Rafael Nadal will play American Mardy Fish in the semifinal of the Japan Open. Nadal defeated Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (6), 6-3 Friday, and Mardy Fish beat Bernard Tomic of Australia 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1. Andy Murray avoided a potential banana skin by beating Argentina’s David Nalbandian 6-4 7-5 in the last match on [...]
Following a script eerily similar to that of the U.S. Open semifinal the 2 played last year, Novak Djokovic saved two set points to defeat Roger Federer, 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, booking a spot in his second consecutive Open final. With good reason, Roger Federer struggled to accept the uncanny repetition of defeat by [...]
In what was supposed to be her toughest test yet at the US Open, Serena Williams dominated top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals to move a win away from her 14th Grand Slam title. Caroline Wozniacki was left awe-struck by the lethal serves and power game of Serena Williams, as the American [...]
Venus Williams advanced at the US Open against an opponent whose arrival at the season’s final Grand Slam tournament was delayed until a few hours before the first-round match by visa and weather problems. Venus Williams began her US Open challenge with a convincing 6-4 6-3 victory over Vesna Dolonts on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [...]
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World number one Novak Djokovic beat American Mardy Fish 6-2 3-6 6-4 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Sunday. The Serbian becomes the first-ever player to claim 5 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in the same season. Novak Djokovic has a 53-1 record in 2011, his only defeat coming against Roger Federer [...]
Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic suffered a rare defeat on Saturday when he and Serb doubles partner Nenad Zimonjic lost 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 to Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt as Sweden hit back in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. Novak Djokovic’s 1st outing since he won the Wimbledon crown ended in disappointment when he and Nenad [...]
Rafael Nadal looks to defend his title at Wimbledon, which begins Monday at the All England Club. But AP tennis writer Howard Fendrich reports there are others, like 6-time champ Roger Federer who could derail the Spaniard’s chances. Number one seed Rafael Nadal will begin the defence of his Wimbledon title against American Michael Russell [...]
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 [...]
British number 2 James Ward says he is hoping to build on his impressive performances at Queen’s despite going down to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the semi-finals. James Ward had a set point in the second set tie-break but Tsonga eventually prevailed and the Frenchman wrapped up a 6-3 7-6 victory. Tsonga will now face Andy [...]