Professional Tennis
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland to advance to the finals of the 2012 Australian Open. Nadal, ranked number two in the world, took the match in four close sets, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4, to up his record to 8-2 against the number three-ranked Federer in Grand Slam head-to-head matchups. Nadal will…
Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Spain’s David Ferrer, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1, in action on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals. His semifinals opponent will be the fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain, a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 winner over Japan’s Kei Nishikori. With both the top-seeded Djokovic and four seed Murray…
Russia’s Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, two former Wimbledon winners, will go head to head in the 2012 Australian Open semifinals after both won their quarterfinal matches in straight sets. Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2, 6-3, who had defeated American Serena Williams in the previous round of play. Kvitova…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that 13-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams will be joined by her sister Venus Williams, Christina McHale, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Belarus in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II…
Day Nine action at the 2012 Australian Open further narrowed the field competing for the first major Grand Slam of the year. Wins by both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal sets up a Thursday showdown between the number two and three players in the world. Federer took just two hours to defeat Spain’s Juan Martin…
Switzerland’s Roger Federer defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets at the 2012 Australian Open, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, and has qualified for the 30th Grand Slam semifinal in his career. Federer is set to face his longtime foe, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, in the quarterfinals for a chance to the Final Four Down Under….
Roger Federer, arguably the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, has earned about $3 million in 2011, not including endorsements. His rival, Rafael Nadal, has made in excess of $6 million, and top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who recently completed a historic season that included three major titles, has pocketed nearly $11 million. If you are…
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters continued her Australian Open title defense with a 6-3, 7-6(4) quarterfinal win over top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. Up next for Clijsters is a semifinals meeting with the number three seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, a 6-7(0), 6-0, 6-2 winner over the number eight seed, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. "I was happy with the…
Top-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic had a pretty solid match, and on the other hand, American Serena Williams had her head in the sky. Djokovic, took the match in four sets, only dropping the third to wild card entry and Australia’s own Lleyton Hewitt who could not hold his comeback. The top five-ranked men’s singles players…
World number one-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Australian Open for the fifth consecutive year. He defeated hometown favorite Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in four sets, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Djokovic is hopeful of becoming only the fifth ever to win three consecutive majors. Hewitt, a former Wimbledon and…