Professional Tennis
Switzerland’s Roger Federer defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets at the 2012 Australian Open, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, and has qualified for the 30th Grand Slam semifinal in his career. Federer is set to face his longtime foe, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, in the quarterfinals for a chance to the Final Four Down Under. "I’ve…
Roger Federer, arguably the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, has earned about $3 million in 2011, not including endorsements. His rival, Rafael Nadal, has made in excess of $6 million, and top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who recently completed a historic season that included three major titles, has pocketed nearly $11 million. If you are…
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters continued her Australian Open title defense with a 6-3, 7-6(4) quarterfinal win over top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. Up next for Clijsters is a semifinals meeting with the number three seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, a 6-7(0), 6-0, 6-2 winner over the number eight seed, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. "I was happy…
World number one-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Australian Open for the fifth consecutive year. He defeated hometown favorite Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in four sets, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Djokovic is hopeful of becoming only the fifth ever to win three consecutive majors. Hewitt, a former Wimbledon and…
Russia’s Maria Sharapova has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Australian Open in a hard-fought, three set win against Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. Sharapova is the fourth seed and came back from dropping the opening set to defeat the 14th-ranked Lisicki, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. The match wasn’t necessarily expected to be as close as it…
Top-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic had a pretty solid match, and on the other hand, American Serena Williams had her head in the sky. Djokovic, took the match in four sets, only dropping the third to wild card entry and Australia’s own Lleyton Hewitt who could not hold his comeback. The top five-ranked men’s singles players…
The defending Australian Open champion, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, has moved on to the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Daniela Hantuchova. In the next round, she will face Li Na of China, the 2011 French Open champion, and Clijsters’ opponent in the finals of the 2011…
On Day Five of the 2012 Australian Open, the last American hopeful took to the courts at Mebourne Park to keep hope alive in bringing the men’s singles Aussie title back to American soil. That will have to be put on hold as the last remaining American, the 16th-ranked John Isner from North Carolina, fell…
On Day Four of the 2012 Australian Open, top-ranked Serbian and defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic needed only one hour and 42 min. to dispatch of his second round opponent, Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. "I try to not underestimate any opponents in early rounds," Djokovic said. "Santiago came out early hitting the ball…
American Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the 2012 Australian Open. He was trailing two sets to one when he was forced to retire against Australian Lleyton Hewitt. He was trailing 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and said, "Lleyton. That’s it," and retired. After seeing a trainer early in the match he went on to battle in 16…