Professional Tennis
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has opened his 2012 Barcelona Open run with a quick victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. He had 15 break point chances and converted six of them as he took the match in just 81 min. Nadal ended a 10-month title hiatus with his win over world number one-ranked…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has opened his 2012 Barcelona Open run with a quick victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. He had 15 break point chances and converted six of them as he took the match in just 81 min. Nadal ended a 10-month title hiatus with his win over world number one-ranked…
Wimbledon officials have agreed to a substantial increase to the prize money for the 2012 Championships following talks with the world’s leading players. A majority of the prize monies will be directed to helping lower-ranked players. The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive a record $1.85 million, while most of the $2.4 million…
Wimbledon officials have agreed to a substantial increase to the prize money for the 2012 Championships following talks with the world’s leading players. A majority of the prize monies will be directed to helping lower-ranked players. The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive a record $1.85 million, while most of the $2.4 million…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain has defeated world number one Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. The win by Nadal ended Djokovic’s streak of seven consecutive wins over the Spaniard in title matches. Nadal had little trouble against Djokovic in this match and broke…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain has defeated world number one Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. The win by Nadal ended Djokovic’s streak of seven consecutive wins over the Spaniard in title matches. Nadal had little trouble against Djokovic in this match and broke…
In their first match-up ever in Fed Cup history, the United States swept Ukraine 5-0 in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Playoffs, on an outdoor red clay court at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine. This marks the U.S. team’s fourth appearance in a World Group Playoff, and the first ever…
In their first match-up ever in Fed Cup history, the United States swept Ukraine 5-0 in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Playoffs, on an outdoor red clay court at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine. This marks the U.S. team’s fourth appearance in a World Group Playoff, and the first ever…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, just hours after he learned of his grandfather’s passing. He learned of his grandfather’s death while practicing earlier in the day prior to his match. Djokovic cried as he exited the court…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, just hours after he learned of his grandfather’s passing. He learned of his grandfather’s death while practicing earlier in the day prior to his match. Djokovic cried as he exited the court…