Tennis Channel has extended its on-air relationships with two stars who both got the most out of their time on the court: Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova and multi-Slam champion and Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Davenport. The multiyear contracts come on the eve of the network’s fourth year of covering the Australian Open, tennis’ first…
The American team of John Isner & Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated Belgium’s Justine Henin & Ruben Bemelmans, 6-1, 6-3 in mixed-doubles to give the U.S. its sixth Hopman Cup team tennis title. Isner tied up the title contest 1-1 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Bemelmans after Henin won the final five games of her match to beat Mattek-Sands,…
Roger Federer defeated Nikolay Davydenko, 6-3, 6-4 in the finals of the 2011 Qatar Open. In his victory, Federer takes home his first title of the new year and in the process, defeats the defending Quatar Open champ Davydenko, marking Federer’s third Quatar Open after victories in 2005 and 2006. Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in an exhibition match…
Robin Soderling defeated Andy Roddick, 6-3, 7-5 to capture the Men’s Singles Title at the 2011 Brisbane International Tennis Tournament in Australia at the Pat Rafter Arena. Torrential rain briefly interrupted the match as the semi-indoor Pat Rafter Arena had rain blow inside as the match was knotted up at four in the second set. "He…
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have both advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open final after both won their respective quarterfinal matches in straight sets on Thursday. Federer, a two-time champion in Doha, easily dispatched of sixth-seeded Viktor Troicki, 6-2, 6-2 in just 65 min. and will now face third-seeded Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of France…
Venus Williams was defeated by second-ranked Vera Zvonareva, 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday at the Hong Kong Classic exhibition tournament in her first match since the U.S. Open. Williams had been out with a knee injury since September and is using this tournament as her only warmup before playing the Australian Open. The two players traded…
Bethanie Mattek-Sands’ upset over Italian Francesca Schiavone, 6-4, 6-4, gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Italy at the Hyundai Hopman Cup, held at the Burswood Dome in Australia. John Isner won a close match against Potito Starace 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, getting the Americans one step closer to this weekend’s Hopman Cup Finals. For…
Top-seeded Samamtha Stosur was upset by Australian Jarmila Groth, 6-2, 6-4 and second-seeded Shahar Peer lost to Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the women’s draw Tuesday at the Brisbane International. Groth broke Stosur’s serve four times and saved three of the four break points she faced. Stosur, the French Open finalist, took a 4-1 lead in…
American John Isner has beaten Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 7-6 (5) at the Hopman Cup in their first rematch since their 11-hour epic at Wimbledon last year. Isner beat Mahut in 90 min. on Monday to give the U.S. an insurmountable 2-0 lead over France. This match lasted 9½ hours and 161 games less than their…
German tennis player Nicolas Kiefer has announced his retirement from the sport of tennis, citing the fact that he wants to spend more time with his recently-born daughter, Mabelle Emilienne. Kiefer reached a career high world ranking of number four back in 2000, and in 2006, made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Kiefer…