Seventh-seeded Andy Murray took care of business on Wednesday morning as he defeated Marcel Granollers 6-2, 7-5, to push his way into the third round of the Internazionali BDL d’Italia in Rome. Murray has played shaky tennis since undergoing back surgery in September, but was able to handle the Spanish Granollers in straight sets. The…
Despite a thigh injury that hampered her over the past week, Serena Williams faced no issues on Wednesday morning in Rome, disposing of Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-2 to move into the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia event. Williams made sure she was in control of the match from the beginning, jumping out…
In his first match since the birth of his second set of twins, Roger Federer was upset by Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the Internazionali BDL d’Italia on Wednesday. The Frenchman battled back from a loss in the first set to claim the 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) victory. Chardy, the 47th ranked player in…
WTA Portugal Open, April 26 – May 4 Oeiras, Portugal Surface: Clay Carla Suarez Navarro, the 16th ranked player in the world, made good on her number one seed in Portugal by winning her first WTA tournament, a three-set back and forth affair over the 7th-seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova. Suarez Navarro had previously gone 0 for…
Early morning rain pushed back the start of the first round at the Italian Open in Rome on Tuesday, but play would eventually begin later than anticipated. A number of the sport’s biggest names were set to take the court Tuesday including Stanislas Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer. Djokovic was the first of those…
The women’s world number one Serena Williams has still yet to decide if she will play in the Internazional BNL d’Italia tournament that began on Tuesday. A thigh injury forced her out of the quarterfinal match in the Mutua Madrid Open last week, where she received heavy treatment for her leg. “I’m taking it a…
Rafael Nadal defended his Mutua Madrid Open title on Sunday as he defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori to capture his fourth title at the Madrid Open. Nishikori was forced to retire in the middle of the third set due to a back injury that has plagued him in recent weeks, resulting in Nadal’s 2-6, 6-4, 3-0…
Maria Sharapova delivered a furious comeback defeat to Simona Halep in the Mutua Madrid Open final 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday, capturing her second WTA title of the season. The Russian came out flat in the first set, holding her serve just once and allowing Halep to dictate the action. Sharapova committed 15 errors compared…
Rafael Nadal cruised into the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open Friday, taking down Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-2. The world number one is going after his fourth title at this event and has now beaten Berdych in 17 of the last 21 meetings. Nadal’s forehand was masterful all match long, and countered the fast start…
Maria Sharapova used a remarkable comeback Friday to defeat Li Na to advance to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Russian is seeking her first ever title at the Madrid tournament, but nearly saw it come to an end as she fell behind early to Li. Li raced to an early first set…