Serena Williams won the 700th match of her career on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Sabine Lisicki 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-3 to advance into the Miami Open semifinals. Serena edged out a first set tie-breaker to take the one set advantage, but was turned back in the second frame. After breaking to start the set, Serena dropped the…
Carla Suarez-Navarro stormed back to defeat Venus Williams 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 and reach the Miami Open semifinals on Tuesday. The 12th-seeded Spaniard won 13 of the final 18 games after getting bageled in the opening set to reach the final four. “It was a crazy match, a crazy first two sets, and Venus was unbelievable…
Andy Murray won the 500th match of his career on Tuesday afternoon, defeating 15th-seeded South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to move into the Miami Open quarterfinals. The win makes Murray the 46th man in the Open Era to reach the 500-win club. The two-time champion in Miami gave himself 11 break point opportunities…
Simona Halep booked the eighth and final quarterfinal spot at the Miami Open on Monday, beating Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 7-5 to reach the tournament’s final eight. The Romanian exercised some demons as she had never beaten Pennetta in any of the pair’s three previous meetings. However, those three matches came back in 2013 when…
American John Isner notched a huge win on Monday at the Miami Open, beating ninth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the fourth-round. The 22nd-seeded Isner was dominant on serve, ripping 15 aces and saving the only two break points he faced to move past Dimitrov in straight sets. “I was a little nervous at…
It was a different chapter, but the same old story in the Venus Williams-Caroline Wozniacki saga as the two met in the Miami Open fourth round on Monday morning. The 16th-seeded American moved to 7-0 all-time versus the fourth-seeded Wozniacki, defeating her 6-3, 7-6(1) to reach the quarterfinals. The match started a bit strangely as…
The International Tennis Federation’s anti-corruption unit has announced that it has suspended two players for violating match-fixing rules. The ITF said that 30-year-old Walter Trusendi of Italy and 25-year-old Elie Rousset of France were handed six-month suspensions and fines for actions at a unidentified tournament last year. Trusendi is currently ranked 425th in the world…
World number two Maria Sharapova was shown an early exit at the Miami Open on Thursday, defeated by fellow Russian Daria Gavrilova, who edged out a first set tie-break on her way to a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory. Ranked 97th in the world, Gavrilova entered her second-round bout with Sharapova having never beaten a player ranked…
Jack Sock continued his excellent, but late, start to 2015 in the opening round of the Miami Open on Wednesday. The Kansas City, Mo. native defeated Japan’s Go Soeda 6-4, 6-3 to advance into the second-round. Sock is playing for more than just himself or wins, he is playing for his brother Eric, who is battling…
Andy Roddick defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California on Wednesday night, capturing his third career title on the PowerShares Series champions’ tennis circuit. “I had fun,” said Roddick. “It’s great to come out here and pretend to be a tennis player once in awhile.” Philippoussis won the…