Professional Tennis
Rafael Nadal won his 50th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal match on Friday, his 68th win of the season at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters, a 7-6(10), 6-1 win over Stanislas Wawrinka. Nadal will next play Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals, after Del Potro beat Nicolas Almagro for the second time in…
It took France’s Gael Monfils a little over two hours, but he was successful in upsetting the number five seed Roger Federer, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters. Federer had held a 6-1 lifetime record over Monfils. Federer is battling to qualify for the Barclays…
Novak Djokovic opened his Shanghai Rolex Masters title defense on Wednesday, defeating Marcel Granollers 6-2, 6-0 in just 71 minutes. Djokovic defeated new-world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday to win the 2013 China Open. Djokovic improved to a 3-0 lifetime mark against Granollers, converting five of his 10 break points and hitting 26 winners to…
Andy Murray has announced his withdrawal from the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Murray, currently ranked number three in the world, underwent back surgery in September and will continue to rehab his back rather than participate in the year-end event. Only the world’s top eight qualified singles players and doubles teams qualify to compete…
David Ferrer will return to The O2 arena for the fourth straight year after becoming the latest player to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, set for Nov. 4-11 at the O2 Arena ion London. Ferrer becomes the fourth singles player after Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to qualify for the…
Nine of the world’s top 20 players, including three top 10 players, are set to play Hyundai Hopman Cup 2014. Petra Kvitova, John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Milos Raonic, Tommy Robredo and Eugenie Bouchard are among the stars confirmed for the ITF’s official mixed teams’ competition, set for Dec. 28-Jan. 4 at the Perth Arena in Western…
Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the new world number one in the latest ATP Men’s Singles Rankings published yesterday, pushing Novak Djokovic to second as Roger Federer drops to seventh. Nadal has 11,160 points, just 40 ahead of Djokovic, who lost his the top spot despite defeating Nadal for the China Open title on Sunday. Britain’s Andy…
Maria Sharapova has announced her withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul due to a right shoulder injury. Currently ranked number three in the world, Sharapova was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open on the eve of the event due to the injury. "I am very disappointed that I will not be able to…
Novak Djokovic lost the world number one ranking this weekend to Rafael Nadal, yet prevailed over the new world number one Nadal in the finals of the 2013 China Open, 6-3, 6-4. It was Nadal’s fourth China Open title in five years. Nadal only needed to reach the final in Beijing in order to replace Djokovic…
Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 7-5 to win the 2013 Japan Open and claim his third title of the season. A Japan Open runner-up in 2008, del Porto converted his second match point in the final game, hitting a forehand past Raonic at the net to secure the title. The third-seeded Raonic,…