Former world number one Victoria Azarenka put an end to the run of American Samantha Crawford in Brisbane on Friday, defeating her 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the Brisbane International finals. Azarenka came out determined to put away the American qualifier from the start. She broke Crawford in the opening game, and then followed suit…
Australian Bernard Tomic moved into the Brisbane International semifinals on Friday at the Pat Rafter Arena, holding off second-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan for a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory. Tomic came out sharp in the opening set, and after saving a couple of early break points, he capitalized right away, and broke Nishikori at 4-3….
Rafael Nadal got a strong test from Russian Andrey Kuznetsov on Thursday, but battled past the 79th ranked Kuznetsov for a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory to reach the semifinals at the Qatar Open in Doha. After exchanging sets, Nadal broke for a 4-3 advantage in the third set, only to see Kuznetsov with a break of…
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The United States won its first match at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia on Thursday, defeating the Czech Republic 2-1 behind the play of Jack Sock. Sock squared off with Jiri Vesely in the men’s singles match, and dropped the opening set 4-6. But the American’s serve picked up in the second which allowed…
Caroline Wozniacki reached the ASB Classic in Auckland, Australia semifinals on Thursday, getting by Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 6-0, a day after dropping just two games to American Christina McHale. “I played really well tonight. I started off strongly and played aggressively, came to the net a few times, served well and it was a…
American qualifier Samantha Crawford continued her outstanding run to at the Brisbane International on Thursday, rolling past Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 6-3, 6-0 to reach the semifinals. After the two exchanged breaks midway through the opening set, Crawford held a 4-3 advantage as Petkovic was serving. The young American responded right away with another break point,…
Roger Federer opened up his 2016 campaign with a routine 6-2, 6-1 victory over German qualifier Tobias Kamke on Thursday in Brisbane, Australia. The tournament’s defending champion needed less than an hour to advance to the Brisbane International quarterfinals. “I’m extremely pleased I was able to win today,” said Federer, who was playing his first…
World number one Novak Djokovic moved into the Qatar Open quarterfinals in Doha on Wednesday, downing Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-2. “I’m very pleased with the way I have started this season, two matches, straight sets,” said Djokovic. “Tonight was tougher than the first round. Obviously I expected that. Verdasco is a former top-10 player,…
Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic on Wednesday, wasting no time in a 6-0, 6-2 victory over American Christina McHale. With top seeds Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic eliminated in the first round, the draw has opened up for the Dane, who is the highest seed remaining. “I played well today,…