Paris: The distractions of being French Open champion led to six wasted months, said 2011 winner Li Na, who has finally found her form again in time to defend her title next week. "I lost a lot of time [after the title]," said the Chinese player, who is seeded seventh in Paris this year. Li, who became the first player from an Asian nation to win a grand-slam tennis tournament...
05:31 PM, May 25, 2012
Paris: Six-time champion Rafael Nadal was handed a smooth looking path to the French Open final on Friday, avoiding the half of the draw featuring world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer who are seeded to meet in the semi-finals. The Spanish second seed, who appeared back to his awe-inspiring best on clay in Rome earlier this month after an unfortunate slip-up on the Madrid blue surface, could face...
05:19 PM, May 25, 2012
Paris: A tennis racquet stuffed with electronic sensors capable of tracking a player's every slice, spin and smash made its public debut at the French Open on Thursday. Tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were among those who tested the racquet, made by French manufacturer Babolat, at a launch event on a sun-baked clay court. As Nadal and Tsonga traded shots before an audience of Babolat employees and journalists,...
11:04 PM, May 24, 2012
Paris: World number 13 Gael Monfils has pulled out of the French Open because of a right knee injury, the French tennis federation (FFT) said on Thursday. The injury-prone Frenchman, who lost to Roger Federer in the quarter-finals at the claycourt grand slam event last year, will be out of action for three weeks. Monfils has been struggling with his form in recent weeks and suffered a shock defeat to...
10:21 PM, May 24, 2012
Brussels: Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands stumbled into the WTA Brussels Open final beating Anastasia Rodionova and Casey Dellacqua 6-3 4-6 10-5, here on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Indo-American pair made a good start but faced stiff resistance from the Australian combo as the match progressed before winning in one hour and 21 minutes in the semi-finals of the USD 637,400 clay court Premier event. Sania and Mattek...
07:21 PM, May 24, 2012
Nice (France): Second seeds Rohan Bopanna and David Marrero suffered a shock first round defeat to crash out of the Nice Open here on Thursday. The Indo-Spanish pair lost 3-6, 3-6 to American wild cards John Isner and Sam Querrey in just 54 minutes in the opening round of the euro 450,000 clay court event. Bopanna and his Spanish partner saved 11 breakpoints in the match but failed to save...
07:14 PM, May 24, 2012
Brussels: Sania Mirza recorded the 500th win of her professional career when she advanced to the doubles quarter-finals of the WTA Brussels Open here with her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The fourth seed Indo-American pair got the better of Mervana Jugic-Salkic and Sandra Klemenschits 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the $637,400 clay court event. They took an hour and five minutes to dispatch their rivals and will now...
03:55 PM, May 23, 2012
Washington: Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's US Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported. The 28-year-old came out of retirement in 2009 after more than two years out of the sport, winning three more grand slam titles to take her career tally to four. Injury, which has hampered the Belgian...
09:48 AM, May 23, 2012
Rome: Rafael Nadal won his record sixth Italian Open title Monday by beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3. Djokovic made 41 unforced errors in the match, including a double-fault on the last point to give Nadal his 49th career title and his 35th on clay. Djokovic played well at the start but the turning point came midway through the 10th game when a line judge called the Serbian's shot out....
07:24 PM, May 21, 2012
Rome: Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title on Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a wild match in which play was twice interrupted by rain and the red clay turned to mud. "The match was a joke," Li said. "It's tough to play in such heavy rain and then you go and rest for two hours and then play again in heavy rain. ... But...
08:36 AM, May 21, 2012
Rome: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. The defending champion at the Foro Italico, Djokovic beat Federer 6-2, 7-6 (4). Five-time winner Nadal eliminated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 in the other semi-final. "We're both physically fit and fresh and ready to deliver our best tomorrow," Djokovic said. "We have a great...
09:25 AM, May 20, 2012
Rome: Maria Sharapova comfortably beat rising German player Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final. Sharapova will defend her title against the French Open champion Li Na on Sunday. The Chinese player advanced after Serena Williams withdrew shortly before their semi-final with a lower back injury. Warming up for the French Open, Sharapova controlled the match with aggressive baseline play, leading 27-9 in winners while...
10:28 PM, May 19, 2012
Rome: Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before she was scheduled to meet Roland Garros champion Li Na in the semi-finals on Saturday. Williams said the problem also affected her earlier this week. "It was feeling a little stiff and I don't think this is the right moment to force [it]," she said. "I just want to relax and get ready for the...
09:59 PM, May 19, 2012
Rome: The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna upset top seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor in a hard-fought battle to enter the men's doubles semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday. The seventh-seeded Indians took an hour and nine minutes to get the better of the top seeds, 6-4, 7-5. Bhupathi and Bopanna won 79 percent of their service points, and converted a break...
05:58 PM, May 19, 2012
Rome: A week after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made early exits in Madrid on an experimental blue court, both showed they remain a force on red clay on Friday by reaching the Italian Open semi-finals. The top-ranked Djokovic struggled with his serve in the opening set but found his range to eliminate fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 6-1. Nadal defeated seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-5. "In the second set, I...
08:50 AM, May 19, 2012
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