Professional Tennis
Russia’s Maria Sharapova moved up to world number two in the latest WTA rankings after winning the silver medal on Saturday at the 2012 London Olympics. Winning the bronze medal in London, Belarussian Victoria Azarenka holds world number one ranking. Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska fell to number three when she was defeated in the first round of…
Sunday night, second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov won the Citi Open, defeating Tommy Haas 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-1 for his first ATP World Tour 500 event win. Dolgopolov’s last three final appearances were in 250-level events. The 25th-ranked Ukranian claimed victory in one of these events. Dolgopolov relied heavily on his high-risk shots, which brought in high-rewards. His opponents have…
Americans Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan won the Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics in Men’s Doubles, defeating France’s Michael Llodra & Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 7-6(2). The Bryans capitalized on a slow start by their French opponents to break Tsonga to 30 in the first game, after they forced them into several volley errors. At 4-3,…
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-4 to win the Bronze Medal at the 2012 London Olympics, capturing his nation’s first medal at the Games. The match was delayed twice due to rain. Del Potro has a 45-11 record this year, having won two ATP World Tour titles to…
Andy Murray defeated top-seed Roger Federer of Switzerland, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the Gold Medal in 2012 Olympic Men’s Singles Tennis. It was a rematch of the 2012 WImbledon finals, and this time, the outcome was in favor of the hometown Murray who became the first British man to win a singles gold medal…
Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams of the United States defeated Russia’s Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 to win the Gold Medal in the 2012 London Olympics Women’s Singles Tennis Final. Serena joins elite company, as she has won a career singles Golden Grand Slam, in naddition to the two doubles Gold Medals that she won with…
Andy Murray has ended Great Britain’s 100-year wait for an Olympic men’s singles tennis medal by reaching the gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympics. Murray, seeded number three, defeated second-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic 7-5, 7-5 on Friday to qualify for the Men’s Singles Finals where he will meet Switzerland’s Roger Federer. It will be…
Switzerland’s Roger Federer will compete for Olympic gold after his four hour and 25 minute win over eighth-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-7(5), 19-17—an Open Era record for a best-of-three sets encounter. Del Potro had won the first set on three occasions against Federer in 14 meetings, so it was imperative he started well….
Russia’s Maria Sharapova swept into her first Olympic final as she defeated fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 25-year-old will play either Wimbledon champion Serena Williams or world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka in Saturday’s Women’s Singles Finals. She will try to complete the Golden Slam…
American top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan advanced to the men’s doubles gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympics with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over French pairing Julien Benneteau & Richard Gasquet. Benneteau & Gasquet will now have the chance to play for the bronze medal against the losers of the second semifinal. The…