American Jack Sock advanced to his second tour-level quarterfinal after defeating fellow wild card and countryman James Blake 7-5, 6-4 at the 2013 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis. Sock saved nine of the 10 break points he faced to clinch the win in one hour and 48 minutes. Sock will face Feliciano Lopez…
Sara Errani reached her second final of the season at the 2013 Dubai Championships, defeating her doubles partner Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the finals. Errani will face 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the finals, after Kvitova defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-4. "I just tried to play my game, tried to be as…
With the news of both world number one and number two-ranked Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka bowing out of the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, round one action wrapped up as Sara Errani and Petra Kvitova were among the winners moving on to round two. The fifth-seeded Errani absorbed 10 aces and pounced at the…
American wild card Jack Sock posted the biggest match win of his career at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis, defeating the second-seeded Milos Raonic 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Raonic ended a six-match win streak, having led Canada through to the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals before winning his third consecutive SAP Open title in…
World number 63-ranked Denis Istomin defeated third-seeded American John Isner 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. Istomin outserved Isner, winning 86 percent of his service points. Istomin broke Isner three times to clinch the upset in just over an hour,…
World number one-ranked Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Dubai Championships due to a lower back injury. Yesterday, world number two-ranked Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the same event citing a bone bruise in her foot. Serena took over the world number one ranking last week in Qatar, the sixth time in her career she has…
American Sloane Stephens was defeated in the first round of the Dubai Championship, losing to Sorana Cirstea of Romania 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Stephens, a career-high 16th in the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings, defeated Serena Williams in Melbourne at the 2013 Australian Open before advancing the Aussie Open semis. "It was a rough day, and I think she…
Second-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Dubai Championships due to a bone bruise in her right foot. Azarenka, who was replaced by Serena Williams at the top of the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings on Monday, said she hurt her foot a week ago in Doha, Qatar, en route to the final, where she defeated Serena. "I…
World number 13-ranked Milos Raonic defeated the fourth-seeded Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3 at the SAP Open in San Jose on Sunday, his third consecutive title at what will be the last ever SAP Open in San Jose. Raonic finishes with a 12-0 event record, winning all 24 sets he played during his three-year reign. “It’s pretty…
Outgoing world number one Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 to win the 2013 Qatar Open on Sunday. Serena replaced Azarenka on top of the WTA Women’s Singles Rankings, but the American’s hopes of capping off a memorable week with a 48th singles title were crushed by Azarenka who extended her 2013 record to…