Professional Tennis
Ninth-seeded Serena Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, after Italy’s Flavia Pennetta was forced to retire in their quarterfinals match after trailing Serena 4-0. Serena is currently on a 17-match winning streak. Serena moves on to face the number eight seed, China’s Li Na, in the semis, a 6-1,…
Great Britain’s Andy Murray was ousted from the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia by Frenchman Richard Gasquet, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, on Thursday. The world number four-ranked Murray, who continues to be hampered by a long-term back injury, dominated the first set tie-break, but missed 15 of 17 break points as he lost to the 22nd-ranked Gasquet…
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy after sustaining a right shoulder injury. She easily defeated Shahar Peer in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, prior to pulling out of the tournament. With just 10 days remaining until the second Grand Slam of 2012, the French Open, Azarenka…
Wimbledon’s all-white dress code won’t be in effect for the Olympics. The usual green backdrop surrounding the courts will also be gone. Venus Williams is embracing the opportunity allowing her to wear something other than white. She has won three gold medals in past Olympics. "It’s the Olympics and so at that point it won’t be…
On his 25th birthday, Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated David Nalbandian of Argentina in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, to advance to the third round of the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy. A 2011 semifinalist at the event, Murray took two hours and 37 minutes to capture the victory and is now 5-2…
Ana Ivanovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in her first round match at the 2012 Italian Open. "It was tough out there today, but it was the same for both of us," said Ivanovic, who won her only major title at Roland Garros in 2008. "I just tried to move and to…
Switzerland’s Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in three sets, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the 2012 Madrid Open this weekend for the third time. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal put the blame on the new blue-clay courts for their early departures, whereas Federer’s toughest obstacle was to defeat someone who had took him down in…
American Serena Williams defeated world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3 to win the 2012 Madrid Open. Serena, now 30 years of age, entered as the ninth seed into the event where she extended her winning streak to 13 matches. She took a quick lead to 4-0 in the first before Azarenka could…
American Serena Williams defeated Russian Maria Sharapova to advance at the Madrid Open semifinals in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. This is Serena’s seventh consecutive win against Sharapova and it came on the new blue-clay court surfaces. World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka also advanced in three sets against 2011 French Open winner Li Na, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3….
The world’s top two men’s singles players, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Spain’s Rafael Nadal, have been eliminated from the field at the 2012 Madrid Open in Spain. Nadal fell to his fellow countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time at the 2012 Madrid Open in Spain. This marked Nadal’s earliest exit from a clay-court tournament since he…