Professional Tennis
ATP has announced the passing of its Executive Chairman & President Brad Drewett on Friday in Sydney, Australia at the age of 54 following a battle with Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease). “We are deeply saddened to announce that Brad Drewett passed away at his home in Sydney, Australia,…
David Ferrer defeated world number 73 Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the 2013 Portugal Open to advance to the quarterfinals. Ferrer is attempting to win his third ATP World Tour title of the year after wins at the Heineken Open in Auckland and the Copa Claro in Buenos Aires. He will next face Victor Hanescu, whom he has…
Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 to win the 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Sunday in just over 90 minutes. Sharapova not only collected her 29th WTA title, she extended her clay court winning streak to 16 consecutive matches, a stretch that includes the Rome and French Open titles from last year….
Rafael Nadal won his eighth Barcelona trophy in nine years, defeating fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 in the finals of the 2013 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, his 39th clay-court crown. It was Nadal’s 39th straight match win at the ATP World Tour 500 event, taking 80 of the 82 sets he’s played, and remained…
Maria Sharapova was a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 winner over Ana Ivanovic at the 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to reach the semifinals of the event. Sharapova watched a 4-1 third set lead even up at four-all, but a love break got her back on track and she held serve to close the match out. Sharapova has reached the…
Rafael Nadal played two matches on Friday to reach the semifinals of the 2013 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. In the semis, Nadal will face Milos Raonic for a shot at the finals and the opportunity to add an eighth Barcelona title to his trophy case. Nadal is looking to reach his sixth final in six tournaments…
Grand Slam champions Li Na and Petra Kvitova will meet in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix after the second-seeded Li defeated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 6-1, 6-2, and Kvitova was a 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 winner over Julia Goerges. "It’s always tough when you change to a new surface so I’m excited to win my first…
At the 2013 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Thursday, three matches were completed before the rain set in and fourth seed Nicolas Almagro set a quarterfinal clash with Juan Monaco after he won an all-Spanish contest with Marcel Granollers, 6-3, 6-4. Almagro leads his head to head series with Monaco 4-3, but has lost his…
Caroline Wozniacki, the number seven seed at the 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, was upset by Carla Suárez Navarro, 7-6(6), 6-1 in opening round action. Wozniacki led 3-0 in the first set and was two points from taking it with Suárez Navarro serving 4-5, 0-30, but the Spaniard hung tough every time and won the opening set. Also…
Rafael Nadal began his quest for an eighth Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell title on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Carlos Berlocq. Nadal is coming off a 2-6, 6-7(1) loss to Novak Djokovic on Sunday in the finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Nadal has not lost since he made his Barcelona debut in 2003,…