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…
Agnieszka Radwanska will meet Simona Halep in the semifinals of the Qatar Total Open on Saturday, after the two got past their quarterfinals matches to advance to the final four. Halep, seeded seventh, made quick work of the number four seed, dismissing Sara Errani in just over 50 minutes, 6-2, 6-0. The number two seeded…
Defending champ Juan Martin del Potro was defeated Friday by Ernests Gulbis at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, a 6-3, 6-4 win that sent the top-seeded del Potro home packing and Gulbis into the semis at Rotterdam in The Netherlands. “It’s nice to beat the defending champion, but I don’t care who won the tournament…
Tommy Haas needed nearly three hours to defeat Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday, 6-7(4), 7-6(1), 7-5, in opening round action at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Haas will meet Jerzy Janowicz in the second round. “It’s even better winning a round when you are making your debut at a tournament,” said Haas. “It was a…
Petra Cetkovska, currently ranked 134th in the world, defeated the top-seeded Li Na, 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday in Doha at the 2014 Qatar Total Open. It's the second time in her career that Cetkovska has defeated the WTA's third-ranked player. In 2012, she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in Rome. "Well, it's difficult to describe at the moment, because I've just…
Petra Kvitova went to three sets for the fourth time in four career meetings with Venus Williams at the Qatar Total Open Wednesday, with Kvitova pulling off the win in two hours and 32 minutes, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(7). Kvitova reeled off four straight games from two-all to take the first set 6-2. Venus stormed through the second set, 6-2, and built…
The United States will host France in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoffs, set for April 19-20 at a site to be determined. The draw for the World Group Playoffs was held Tueday at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) offices in London. The United States is seeded third and, since France hosted the last meeting…