Professional Tennis
World number three-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland has advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. He defeated Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to improve his overall record against the Russian to 12-0. Federer looked to be in good form at the net and broke to lead 3-2 eventually winning the first…
Switzerland’s Roger Federer defeated Michael Llodra of France in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6, to advance at the Dubai Championships. Great Britain’s Andy Murray also advanced in a close three-set match against German qualifier, Michael Berrer, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Federer took the first set in just 17 min., breaking Llodra on all occasions. The second set…
American Andy Roddick hopes to turn around what is an already dismal 2012 season when he begins action at the 2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championship. Seeded fourth at the event, Roddick has slipped to 30th in the world and will look to turn around his 2012 2-3 record when he faces German Philipp Petzschner in opening…
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia took part in his first match since winning the 2012 Australian Open in January, with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Germany’s Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in first round action at the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships, upping his undefeated streak to 8-0 to date in 2012. Novak’s younger brother, Marko Djokovic,…
MSG Sports and StarGames have announced a comprehensive broadcast plan for the 2012 BNP Paribas Showdown that involves ESPN to broadcast the much-anticipated matches live from Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 5 featuring world number two-ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia playing former world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and world number three Roger…
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated Michael Llodra of France, 6-4, 6-4, in the Open 13 finals in Marseille, France, del Potro’s first title of the 2012 season. "This is something special for me. I’m very glad to win this tournament in my first (appearance). I’m sorry I beat three French players in this tournament….
American Mardy Fish needed just 57 min. to advance to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-1, 6-1 straight sets win over Andreas Beck of Germany. So far in 2012, Fish lost in the second round of the Australian Open and then went on to lose to the 388th-ranked Albano Olivetti…
A special edition of the “World of Tennis, Presented by BNP Paribas” will debut Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. on Tennis Channel. It will offer a preview of the 2012 BNP Paribas Showdown, the fifth annual event at Madison Square Garden set for Monday, March 5 featuring Maria Sharapova vs. Caroline Wozniacki and Roger…
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after a 6-3, 7-5 win over Ana Ivanovic. Also in action at the Dubai Championships, former U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur was knocked out of contention by current world’s number 14 Jelena Jankovic, 4-6, 2-6. Wozniacki cruised through the…
American Venus Williams will return to action on the WTA Tour in March after receiving a wild card to compete in her first tournament since her withdrawal in August with an autoimmune disease, making her return at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla. Venus returned to active competition in February, teaming with Liezel…