U.S. Open could make Monday final permanent deal
Tennis newsAfter four consecutive years of rain-postponed mens finals, the U.S. Open is looking into changing its schedule as soon as next year and could become the first Grand Slam tennis tournament to switch permanently to a Monday finish. Tournament director Jim Curley told the Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday that the U.S. Tennis [...]
Nalbandian wins, advances at Swedish Open
Tennis newsDavid Nalbandian dropped the first set before going on to beat Xavier Malisse of Belgium 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Stockholm Open on Tuesday. The Argentine will next face Ivan Dodig of Croatia, who beat Adrian Mannarino of France 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). American James Blake beat Belgiums Olivier [...]
Murray wins Shanghai title, to pass Federer for No. 3
Tennis newsDefending champion Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, ensuring hell vault past Roger Federer to No. 3 in the ATP rankings. The Scot, currently ranked fourth, has made finishing the season at No. 3 one of his main goals for the end of the year. It will [...]
Comebacking Haas, Petzschner advance in Stockholm
Tennis newsVeteran Tommy Haas of Germany advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open on Monday by beating Somdev Devvarman of India 7-6 (4), 6-4. Haas, ranked 290th in the world and playing on a wild card after coming back from injury, will play either Kevin Anderson or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round. Phillip [...]
Dushevina upsets Vinci, Seppi advances at Kremlin Cup
Tennis newsEighth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy rallied to beat Igor Andreev 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) while his fellow Italian Roberta Vinci, seeded seventh, was upset by Vera Dushevina in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Monday. Andreev, who won his hometown event in 2005, broke twice to win the first set. But Seppi, ranked [...]
Murray wins Shanghai title, to pass Federer for No. 3
Tennis newsDefending champion Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, ensuring hell vault past Roger Federer to No. 3 in the ATP rankings. The Scot, currently ranked fourth, has made finishing the season at No. 3 one of his main goals for the end of the year. It will [...]
Kvitova wins in Austria for first title since Wimbledon
Tennis newsTop-seeded Petra Kvitova won the Generali Ladies with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Dominika Cibulkova for the Czech players first title since winning Wimbledon in June. The fourth-ranked Kvitova has struggled since winning her first major at the All England Club, but found her form Sunday to deny the seventh-seeded Slovak a maiden womens title. [...]
Murray versus Ferrer in Shanghai Masters finals
Tennis newsAndy Murray overpowered Japans Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-0 Saturday, setting up a Shanghai Masters final against David Ferrer and taking another step in his bid to pass Roger Federer in the rankings. Ferrer, ranked No. 5, struggled past fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3. It was the third straight match he has come [...]
Kvitova ousts Jankovic, to face Cibulkova in Austria final
Tennis newsPetra Kvitova beat former No. 1 player Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Generali Ladies on Saturday to reach her sixth final of the season and first since winning Wimbledon. Kvitova, ranked a career-high fourth, will play Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia for the title Sunday. The seventh-seeded Cibulkova defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech [...]
Nadal’s loss guarantees Djokvic’s No. 1 status
Tennis newsNovak Djokovic will finish the year as the top-ranked player in the world. The ATP says the Serb clinched the year-end top spot after No. 2 Rafael Nadal lost in the third round at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday. Nadals loss to Florian Mayer ensured that Djokovic cannot be overtaken before the end of the [...]
