Venus Williams out of US Open Tennis 2011 with autoimmune disease
Venus Williams will take no further part in this year’s US Open, and could face another extended stint on the sidelines after confirming she has an illness which causes fatigue and joint pain. Former US Open champion Venus Williams withdrew from the last grand slam of the year on Wednesday, revealing she is suffering [...]
Novak Djokovic Enters US Open With Shoulder Problem
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is 57-2 with nine titles in 2011 and hopes to win his third grand slam of the year at the U.S. Open. He’s considered the favorite despite right shoulder pain that prompted him to quit during his last tuneup match. Novak Djokovic sat in his sideline chair and winced [...]
Novak Djokovic Reaches 9th Final Of 2011 At Rogers Cup
Watch highlights from semi-final Saturday at the Rogers Cup, which saw World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 6 seed Mardy Fish advance to the final. Novak Djokovic will face Mardy Fish in the final of the ATP Rogers Cup in Montreal, after the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired in his match against the world No1. [...]
Roger Federer interview, after defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Former World No. 1 Roger Federer came crashing out of the Rogers Cup yesterday. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Federer 7-6 (3) 4-6 6-1 to advance into the quarterfinals. In a repeat of their recent Wimbledon quarterfinal, 13th seed Tsonga defeated the 16-time grand slam winner to set up a last 8 clash with Spaniard Nicolas [...]
Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in 2011 Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title Sunday, and he beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 to do it. Novak Djokovic, who was already guaranteed to take over the number one ranking from the Spaniard on Monday, extended his mastery over Rafael Nadal this season with a 5th straight head-to-head victory. [...]
Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova to win Wimbledon title
Petra Kvitova fought her way to an impressive two set win against the 2004 Wimbledon champion, Maria Sharapova. Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the 2011 Wimbledon final. Petra Kvitova was playing in her 1st major final, but it was 3-time Grand Slam champion Maria [...]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer in Wimbledon quarterfinals
Roger Federer lost in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 2nd straight year, squandering a 2-set lead against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The 6-time Wimbledon champion barely looked challenged while winning the first 2 sets against the Frenchman. But Roger Federer, who had been 178-0 in matches in which he had won [...]
Maria Sharapova power into the Wimbledon semifinals
Maria Sharapova looked like a champion under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, advancing to the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time since 2006 with a 6-1, 6-1 win Tuesday over Dominika Cibulkova. Maria Sharapova , the only Wimbledon champion remaining in the women’s draw after the Williams sisters were [...]
Maria Sharapova defeating Klara Zakopalova at Wimbledon 2011
Maria Sharapova advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon by defeating Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3. The 5th-seeded Russian won the title at the All England Club in 2004, but last reached the semifinals in 2006. Maria Sharapova has also won the US Open and Australian Open, but would need to win [...]
Venus Williams beat Kimiko Date-Krumm advance to the 3rd round at Wimbledon 2011
Venus Williams recovered from a shaky start to beat 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 6-3 8-6 in a thrilling second-round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Kimiko Date-Krumm took an incredible 1st set on a tie-break but only after Venus Williams had battled from 5-1 down and saved a total of seven set points. At times, [...]