Kim Clijsters Withdraws From Wimbledon due to Foot Injury
Second seed Kim Clijsters dropped out of Wimbledon because of a foot injury, the tennis tournament’s organizers said today. Kim Clijsters, the current US Open and Australian Open champion, issued a statement through the referees office saying she had injured her foot at the Den Bosch Open on Tuesday. “I’m very, very disappointed to have [...]
Venus Williams excited to return after injury
No playing surface gives Venus Williams more confidence than grass.Fittingly, the 5-time Wimbledon champion has chosen a grass-court tournament for her return after being sidelined from tennis by a hip injury during January’s Australian Open. For more than a decade the Williams sisters viewed Wimbledon warm-up tournaments as surplus to requirements and they were right [...]
Andy Murray vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in AEGON Championships final
Britain’s Andy Murray swept into the final at Queen’s with an imperious 6-3, 6-1 victory over four-time champion Andy Roddick. The Frenchman, who defeated world number one Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final, was ecstatic after beating the Britian player. “I’m just happy to win in two sets because in the third set with the crowd [...]
Andy Murray beats Andy Roddick to reaches Queen’s final
Andy Murray of Britain overwhelmed Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of the Aegon championships at Queen’s Club on Saturday. The British No. 1 controlled the match from the outset, breaking Andy Roddick at the first opportunity in both sets on his way to a victory in just 59 minutes. Andy Murray will [...]
Li Na wins French Open 2011
China’s long wait for a Grand Slam champion ended Saturday when Li Na beat Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) in the French Open final. The Australian Open runner-up celebrated by falling flat on her back in the red clay after Schiavone hit a backhand long on match point. Li Na made history as the first [...]
Roger Federer Beats Novak Djokovic in French Open Semifinals
Roger Federer has been beaten 3 times this year by Novak Djokovic, but so far in the French Open semifinals, it’s all Federer. Novak Djokovic had only lost 10 sets this year coming into the match, but he trails the greatest tennis player of all-time 7-6, 4-2. It looks bleak for the Novak Djokovic. Roger [...]
Rafael Nadal beats Andy Murray to reach French Open 2011 final
Five-time champion Rafael Nadal proved too strong for Andy Murray as he battled past the Briton in straight sets to reach the French Open final. The world number 4 was looking to emulate Robin Soderling, the only man to have beaten Nadal in 45 matches at Roland Garros, but the Spaniard was in superb form [...]
Li Na beats Maria Sharapova to reach Tennis French Open 2011 final
China’s Li Na overcame Maria Sharapova 6-4 7-5 on Thursday to reach the French Open final and boost her bid to become the first Asian to win a grand slam singles title. Li Na is back in a Grand Slam final, reaching her 2ndstraight major championship match by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 7-5 Thursday in [...]
Andy Murray win over Viktor Troicki at French Open 2011
Lethargic at times and brooding at others, Andy Murray worked his way into the French Open quarterfinals by coming back to beat Victor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday in a match that started a day earlier. The 3-time Grand Slam runner-up won the final five games of the fifth set despite injuring [...]
Roger Federer Beats Stanislas Wawrinka at French Open Tennis
Roger Federer moved to a record 28th consecutive major quarterfinal by beating fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka at the French Open. Roger Federer defeated his friend and occasional doubles partner, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 on a sunny day on the main Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros in Paris. His 9th defeat of Wawrinka in 10 meetings [...]