Professional Tennis
Victoria Azarenka has advanced to her first semifinal of 2011by beating two-time champion Kim Clijsters, 6-3, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open. Clijsters, who has been nursing a right shoulder injury since she won the Australian Open in January, had eight double-faults Wednesday night and held serve only three times in nine service games. Azarenka, seeded…
At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Roger Federer and number one-ranked ATP player Rafael Nadal both advanced to the fourth round of the event on the men’s side. On the women’s side, Maria Sharapova, the number 16 seed, was victorious over the number four seed Samantha Stosur, while top-ranked women’s player Caroline Wozniacki was upset by German Andrea…
There is the possibility that American Mardy Fish may leave Miami and the Sony Ericsson Open as the top-ranked U.S. born player, as he needs wins in two more rounds of the event to overtake fellow countyman Andy Roddick. Currently ranked 15th in the latest ATP rankings, Fish’s most recent vistory was a 6-4, 6-3…
Dwyane Wade and Lebron James of the Miami Heat were on hand Saturday night at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to take part in a ceremonial coin toss prior to Rafael Nadal’s match against Japan’s Kei Nishikori. “I’m just a huge fan of sports, from women’s basketball to baseball to football to tennis,” said…
Fans in Miami have waited four years to see Maria Sharapova take the court. Her last match in Miami prior to this one was a fourth round loss against Serena Williams in 2007. After missing the previous three Sony Ericsson Opens with various injuries, she opened night session play on Stadium Court with an easy…
The Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, a team in the North American Soccer League, beat the ATP World Tour All-Stars by a score of 4-2 in a 40-min. charity football Hope Match for Japan on Wednesday evening at Ranson Everglades School in Miami. Marcos Baghdatis, voted the ATP Stars’ most valuable player, and Andy Murray scored goals for…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that Austin, Texas has been selected as the site for the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal tie between the United States and Spain, July 8-10. The matches will be played at the Frank Erwin Center on The University of Texas at Austin…
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will lead a group of the sport’s top stars in a charity soccer game to benefit the victims of the recent tsunami in Japan. The soccer exhibition will take place Wednesday night, March 23rd at a Miami, Fla. area high school where the tennis stars, including Andy Murray and David…
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark defeated Marion Bartoli from France, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, to win the 2011 BNP Paribas Open Women’s Title. Wozniacki took home a $700,000 prize and will maintain her number one WTA ranking. With her appearance in the finals, Bartoli is projected to jump to number 10 in the WTA rankings, her first time…
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the finals of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Center on Sunday. Djokovic improved his overall mark to a perfect 18-0 in 2011 with the win over the world’s top ranked player. The win will move Djokovic into the number two spot in…