Alizé Cornet, currently ranked 26th in the world, pulled off a shocking upset in Dubai at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, taking out world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4 and moving into the finals. Cornet’s win prevented what would be an all-Williams Sisters finals in Dubai as Venus Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6-3,…
Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Rio Open, presented by Claro hdtv. Nadal moves on to face Portugal’s Joao Sousa, who defeated Spain’s Albert Ramos 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3. Nadal was hampered by a back injury throughout the match, wearing some elastic tape across…
World number one Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday, defeating the fifth-seeded Jelena Jankovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Serena has yet to capture the the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Title, her best results to date were a pair of semifinals appearances, in 2005 when she…
Playing in his 800th career match, Rafael Nadal was a 6-3, 7-5 winner Tuesday over Daniel Gimeno-Traver in his first match at the 2014 Rio Open. Nadal joins six active ATP World Tour members with at least 800 career matches under their belt, including Roger Federer, Tommy Haas, Lleyton Hewitt, David Ferrer and Nikolay Davydenko….
Flavia Pennetta pulled off a major upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Wednesday, defeating the second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska to advance to round three, 6-4, 6-1. Pennetta had lost their last three encounters in straight sets and was on her way to a fourth defeat as Radwanska got out to a 4-1 lead in…
Caroline Wozniacki was an opening round winner over Sabine Lisicki Tuesday to advance to round two of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, dropping the first set before battling back for the a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory. Wozniacki will next meet Annika Beck, a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 upset winner over Samantha Stosur. "I knew she…
Tomas Berdych defeated Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-2 at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament finals in Rotterdam, his first trophy in 16 months, and his ninth ATP Tour-level championship in his 20th final outing. “I’m very happy to win this tournament,” said Berdych. “There are always strong competitors in Rotterdam. This year, there were five…
There has been a great deal written in recent years about how the game of tennis has changed, The game has seen bigger, lighter and more powerful racquets, along with slower surfaces, extreme grips and many other aspects of the sport have changed. The many changes in the game have had a huge impact on…
ESPN has signed John McEnroe to a radio contract and is "expanding his role beyond tennis," according to a press release: In addition to his work on tennis, McEnroe will serve as an analyst on SportsCenter discussing major topics of all sorts and handling sit-down interviews with top sports stars. He also will make regular appearances on ESPN2’s…
Simona Halep upset Angelique Kerber in straight sets to win the Qatar Total Open in Doha on Sunday, 6-2, 6-3 inn just over an hour. Halep's win over Kerber was her third top 10 win of the week, knocked off Sara Errani and Agnieszka Radwanska en route to the finals. "The first round was very…