Opening round action on the women’s singles side of the draw came to a close at the 2013 Sony Open Tennis came to a close with 22 matches, as Svetlana Kuznetsova battled past Lourdes Domínguez Lino in straight sets over to advance to round two, 6-3, 6-3. Miami has been one of Kuznetsova’s best stops in…
In opening round men’s singles action at the 2013 Sony Open in Miami, it was wild card James Blake who defeated his fellow countryman, Ryan Harrison, 6-2, 6-2. Blake won 24 of his 27 first serve points and broke Harrison twice while improving his head-to-head series with Harrison to a perfect 3-0 mark. “It felt good….
It was a strong day for Americans on the first day of qualifying into the women’s singles main draw at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami. Bethanie Mattek-Sands battled past sixth seed Misaki Doi 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) in two hours and 37 minutes. The Arizona native, who celebrates her 28th birthday on Saturday, recently reached the…
The USTA has announced that in keeping with its mission to grow the sport of tennis, it has reached agreement with the ATP and WTA that ensures the vitality and competitiveness of the U.S. Open as a world class, premier event for many years to come. Presently, the USTA is in the midst of several strategic…
The USTA has announced that it will celebrate the refurbishment and creation of 10,000 youth-sized tennis courts in the United States as part of USTA’s commitment to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative. A special celebratory event, Court 10K, will be held on March 19 at the Tamiami Tennis Center in Miami to commemorate…
American Jack Sock moved into the final round of qualifying for Sony Open Tennis in Miami, coming from a set down to beat Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 in two hours and six minutes. The 20-year-old Nebraska native is bidding to play the main draw in Miami for the second time. Sock was joined in…
Serena Williams leads the women’s singles field at the 2013 Sony Open in Miami and is playing for the first time since her return to the top of the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings on Feb. 18, after reaching the final of another Premier event in Doha, Serena became the oldest number one in the history…
The American duo of Bob & Mike Bryan won their first BNP Paribas Open title on Saturday, rallying to defeat Treat Huey and Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 in just over an hour to capture their fourth title of 2013, behind the Apia International Sydney, Australian Open and the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis, and…
The Sony Open has been notified by the ATP that Rafael Nadal has officially withdrawn from the event, set to begin today in Miami. The event is not aware of the reasons for Nadal’s withdrawal. "We are disappointed to hear the news that Rafael Nadal will not be competing in Miami this year, especially given…
Maria Sharapova was a 6-2, 6-2 winner Sunday over Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday in the finals of the BNP Paribas Open, capturing her first WTA title of the year and the 28th of her career. Sharapova was the clear aggressor during the one-hour, 21-minute match, as she had more unforced errors than Wozniacki, 25 to 19, but she…