Professional Tennis
Kim Clijsters will lead a strong Belgian squad against an injury-depleted United States team in the Fed Cup this weekend. Belgium would have been an overwhelming favorite to reach the quarterfinals, but the sudden retirement of Justine Henin last week leaves this matchup slightly more even, as they face an U.S. team that has reached the…
In the men’s doubles final of the 2011 Australian Open, American twins Bob & Mike Bryan won their fifth Australian Open title, beating Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi of India, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. The Bryans have held the number one ranking in men’s doubles tennis for the past eight years and have won 10 Grand…
Kim Clijsters won the fourth major title of her career and her first-ever Australian Open title as she defeated Li Na in Melbourne on Saturday, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Clijsters’s win ended Li Na’s Cinderella run at the Australian Open as she became the first Chinese player to ever reach the finals of a Grand Slam event. …
Andy Murray from Britain defeated Spain’s David Ferrer, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2), Friday in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open where he advances to face Serbian Novak Djokovic in the finals on Sunday. Djokovic holds a 4-3 career edge over Murray, but Murray has taken the last three consecutive matches from Djokovic. Murray overwhelmed…
Li Na broke new ground for China at the Australian Open on Thursday, fighting back to topple world number one Caroline Wozniacki and become her country’s first singles grand slam finalist. The ninth seed Li, who lost in the semifinals at Melbourne Park last year to eventual champion Serena Williams, will play U.S. Open winner…
Novak Djokovic stunned defending champion Roger Federer, 7-6 7-5 6-4, to reach his second Australian Open final on Thursday after a match of high emotion which threatened to boil over. It is the second straight major in which Djokovic has knocked Federer out, including the U.S. Open semifinals. Djokovic will face either Britain’s Andy Murray,…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that her core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and former world number one doubles player Liezel Huber will be joined by 2010 US Open and Wimbledon doubles champion Vania King in representing the U.S. against Belgium in the 2011 Fed Cup by…
An injured elbow has forced former world number one-ranked women’s star Justine Henin into retirement for the second time of her storied career. The announcement comes just five days after her third round elimination at the 2011 Australian Open at the hands of Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 7-6 (8). A 2010 Australian Open finalist, Henin previously announced…
Rafael Nadal was stopped in his pursuit for his fourth consecutive Grand Slams on Wednesday at the 2011 Australian Open, losing his quarterfinal match to David Ferrer of Spain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Nadal took a medical timeout after three games as he seemed to be favoring his leg. Nadal who won the 2010 French Open, Wimbledon and U.S….
Caroline Woznacki advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 over 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavione at Melbourne Park. The top-seeded Wozniacki will face China’s Li Na in the semifinals. Na moved onto the semis after beating Andrea Petkovic of Germany. 6-2, 6-4. Wozniacki rallied from a set and a break down…