Jankovic, Kvitova grasp semifinals in Austria
Tennis newsWimbledon champion Petra Kvitova eased past Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 Friday to reach her seventh semifinal of the season at the Generali Ladies. The top-seeded Kvitova will play Jelena Jankovic for a place in Sundays final. The third-seeded Serb defeated Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 6-4. Kvitova, a winner of four events this [...]
Roddick in Shanghai quarters after beating Almagro
Tennis newsAndy Roddick rolled into the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spains Nicolas Almagro on Thursday. The 10th-seeded American hit 10 aces and 23 winners against the seventh-seeded Spaniard, who has won three titles this year to Roddicks one. Almagro needed to win to boost his chances of making the ATP Tour [...]
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 [...]
3rd-seeded Kerber through to Japan Open quarters
Tennis newsThird-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Olga Govortsova of Belarus. In other second-round action at the Utsubo Tennis Center, fourth-seeded Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic beat Erika Sema of Japan 6-0, 6-3, Jie Zheng of China upset fifth-seeded Jarmila [...]
Safina contradicts brother, says she hasn’t decided on retirement
Tennis newsDinara Safina says she hasnt made a final decision on her tennis future, contradicting her brother Marat Safins announcement that she had retired. The former top-ranked player tells her followers on Twitter that she hasnt made “any official announcement,” and asks, “Give my please some time and Ill let u all know.” Safin said earlier [...]
Top seed Stosur survives first-round scare in Japan
Tennis newsTop-seeded Samantha Stosur needed more than two hours to beat qualifier Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 and reach the second round of the Japan Open on Tuesday. The sixth-ranked Stosur lost serve three times, but managed to break her Thai opponent four times to claim victory and set up a match against Misaka Doi of [...]
Tomic upsets Fish; Roddick advances at Shanghai Masters
Tennis newsAmerican Mardy Fish was upset by Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 Tuesday in the second round of the Shanghai Masters. The 18-year-old Tomic broke the ninth-ranked American twice to win the second set in 31 minutes. Fish fought off three more break points in the third set before Tomic was converted on his [...]
Berdych rallies past Cilic to win China Open title
Tennis newsTomas Berdych fought back to defeat Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 and win the mens China Open title on Sunday, while Agnieszka Radwanska beat Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 to claim her second title in as many weeks. The victory lifts Berdych past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to No. 7 in the world standings and gives the [...]
Murray ends Nadal’s domination, wins Japan Open
Tennis newsAndy Murray rallied to beat Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the Japan Open final Sunday. Murray overcame losing the first set to win his second straight ATP tour victory. Murray, the Scottish star coming off a victory last week in Bangkok, broke his Spanish opponent in the fourth game of the second set, then [...]
Champ Nadal eliminates Fish for spot in Japan Open final
Tennis newsTop-seeded Rafael Nadal will take on Andy Murray in the final of the Japan Open after both recorded straight-sets victories in Saturdays semifinals. Nadal powered past Mardy Fish in the second set to beat the American 7-5, 6-1 while Murray was a 6-2, 6-3 winner over David Ferrer. The Nadal-Fish match was on serve until [...]
