Professional Tennis
U.S. Open officials are exploring the possibility of amending its schedule to switch its final day to a Monday. The three other Grand Slam events, the French Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon all wrap up their action on Sundays. USTA Tournament Director Jim Curley has told The Associated Press that the USTA has opened discussions with CBS…
Unseeded American James Blake defeated second-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2011 Stockholm Open in Sweden. Also advancing was South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, the number five seed, a 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 winner over Germany’s Tommy Haas. Canada’s Milos Raonic, the number six seed,…
For the first time in eight years, Switzerland’s Roger Federer has fallen out of the top three in the ATP rankings. Great Britain’s Andy Murray rises from fourth to third in the new ATP Rankings, with Federer dropping from third to fourth. Serbian Novak Djokovic, the 2011 U.S. Open champ, remains in the top spot…
Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to claim the title at the Shanghai Masters Tournament. This win will guarantee a ranking jump above the currently third-ranked Roger Federer. Murray has made it his goal to become the number three ranked player in the world by the end of the season which is a goal…
Andre Agassi has taken the Champion Series event at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championships held at the Thomas & Mack Center. He defeated Pete Sampras 8-5, who defeated John McEnroe to set up the finals match held on Oct. 15. "This was the best, most energized crowd of the entire series so far…
Spain’s David Ferrer has defeated American Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6. Ferrer had many errors which led to him dropping the first to Roddick. Roddick had the chance to lead in the third set, but dropped three break points on Ferrer’s first service game of the set. After…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal will not play the traditional Wimbledon warmup event at Queen’s Club next year, citing stringent British tax laws. Nadal said that he would lose money when he plays at a tournament in Britain due the tax laws. He will still play Wimbledon and next month’s ATP World Tour finals in London. Overseas…
Great Britain’s Andy Murray has maintained course for another victory after a defeat of Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to move on to the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters. Murray has already taken titles in both Bangkok and Tokyo, and has swept through this tournament so far in hopes of a third straight…
Novak Djokovic will finish the year as the top-ranked player in the world. The ATP says the Serb clinched the year-end top spot after number two-ranked Rafael Nadal lost in the third round at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday. Nadal’s loss to Florian Mayer ensured that Djokovic cannot be overtaken before the end of the…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal was upset in the third round of the Shanghai Masters by Germany’s Florian Mayer in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-3. The 15th-seeded German ran down a drop shot for a winner to break the top-seeded Spaniard for the second time and win the match. Nadal lost in the third round in Shanghai…