Professional Tennis
Serena Williams advanced to the Sony Open Tennis finals Thursday, scoring a straight sets win over Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-3. The win marked Serena’s 16th career victory over Sharapova and put her into her ninth finals appearance in Miami. The world number one-ranked Serena is 6-2 in her previous eight Sony Open Tennis finals, winning…
There will be a new Sony Open Tennis champ in Miami this year as on Wednesday, defending champion Andy Murray fell to Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Murray, a winner in Miami in 2009 and 2013, seemed to unravel after a non-call by the umpire as with Murray, serving to force a first-set…
Top-seeded Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis in Miami after a 6-2, 6-2 straight sets win over Angelique Kerber in just 62 minutes. The win by Serena sets up a semis showdown with the number four seeded Maria Sharapova, a 7-5, 6-1 winner over the eight seed, Petra Kvitova….
At the Sony Open Tennis in Miami on Tuesday, the 22 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov upset world number three-ranked Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Dolgopolov has climbed more than 30 spots in the Emirates ATP Rankings in just one month and will next face Tomas Berdych for a spot in the…
World number one Rafael Nadal was a 6-1, 6-0 winner Monday at the Sony Open Tennis event in Miami, ousting Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin and moving on to the Round of 16. A runner up in Miami in 2005, 2008 and 2011, Nadal is seeking his first ever title in Miami. Up next for Nadal is…
World number eight-ranked Juan Martin del Potro underwent successful surgery on his left wrist Monday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. According to del Potro’s doctor, Dr. Richard Berger, the damage to del Potro’s ligament was worse than initially thought, but the operation was a success as the damaged ligaments were repaired and reinforced….
Maria Sharapova moved on to the quarterfinals of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis event in Miami on Monday, battling back to defeat Kirsten Flipkens, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Each time Sharapova has advanced to the quarterfinals in Miami (2005, 2006, 2011, 2012 and 2013), she has finished runner-up each time. Sharapova will now face Petra Kvitova,…
Roger Federer advanced to the next round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis in Miami on Sunday, a 6-3, 6-3 victory over qualifier Thiemo de Bakker in just 63 minutes. With the win, Federer now has a 43-12 lifetime record in Miami, where he was crowned champion twice, winning back to back titles in 2005…
Serena Williams was victorious on Thursday in action at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami, a 7-6(7), 6-2 winner over Yaroslava Shvedova. Serena owns the record for most Sony Open Tennis titles with six, in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2013. "I love playing here," said Serena of the Miami event. "I live really…
Lleyton Hewitt recorded his 600th match win at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami on Thursday, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Robin Haase. Hewitt advances in Miami to face world number one Rafael Nadal in the second round. With the win, Hewitt becomes the third active player to hit the 600-win mark, trailing only…