Professional Tennis
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Kaia Kanepi Sunday afternoon 6-1, 6-0 to capture the 2012 KDB Korea Open title. Both players were pushed to 6-4 in the third set in the semifinals the day before, so a rebound was key—and it was the top-seeded Wozniacki who unlocked the door, needing just 62 minutes to defeat the third-seeded Kanepi, allowing her…
World number six Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France defeated Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 in the finals of the 2012 Moselle Open in Metz to retain his title. One year ago, Tsonga beat Ivan Ljubicic in the finals of the Moselle Open. The win takes Tsonga to 2,905 points in the Race for London. Tsonga is currently just within the qualifying…
Fifteen years ago today, Switzerland’s Roger Federer appeared in the South African Airways ATP Rankings for the first time. Federer debuted at 803rd on Sept. 22, 1997 after a solid showing at a four-week satellite circuit, culminating in a semifinal appearance at the Switzerland 1 Masters in Bossonnens to earn 12 ATP points. In the first…
The United States drew a home tie against Brazil when the International Tennis Federation (ITF) conducted the draw for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in London. The U.S., the all-time leader with 32 Davis Cup titles, will host Brazil in the first round, Feb. 1-3, at a site to be determined by the USTA. The…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark defeated the seventh-seeded Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 6-3 on Friday at the 2012 KDB Korea Open to advance to the semifinals. Wozniacki’s first two appearances in Seoul didn’t go anywhere near as well as this year, falling first round in both 2006 and 2007. She was nowhere near the player she is now—she was…
Frenchman Gael Monfils reached the quarterfinals in his first tournament back after a four-month layoff, defeating fellow countryman Nicolas Mahut 7-6(4), 7-5 in one hour and 41 minutes at the 2012 Moselle Open. The seventh-seeded Monfils extended his winning streak at this ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tournament to six straight matches, having claimed the…
Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began his bid to retain the Moselle Open title, beating fellow Frenchman Clement Reix, a wild card entry, 6-3, 6-3 in 80 minutes to improve to a 42-17 match record on the season. The 27-year-old Tsonga has now reached 11 tour-level quarterfinals or better in 2012. Fourth-seeded German Florian Mayer defeated American…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark defeated Arantxa Rus in 62 minutes, 6-1, 6-2 in opening round action at the 2012 KDB Korea Open. Wozniacki fell out of the WTA Top 10 rankings after a 2-6, 2-6 first round loss to Irina-Camelia Begu earlier in September at the 2012 U.S. Open, and is playing a tournament as a non-top…
Frenchman Gael Monfils made a successful return to action at the Moselle Open in Metz, defeting Belgium’s Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-2 in a little over an hour. The 26-year-old Monfils was playing his first match in four months, since a second-round exit at the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur in May. He improved to an 11-2 record at…
The U.S. lost to Spain 3-1, in the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal, held on an outdoor red clay court at the Parque Hermanos Castro in Gijon, Spain. In the first and only rubber of the day, John Isner lost to David Ferrer, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, causing Ferrer to clinch the…