Professional Tennis
Former world number one Maria Sharapova picked up her 30th career WTA title on Sunday as she defeated Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Sharapova had to scratch and claw to pull off the victory as she came back to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, and capture her third consecutive Porsche Grand Prix…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori made history on Sunday as he became the first Japanese-born player to win a clay-court title on the ATP World Tour. Nishikori disposed of Columbia’s Santiago Giraldo 6-2, 6-2 in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Nishikori played mistake-free tennis all afternoon as he blasted two aces and smashed 19 winners to pick…
In a match that between two of the top 10 women’s players in the world, Russia’s Maria Sharapova and Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska battled for a spot in the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. With her Top 10 status on the line, Sharapova looked to move closer to defending her two-time…
The semifinals are nearly set in Barcelona, as the quarterfinal round matches picked up on Friday morning at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The first match that concluded was played between Latvian Ernests Gulbis and Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili. Gabashvili had upset second-seeded David Ferrer earlier in the tournament but was unable to overcome the power…
Just 48 hours removed from her nail-biting victory over Lucie Safarova, defending champion Maria Sharapova pushed her way into the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over her countrywoman Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Despite having her serve broken in the first game and trailing 2-0 in the first…
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…
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…