Professional Tennis
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has once again been knocked out of a major WTA tournament, this time in the China Open quarterfinals in a 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 three-set defeat at the hands of Italy’s Flavia Pennetta. Wozniacki was just two points away from a victory; however, Pennetta fought back and then took both the game and…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal will be playing against American Mardy Fish in the semifinals of the Japan Open. Nadal defeated Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in straight sets and Fish defeated Bernard Tomic of Austria in three sets, 6-7, 6-4, 6-1. "It was a tough first set. I thought I could play more relaxed in the second…
Jo-Wifried Tsonga along with Caroline Wozniacki have moved onto the quarterfinals at the China Open. Tsonga defeated Zheng Ze of China, 6-3, 6-4, and Wozniacki defeated Kaia Kanpei of Estonia 6-3, 7-6 (3). Wozniacki has shown improvement since her last lost to Kanepi at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. "I knew it was going…
Rafael Nadal from Spain has advanced to the quarters of the Japan Open after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Milos Raonic of Canada. Nadal is the current number two player in the world and will go up against Santiago Giraldo in quarterfinals. "I was happy with almost everything today; I was focused on my serves…
The 2012 Australian Open, set for Jan. 16-29, 2012 at Melbourne Park will be the richest tournament in Grand Slam tennis history, with the winners of both the men’s and women’s singles to pocket $2.2 million U.S. and a total of $25 million U.S. will be paid out at the event. French Open Director Craig…
American Andy Roddick lost to South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 4-6, 5-7 in the first round of the China Open, a defeat the sixth-seeded American called “unacceptable.” Roddick struggled with his usually reliable serve and was broken at key points in each set. In the second set Roddick broke Anderson twice but was broken three times…
Fourth-seeded American Mardy Fish beat fellow countryman Ryan Harrison in three tough sets 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, in the first round at the Japan Open. Fish relied on his serve-and-volley game to outlast Harrison in this matchup. With the final set tied 5-5, Harrison gave up a break before Fish served out the match. On his third…
The USTA has announced that the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. has been selected as the site for the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round tie between the United States and Belarus, set for Feb. 4-5. Thirteen-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams has already committed to play for the…
Martina Hingis, a five-time Grand Slam champion, will be making a return to the pro tour at the Australian Open for her first time since 2007 when she competed at the U.S. Open. She will be entering the mixed doubles competition with partner Roger Federer. Hingis is aiming to earn a mixed-doubles entry into the…
Tennis Channel and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have agreed to a multi-year extension of the French Open rights package that has been in place since 2007, keeping the network as the primary non-broadcast home of the world’s preeminent clay-court championship for years to come. Today Gilbert Ysern, general manager, FFT, and tournament director, French…