Professional Tennis
Frenchman Gael Monfils reached the quarterfinals in his first tournament back after a four-month layoff, defeating fellow countryman Nicolas Mahut 7-6(4), 7-5 in one hour and 41 minutes at the 2012 Moselle Open. The seventh-seeded Monfils extended his winning streak at this ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tournament to six straight matches, having claimed the…
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Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began his bid to retain the Moselle Open title, beating fellow Frenchman Clement Reix, a wild card entry, 6-3, 6-3 in 80 minutes to improve to a 42-17 match record on the season. The 27-year-old Tsonga has now reached 11 tour-level quarterfinals or better in 2012. Fourth-seeded German Florian Mayer defeated American…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark defeated Arantxa Rus in 62 minutes, 6-1, 6-2 in opening round action at the 2012 KDB Korea Open. Wozniacki fell out of the WTA Top 10 rankings after a 2-6, 2-6 first round loss to Irina-Camelia Begu earlier in September at the 2012 U.S. Open, and is playing a tournament as a non-top…
Frenchman Gael Monfils made a successful return to action at the Moselle Open in Metz, defeting Belgium’s Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-2 in a little over an hour. The 26-year-old Monfils was playing his first match in four months, since a second-round exit at the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur in May. He improved to an 11-2 record at…
The U.S. lost to Spain 3-1, in the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal, held on an outdoor red clay court at the Parque Hermanos Castro in Gijon, Spain. In the first and only rubber of the day, John Isner lost to David Ferrer, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, causing Ferrer to clinch the…
Spain’s Nicolas Almagro outlasted American John Isner 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in four hours and 16 minutes to extend Spain’s advantage at its 2012 Davis Cup semifinals match in Spain, heading into Saturday’s action. Almagro converted three of his 19 break points and won 77 per cent of his first serve points to notch his…
The 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinal match between the United States and Spain is set for this weekend in Gijon, Spain, at the Parque Hermanos Castro on an outdoor red clay court. The U.S. will play on the road for the seventh time in its last eight ties since defeating Switzerland…
Serena Williams and doubles teams Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond and Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka have qualified for the season-ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, which will feature the world’s top eight singles players and top four doubles teams and will be held at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul from Oct….
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the United States semifinal competition against defending champion Spain in Gijon, Spain, this weekend in Davis Cup action, with live telecasts of each match and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays. Highlighting the competition, American John Isner will face U.S. Open semifinalist and world number five David Ferrer for the…