Lleyton Hewitt recorded his 600th match win at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami on Thursday, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Robin Haase. Hewitt advances in Miami to face world number one Rafael Nadal in the second round. With the win, Hewitt becomes the third active player to hit the 600-win mark, trailing only…
Juan Martin del Potro has announced his withdrawal from the Sony Open Tennis due to a left wrist injury, sharing his decision in a Facebook post. Del Potro, currently ranked eighth in the world, has not played a match since retiring with the injury in his opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. He also missed the BNP…
Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl has announced that they have mutually agreed to end their two-year coaching relationship. The partnership between Murray and Lendl yielded a U.S. Open title, a Wimbledon Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal. "Working with Andy over the past two years has been a fantastic experience for me", said Lendl. "He is a first class guy. Having…
When a top-ranked player on the Pro Tour decides to change racquets, it becomes a big story. This change can be very tricky for the athlete. You get used to a feel of a frame and confident in the frame that helps you win. Most of the time, a change made by a top pro…
WTA BNP Paribas Open ♦ March 3-16 Indian Wells, Calif. Surface: Hard Flavia Pennetta earned the biggest tournament win of her singles career in dispatching a hobbled Agnieska Radwanska in the BNP Paribas Open finals, 6-2, 6-1. The 32-year-old Italian, who has won the Australian Open in doubles, jumps nine spots in the rankings to 12th and is…
Americans Bob & Mike Bryan hoisted the 2014 BNP Paribas Open Men’s Doubles Title Saturday, defeating the second-seeded duo of Alexander Peya & Bruno Soares, 6-4, 6-3. The Bryans upped their mark against the second-seeded duo of Peya & Soares to 7-1. Peya & Soares advanced to the finals after defeating the Swiss powerhouse team…
On Sunday, world number two Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3), in the finals of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. With the win, Djokovic claimed his 42nd title and 17th at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, tying Andre Agassi at third on the Masters 1000 title leaders…
Roger Federer will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov in the semifinals of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. On Thursday, Federer defeated the 17th-seeded Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-1 for his eighth trip to the Indian Wells semis. Dolgopolov was a 6-3, 6-4 victor over the 10th-seeded Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-4. Federer is seeking his…
Milos Raonic upset the number five seed, Andy Murray, Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, hitting 15 aces and winning 83 percent of his first service points. Raonic advances to the quarterfinals where he will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov, defeating the number 13 seed Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4 in…
The USTA has announced that Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University has been selected as the site for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff between the United States and France, April 19-20. Fed Cup is the world’s largest annual international women’s team competition, as 96 countries have entered in 2014. The best-of-five…