Professional Tennis
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number two-ranked Maria Sharapova are both headed to the quarterfinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., both defeating their opponents in less than an hour. Also victorious was Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over former world number one Caroline Wozniacki. Azarenka advances to…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Calif. with a 6-1, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers. Nadal’s win marks his seventh consecutive trip to the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal’s quarterfinals opponent will be the 21st-seeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, a…
Defending women’s BNP Paribas Open champion Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark defeated Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, in the third round action on Monday in Indian Wells, Calif. Wozniacki initially struggled to start the match, but found her form to break her opponent three times in the final set and seal victory in two hours, 37 min. “I…
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, 6-2, 6-3, to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. And while the top-ranked Serbian advanced, it was a day of mixed results for the American men, as number eight-ranked Mardy Fish and 31st-ranked Andy Roddick were eliminated, while 11th-ranked John…
Italy’s Francesca Schiavone, 2012 French Open winner, has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. due to a virus that has plagued the event. Schiavone was forced to withdraw from her match with Czech Lucie Safarova, trailing 2-6. To date, eight players at the event have been forced out due to the virus, which health…
The BNP Paribas Open has seen some upset matches, along with numerous withdrawals due to a virus spreading throughout the area. Among the upsets so far, American Christina McHale took down the 2011 WTA player of the year Petra Kvitova in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. Jurgen Melzer, Gael Monfils and Vania King have battled…
The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open has announced the women’s seeds, with the number one seed being Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Azarenka captured the Australian Open championship earlier this year after defeating Maria Sharapova in the finals, 6-1, 6-4. In 2012 alone, Azarenka has won three titles, including the Australian Open. Sharapova is now fighting her…
Robby Ginepri has become the first American to win a spot into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. after defeating Paoli Lorenzi of Italy in three sets 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Ginepri, was later joined by Sam Querrey, who defeated fellow American Tim Smyczek in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. Other…
In March, Tennis Channel will offer more than 120 live hours from two of the largest events in tennis, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. With more matches than all other networks combined, the channel plans daylong telecast windows and early round-through-semifinal coverage at each 12-day…
One of Brazil’s most beloved and successful athletes, Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten, has been elected to receive the highest honor in the sport of tennis– induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Kuerten was the world’s number one player for 43 non-consecutive weeks, and he is a three-time major tournament champion, having captured French Open…