Professional Tennis
Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych at the Dubai Championships, as Berdych was forced to retire with a leg injury while trailing 6-7 (5), 6-2, 4-2. This will be Djokovic’s third consecutive trip to the finals of the Dubai Championship, an event he has already won twice. Djokovic dropped the first set after committing a series of unforced errors,…
The USTA and event producers StarGames and MSG Sports, announced that, for the first time in history, 60-foot blended lines will be placed on a traditional 78-foot regulation court being used for a pro tennis match. The matches, featuring Ivan Lendl vs. John McEnroe and Pete Sampras vs. Andre Agassi, will take place at Madison…
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki defeated 2006 champion Nadia Petrova of Russia, 6-3, 6-2, Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Ladies Open. Wozniacki joins number two Vera Zvonareva and number five Jelena Jankovic as the remaining seeded players in the tournament. Zvonareva downed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 6-1, 6-2, and Jankovic defeated Sania Mirza of…
Madison Square Garden and the Garden of Dreams Foundation have announced that Andre Agassi will be the recipient of the 2011 Garden of Dreams Hero Award. The award, established in 2009, honors one person or organization annually that embodies the spirit and commitment of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, with active, on-going dedication to children…
The American doubles team of Merrick, N.Y. native Scott Lipsky & Rajeev Ram upset the team of Jonathan Erlich & Andy Ram of Israel, in a third set superbreaker tie-break, 6-2, 3-6, 10-2, to advance to the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Just last week, the duo of Lipsky & Ram…
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia on Sunday, 6-1, 6-3, in the Dubai Championship finals. With her win, Wozniacki will reclaim the top spot in the WTA rankings from current number one, Kim Clijsters, as Kuznetsova will move up to number 11 in the rankings. Wozniacki didn’t drop a set during the week at the Dubai…
Andy Roddick won the 30th title of his career in his 50th professional final on Sunday with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (11), 7-5 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tenn. The top-seeded Roddick two-plus hour win for Roddick makes him the eighth American to have captured at least 30 titles,…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that world number eight Andy Roddick, number 18 Sam Querrey, number 24 John Isner, and the world’s top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan will travel to Chile to represent the United States in the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round…
Longines, the Swiss-based watch company, will be the official timekeeper for the highly anticipated BNP Paribas Showdown. Tennis rivals of the 80s and 90s, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl will once again compete at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 28, 2011. John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl will compete in a one…
MSG Sports and StarGames have announced that ESPN will televise the 2011 BNP Paribas Showdown live from Madison Square Garden on Monday, Feb. 28, with MSG Networks airing a replay on March 7 and 14. The one-day, tennis showcase will feature two of the greatest rivalries in all of tennis when John McEnroe faces off…