Professional Tennis
Number one-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated David Ferrer in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 on Monday to defend his China Open title and win his second championship of the year. The win improves Djokovic’s record against Ferrer to 5-4. Djokovic,who is currently ranked number two in the world, won the first set of the match easily, but…
The following is Serena Williams’ message to her fans on Twitter after she found out she’d be unable to return to action as soon as anticipated. Serena was set to return to the WTA Tour at this week’s Generali Ladies Linz after being sidelined since July by a cut on her right foot. Williams had surgery after…
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal defeated fifth-seeded Gael Monfils 6-1, 7-5 to win his first Japan Open title Sunday and rebound from a surprise semifinal loss in Bangkok last week. Nadal roared out in the first set, breaking Monfils in the second and sixth games and keeping the Frenchman off the net with deep, well-placed returns that sealed…
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has taken over the top ranking in the world from Serena Williams on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the China Open in Beijing. The rise to number one comes shortly after Wozniacki made a run to the semifinals at last month’s 2010 U.S. Open….
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and American Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships with straight-set victories on Thursday. Nadal, who has won three Grand Slam titles this year, beat Canada’s Milos Raonic, 6-4, 6-4, while second-seeded Roddick downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 7-6 (4). Nadal’s reward is Dmitry Tursunov of Russia in…
Venus Williams will miss the remainder of the 2010 season due to a left knee injury. The seven-time Grand Slam champion will miss the WTA Tour Championships at the end of October, and the Fed Cup final between the United States and Italy at San Diego in November. Currently ranked number three in this week’s WTA…
Andre Agassi, the eight-time Grand Slam tournament champion and former world number one-ranked player, headlines the list of nominees for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011. Agassi is the only nominee for 2011 in the Recent Player Category, with Australian Thelma Coyne Long and British star Christine Truman Jones nominated in the…
Serena Williams is returning to the WTA Tour at next week’s Generali Ladies Linz after being sidelined since July by a cut on her right foot. Organizers of the event said the Wimbledon and Australian Open champion confirmed her entry Thursday, the same day she lost her number one WTA ranking. Williams had surgery after cutting…
The 2011 Australian Open will offer a record $25 million in prize money, up 3.8 percent on the previous year, with the men’s and women’s winners to each pocket $2.2 million. Rafael Nadal’s bid for a non-calendar grand slam will headline the first grand slam of the 2011 season. The tournament’s other major focus will…
Americans John Isner and Mardy Fish each advanced in straight sets in their first round matches at the China Open. Another American, Sam Querry was upset by Frenchman, Gilles Simon, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 also in the first round. In other men’s first-round play, German qualifier Michael Berrer upset fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. On…