that no matter how the score went on the court, I can stay calm…
Rafael Nadal took another step toward taking over the world number one ranking on Wednesday at the 2013 China Open with a 6-4, 7-6(3) win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to advance to the quarterfinals. The current world number two could return to the top spot for the first time since July 2011 if he reaches the final…