Archive for March, 2009
Clijsters to announce plans amid comeback rumors
Tennis newsFormer top-ranked Kim Clijsters will hold a news conference Thursday amid reports she is planning a return to the WTA Tour.
The 25-year-old Belgian, who retired two years ago, will unveil her plans for 2009 at the tennis center where she has been recently training.
At this time, Kim has not contacted the Tour regarding entry into [...]
Federer eager to get on a roll at Key Biscayne
Tennis newsRoger Federers slip from supremacy extends beyond Grand Slam events, as his recent record at Key Biscayne suggests.
Federer hasnt reached the semifinals since 2006, and for the first time in five years hes not seeded No. 1 for the Sony Ericsson Open beginning on Wednesday. Nemesis Rafael Nadal is top-seeded, and five-time champion Serena Williams [...]
Scott leaves WTA to become Pac-10 commissioner
Tennis newsLarry Scott will become the Pac-10 Conference commissioner on July 1 after six years as chairman and chief executive officer of the WTA Tour.
Scott will remain with the womens professional tennis circuit into June, the tour said Tuesday. He will work with the tour board to select his successor.
It was not an easy decision. Ive [...]
ATP-WTA BNP Paribas Open Results
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the BNP Paribas Open, a $4,5 million ATP Tour and $4,5 million WTA Tour event on hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
Final
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Andy Murray (4), Britain, 6-1, 6-2.
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Women
Final
Vera Zvonareva (4), Russia, def. Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Nadal downs Murray to take Indian Wells title
Tennis newsRafael Nadal powered his way to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Andy Murray on a windy Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open, winning his second Indian Wells title in three years.
The top-ranked Nadals low, hard groundstrokes gave him an edge in the gusty conditions over Murray, whose game relies more on pace and a mix [...]
Zvonareva defeats Ivanovic to take singles title
Tennis newsVera Zvonareva was the steadier player on a wind-swept Sunday, defeating defending champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the final of the BNP Paribas Open.
The 24-year-old Russian won despite swirling gusts making the service toss difficult and even some routine shots extremely tricky.
Zvonareva added the title to the doubles championship she won [...]
Nadal, Federer reach quarters at Indian Wells
Tennis newsNo 1 Rafael Nadal came to life in the wee hours, fighting off five match points to take a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-0 victory over nemesis David Nalbandian at the BNP Paribas Open.
In a fourth-round match that began about 11 p.m. Wednesday and lasted until around 2 a.m. Thursday, Nadal climbed back after losing the [...]
ATP-WTA BNP Paribas Open Results
Tennis newsResults Thursday from the BNP Paribas Open, a $4,5 million ATP Tour and $4,5 million WTA Tour event on hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 7-5, 7-6 (6).
Women
Quarterfinals
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, 7-6 (8), 6-4.
Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, def. Sybille Bammer [...]
Russian teen Pavlyuchenkova makes semis
Tennis newsRussian high school student Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova continued her dream run through the BNP Paribas Open by beating seventh-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (8), 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
In her first career semifinals, the 17-year-old will meet defending champion Ana Ivanovic, who advanced when scheduled opponent Sybille Bammer of Austria withdrew with a left shoulder injury.
Pavlyuchenkova, [...]
Federer, Murray advance at Indian Wells
Tennis newsRoger Federer and Andy Murray each took a step closer to a possible semifinal showdown with relatively routine third-round victories Monday at the BNP Paribas Open.
Federer, a three-time Indian Wells winner ranked No. 2, downed Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Playing his first event since withdrawing from the Dubai tournament and the first round of Davis [...]
