Archive for April, 2010
Nadal, Djokovic move to next round in Rome
Tennis newsRafael Nadal improved his record at the Rome Masters to 24-1 with a methodical 6-3, 6-2 win Thursday against 39th-ranked Victor Hanescu. The four-time winner in Rome saved all five break points late in the match, including one when he was serving for the match. He set up match point with a long rally that [...]
Henin wins, Safarova ousts top-seeded Wozniacki
Tennis newsJustine Henin outlasted Belgian teammate Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 7-5 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix. Henins path to the final was eased when top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, still bothered by a sore ankle, lost 6-4, 6-4 to Lucie Safarova. Dinara Safina, playing her first match since retiring at the Australian Open [...]
Nadal scores easy win to begin bid for fifth Rome title
Tennis newsRafael Nadal opened his bid for a fifth Rome Masters title with a quick 6-1, 6-3 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Wednesday. Having withdrawn from last weeks Barcelona Open, Nadal appeared fresh and was able to dictate play with his usual combination of heavy topspin, few unforced errors and a multiple of baseline winners. The [...]
Henin moves on in Stuttgart despite broken finger
Tennis newsJustine Henin ignored a broken finger to win her opening match at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday, ending a two-match losing streak with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Julia Goerges of Germany. Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was upset by Li Na of China, who overcame the third-seeded Russian 6-3, 7-5. Li needed three [...]
Federer slips up on clay, falls to Gulbis in Rome
Tennis newsRoger Federer has a long way to go if he wants to successfully defend his French Open title next month. In his first singles match of the clay-court season, Federer lost to 40th-ranked Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 Tuesday in his Rome Masters opener. Th before the start of the French Open on [...]
Medina Garrigues, Suarez Navarro advance in Fez
Tennis newsDefending champion Anabel Medina Garrigues and top-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro have advanced to the second round of the Grand Prix SAR tennis tournament. Third-seeded Medina Garrigues needed only 45 minutes to defeat 18-year-old Lina Bennani of Morocco 6-0, 6-0. Suarez Navarro had a tougher time Tuesday in a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 win over Anna Floris [...]
Borg returning to play Champions League at 53
Tennis newsOne might be inclined to forgive Bjorn Borg if he harbored any ill will toward John McEnroe all these years later. McEnroe, after all, ended Borgs streak of five consecutive Wimbledon titles by beating him in the 1981 final. McEnroe also defeated Borg twice in U.S. Open finals, and is widely credited with hastening the [...]
Federer sharp to start with doubles win in Rome
Tennis newsRoger Federer opened his clay-court season with a doubles victory Monday at the Rome Masters. The top-ranked player paired with Swiss Davis Cup teammate Yves Allegro to beat Johan Brunstrom of Sweden and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands Antilles 6-4, 7-6 (4). Federer never dropped his serve and showed off effective volleying skills in his [...]
Americans beat Russia, advance to Fed Cup final
Tennis newsBethanie Mattek-Sands and Liezel Huber sent the United States into the Fed Cup final with a 6-3, 6-1 doubles victory over Russias Elena Dementieva and Alla Kudryavtseva on Sunday. The Americans will meet defending champion Italy for the second straight year in the final in November at an undetermined site in the United States. The [...]
Clijsters tears foot muscle, still hopes to play French
Tennis newsKim Clijsters is out for up to six weeks after tearing a muscle in her foot during Saturdays Fed Cup singles match against Estonia. The injury forced her to pull out of Sundays reverse singles in the Fed Cup best-of-five series against Estonia, and places in grave doubt the U.S. Open champions participation in next [...]
