After beating Roger Federer last month in Miami, Japan’s Kei Nishikori was forced to miss time with a groin injury. In his first tournament since the injury, Nishikori finds himself in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell after defeating Andrey Golubev in straight sets 6-0, 6-4. He converted six of his 12 break…
Rafael Nadal opened up play at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell by defeating fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos 7-6(2), 6-4 in the second round of the tournament. The top-seeded Nadal bounced back nicely on the clay surface in his first match since the disappointing loss to another Spanish native, David Ferrer, last week in the quarterfinal…
A week after David Ferrer eliminated world number one Rafael Nadal from the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, the Spaniard bowed out of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in the second round, losing to Teymuraz Gabashvili Wednesday, 6-4, 6-2. It appeared as if Ferrer was on a collision course to meet up with his fellow Spaniard…
Maria Sharapova opened up her defense of the Porsche Grand Prix Championship Tuesday in Stuttgart, Germany by squeaking by her first round opponent Lucie Safarova 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(2). The Russian has won this event the last two years and hopes to remain champion in Stuttgart, Germany. Also on Tuesday, former world number one Caroline Wozniacki…
I’m a tennis lifer—a product of the tennis boom in the U.S. in the 1970s. It may sound crazy, but from the first time I picked up a racquet as a 15-year-old in 1971, I knew I would be in tennis for the rest of my life. I’m not kidding. In the 43 years that…
After falling in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters last week, Spanish native Rafael Nadal returns to his home country in hopes of defending his crown in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Nadal defeated his fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in the singles final of the tournament last year, and looks to bounce back…
Americans Bob & Mike Bryan continued their doubles dominance Sunday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, as they defeated the team of Ivan Dodig of Croatia & Marcelo Melo of Brazil, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 to capture their 98th title together as a pair. With the win, Mike Bryan becomes the first player to win 100 tour-level…
A wrist injury that hampered Novak Djokovic since the beginning of last week in Monte Carlo will force the six-time Grand Slam champion to miss some time. Following his loss to Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday, the Serb said he struggled to put any power into his serve…
Stanislas Wawrinka captured his first ever Masters event on Sunday by defeating his fellow Switzerland-native Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters final. The Australian Open champion came from behind to win the final two sets to win his first event since winning the Grand Slam event down under back in January. Wawrinka…
The final day of competition in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff between the U.S. and France at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University had a dramatic ending, as the tie came down to a fifth-and-decisive doubles match for the ninth time for the U.S. (since the World Group…