Maria Sharapova may run a candy business, but last night in opening round action at the 2013 Australian Open, she went into the bagel business as she defeated Russian Olga Puchkova 6-0,6-0 (a double-bagel) to cruise into the second round of the first Grand Slam of 2013. Sharapova’s domination of the hapless Puchkova at the Rod…
The 2013 Australian Open will take place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from Jan. 14-27, the 101st edition of the Open. ATP top-ranked Novak Djokovic from Serbia will return to defend his men's singles title for a third time, as WTA top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will defend the women's singles title. Here is…
In the women’s draw of the 2013 Australian Open, Serena Williams will start her bid for a sixth Melbourne title against the unseeded Edna Gallovits-Hall of Romania, with a potential quarterfinal meeting with former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. The 31-year-old Serena, the favorite to win her 16th Grand Slam singles title and third in a row…
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic will begin his quest to become the first man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in the Open Era against Paul-Henri Mathieu, while second-ranked Roger Federer and third-ranked Andy Murray have been drawn in the bottom half of the 2013 Australian Open. Djokovic, the top seed, will make his season…
Current world number four-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Dominika Cibulkova in the finals of the Apia International Sydney, 6-0, 6-0, the first double bagel WTA final since Québec City in 2006. Cibulkova had a dream run to the final of the tournament, taking out three top 10 players at the same WTA event for the first time,…
The ATP and Rolex, the leading brand of the Swiss watch industry, have announced a new multi-year partnership in which Rolex becomes the Official Timekeeper of the ATP World Tour. In addition, Rolex has extended its existing sponsorship of the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London. Rolex has a long-standing…
USANA Health Sciences, a global nutritional company, has announced American that Sloane Stephens will be its newest brand ambassador. The 19-year-old American will represent the international company alongside fellow WTA athletes and current USANA ambassadors Sam Stosur, Liezel Huber, Aleksandra Wozniak, Zheng Jie and recently retired Kim Clijsters. USANA has been providing its NSF and…
World number 13 and top-ranked American John Isner has withdrawn from next week’s Australian Open with a knee injury, leaving 22nd-ranked Sam Querrey as the highest-ranked U.S. man at the season’s first Grand Slam tournament. Isner, who spent 18 weeks in the top 10 before finishing last year at 14th, injured his knee at the Hopman Cup…
Defending champions Bob & Mike Bryan advanced to the semifinals of the Apia International Sydney, defeating the French duo of Julien Benneteau & Michael Llodra 6-3, 6-2. The top-seeded American twins saved all six break points and won 73 percent of first serve points. The Bryans will next meet third seeded Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez, who defeated…
American Ryan Harrison, currently ranked 68th in the world, has upset the top seed and fellow countryman John Isner 6-4, 6-4 at the Apia International Sydney. Harrison, who had lost both his previous meetings with Isner in straight sets, saved all three break points that he faced on serve. "Had to save a couple break points early,…