If Rafael Nadal is getting nervous as he eases closer to winning his fourth consecutive Grand Slam, he sure isn’t showing it. After his 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 win Thursday over American qualifier Ryan Sweeting at the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne, the Spanish star will now take on local favorite, 18-year-old Australian Bernard Tomic. Thursday’s…
Roger Federer survived a major scare at the 2011 Australian Open on Wednesday, defeating Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 in second round action. Federer was winless in two ties against Simon coming into Wednesday action, clinching the match on his fifth match point with an ace. “I’m happy I survived a scare like today. It’s…
You know the names … Roddick, Isner, Querrey, Serena, Venus, and Oudin … but in 2011 there are other Americans looking to make a splash in the rankings, while making their mark on the tennis world. In the men’s and women’s divisions, here are a few Americans who hope to make their mark on the…
On day two at the 2011 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal advanced by defeating Marco Daniels in an injury-shortened match. The Brazilian Daniels’ left knee gave out, forcing him to retire from the first-round match. Nadal was very impressive in his short time on-court, as he had gone ahead 6-0, 5-0 prior to the default. Nadal…
Four-time Austrailian Open Champion and the current defending champion Roger Federer defeated Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in opening round action at the 2011 Australian Open. American Andy Roddick, looking to start 2011 off on the right foot, also moved on to the second round winning easily in straight sets,…
The USTA and CBS have reached an agreement that will keep the broadcast of the U.S. Open on CBS through 2014. The three-year extension keeps the Grand Slam event on CBS, a network that the event has called home since 1968. As reported on the New York Times Web site, the current deal, which was…
The first Grand Slam event of 2011 is the Australian Open and this will be the 99th edition of the storied tournament down under. Last year, it was Roger Federer and Serena Williams who hoisted the trophy, but this year we know the women’s side will have a new champion as Serena pulled out a…
Tennis Channel will pre-empt its regularly scheduled programming on Saturday Jan. 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT, to air Rally for Relief—a special exhibition being held in Melbourne to raise money for victims of Australia’s flood disaster. Such stars as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Kim Clijsters, Sam Stosur, Lleyton Hewitt, Novak Djokovic and Pat Rafter…
For the 2011 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named top seeds on the men’s and women’s sides respectively, as the event begins next week, Jan. 17-30 at Melbourne Park. Nadal leads the men’s rankings over number two Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic (number three) and Sweden’s Robin Soderling (fourth). Wozniacki heads the women’s seedings…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was upset by 32nd-ranked Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3 in her opening match at the Sydney International. Wozniacki’s 2011 hasn’t started in such stellar fashion as she was defeated last week in two exhibition matches to number two-ranked Vera Zvonareva in Singapore and U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters in Hong Kong. “Last…