Professional Tennis
Germany’s Tommy Haas defeated two-time defending Sony Open Tennis champion Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round of the event. The win by Haas was just his second in 14 attempts against a world number one and ended a 14-year wait after upsetting Andre Agassi in the quarterfinals of the 1999 Grand Slam Cup. Haas…
Serena Williams scored her 59th career match win at the 2013 Sony Open in Miami, defeating Li Na out in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals. Serena awaits the winner of the match between Agnieszka Radwanska and Kirsten Flipkens to determine her semifinal opponent. She was already tied with Steffi Graf for the record of most titles…
Second seed Andy Murray improved to 3-0 against Grigor Dimitrov after a 7-6(3), 6-3 win in the third round of the Sony Open Tennis in Miami. Murray, the 2009 champion in Miami, saved two set points on his serve at 2-5 in the first set, before rallying to post his second victory against Dimitrov this season….
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that new top-ranked American and world number 20 Sam Querrey, number 23 John Isner, and the world’s top doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against Serbia, April 5-7. The…
Ana Ivanovic and Sara Errani both advanced to the Round of 16 at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami on Sunday, as the 12th-seeded Ivanovic was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Errani was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Simona Halep. Ivanovic and Kuznetsova were playing for the 11th time, as Ivanovic improved to…
The third round continues on Monday at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami, as the bottom half of the draw looks to advance to the Round of 16, as 12 seeds are in action led by number two seed Andy Murray. The third match on Stadium is a rematch of this year’s Brisbane final between world…
Andy Murray will meet Bernard Tomic to open play at the 2013 Sony Open Tennis after Tomic defeated qualifier Marc Gicquel 7-5, 7-6(3). Tomic overcame a break deficit in the first set to prevail against Gicquel in 83 minutes. Viktor Troicki handed Pablo Andujar his sixth opening-round exit of the season after defeating the Spaniard…
World number one Serena Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta in her opening match at the 2013 Sony Open Tennis in Miami 6-1, 6-1. Serena is seeking her sixth title in Miami and is currently tied for the all-time record with Steffi Graf, having won the Premier title five times. Serving in the first game of the match, Serena…
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….