It’s a game between a rookie and a veteran. While most people are betting their money on Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka proved that she is equally as good.
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal came close to winning after qualifying for the VTR finals in Chile. But in the end, the Spanish athlete falls short to win.
After a seven-month hiatus, Rafael Nadal is back and has advanced to the singles final of the VTR Open in Chile.
After losing to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, Andy Murray is determined to bounce back from the slumps. How will he do it? The British tennis player is keen to accomplish his short-term goals that will get him ready for the French Open.
Murray and Federer are out to battle each other in the Aussie Open semi-final match.
The Aussie opens with Lleyton Hewitt closing his 17th Australian Open match with a bow out on the first round, 7-6, 7-5, 6-3 against Serb Tipsarevic.
Australia failed to win its Hoffman Cup tie against Serbia but the nation is celebrating the welcome resurgence of a native court star in Bernard Tomic.
Novak Djokovic is the latest sports celebrity to be seen dancing to the tune of PSY’s “Gangnam Style.” Djokovic performed the pop dance after winning against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 76, 62. The latest triumph gave Djokovic his third straight Beijing crown.
Tennis top players Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic already secured spots on the quarter finals of the Wimbledon 2012. An imminent battle of the tennis royals is about to unfold.
The golden girl of Wimbledon has said her piece, “You’ll never be as popular as me.” This was Maria Sharapova’s response to the hurtful statement of French tennis player Gilles Simon on equal cash prizes for the female and male tennis players.
In seven years, Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal crashed down to his most awful Grand Slam defeat. Lukas Rosol, a journey man from Czechoslovakia, pulled off one of his greatest upsets in the history of Wimbledon. Rosol’s previous visits to Wimbledon for qualifying only ended up in first round losses. This time, Rosol stunned the 11-time Grand Slam title winner, 2008 and 2010 champion Rafael Nadal during the second round of the match.
Considered as an underdog in the competition, Czech player Lukas Rosol garnered overnight fame after defeating 11- time grand slam winner and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal.
Eleven-time grand slam winner and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal was sent home after losing a match against inspired Czech player Lukas Rosol.
Doors are opening for an Australian win in the women's French Open crown this year as Queensland native Samantha Stosur advanced Sunday into the quarterfinal round of the ongoing Paris Grandslam.
Rafael Nadal showed the world he still has the sharp skills in playing tennis when he was able to defeat Novak Djokovic during the Italian Open. This is Rafael Nadal's 6th Italian Open thus propelling him once again in the second ranking.
It's down to Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. Whoever wins will grab the No.1 rank. The two top players have an age gap of two years, but when it comes to experience, the difference is huge.
It's the fourth day of the Australian Open and everybody's getting more excited to see whose names would be in the books for this year.
The tennis pro will not be returning for another season, her rep confirmed.
Andy Murray triumphed over Rafa Nadal in the final of the Japan Open to win his second consecutive tournament.
Rafael Nadal is honored to be associated with Armani and it is making him some nice spare change at the same time. The 25-year-old Spanish tennis champion showed off his ripped physique for the ad campaign.
Italian bet Fabio Fognini has announced today that he will be sitting down all of his future matches at the Roland Garros court. His withdrawal is due to the muscle pull on his left leg, an unexpected physical descent that made him finalize the "difficult" decision. Fognini's withdrawal automatically advances Serbian Novak Djokovic into the semifinals.
Slovakian-born Australian contender, Jarmila Gajdosova, has triumphed over Spanish bet, Anabel Medina Garrigues, advancing in the tournament's third round. The 24-year-old Australian Open champ was pleased with the results of today's match, despite battling angry winds on the Roland Garros clay court.
It seems the pressure of playing at this year's French Open got to German qualifier Sabine Lisicki too much; resulting in a dramatic exit on the Roland Garros court shortly after Russian Vera Zvonareva defeated her in a memorable match. Lisicki suffered dizziness and extreme cramping that caused her to break down in tears and fall down on her knees before a stretcher came in after the match on Wednesday.
For the first time in the history of tennis, the men’s semifinals and the men’s and women’s finals will be filmed in a new format and will be aired in 3D format to capable cinemas around the world.
He thought he would not come back right up and pick up the pieces of his great defeat when crushed by World No. 3 Novak Djokovic at 2011 Australian Tennis Tournament in January. But World No. 2 Roger Federer has proven to himself and the partisan crowd at the Dubai Open Tuesday that he still has what it takes to face battle in the courts.
US No. 2 ace, Jim Courier has expressed his hopes that American No.1 player, Andy Roddick gets better in time for the tournament in Chile.
Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova has beaten Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a dogfight at the Qatar WTA Open Tuesday with 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory.
She has outnumbered Kim Clijsters as she regained World No. 1 ranking in the WTA ranking list on Monday. The top seed of Denmark is now also celebrating the 13th title of her career after winning the Dubai Open Sunday as she outplayed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.
The US top ace, Andy Roddick has pulled out of the ATP Delray Beach International Championship after feeling physically ill Monday. The American top seed said that he felt sick after the game at Memphis on Sunday, where he won his 30th career ATP crown.
He may have achieved what he was aiming for when he set his foot in Melbourne courts, but Serbian ace and Australian Open tennis tournament 2011 Champion, Novak Djokovic knew better than anyone else, that he has got more challenging jobs to do in future tournaments.
