Connect to share and comment

Venus Williams dumped out of Rome masters by Robson

May 13, 2013 11:15
(Reuters) - A rusty Venus Williams was blown away 6-3 6-2 by rising British left-hander Laura Robson at the Rome Masters tennis on Monday. With clay dust swirling around the tree-lined Foro Italico courts, the American former world number one suffered a scrappy, undignified exit as her fabled power game misfired. Robson will now try to complete a rare double as top seed Serena Williams, winner in Madrid, awaits in round two.

Sharapova hammers Wozniacki in final

March 17, 2013 17:00
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova played aggressively from the start to win her first title since last year's French Open with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of Caroline Wozniacki in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday. In a showdown between two former world number ones, the second-seeded Russian overpowered the Dane with a ruthless display, breaking her twice in each set to seal victory in one hour 21 minutes.

Tennis: Del Potro upsets Murray to reach Indian Wells semis

March 15, 2013 22:30
Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro upset World No. 3 Andy Murray 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters. Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, beat reigning US Open champion Murray for just the second time in seven meetings and booked a clash with World No. 1 Novak Djokovic for a place in the final. Djokovic earlier remained unbeaten in 2013 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Murray ousted by Del Potro, Djokovic cruises

March 15, 2013 19:00
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Erratic serving cost Andy Murray dearly as the U.S. Open champion was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals 6-7 6-3 6-1 by Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday. Though the British world number three edged a close first set 7-5 on the tiebreak, he lost serve once in the second and three times in the third to make a premature exit from the ATP Masters 1000 event at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Tennis: Bellucci shocks Isner to level US-Brazil tie

February 3, 2013 17:15
Thomaz Bellucci rallied to upset John Isner 2-6, 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday and lift Brazil level with the United States at 2-2 in their first-round Davis Cup tie. Bellucci's triumph means the outcome will be decided by the final singles match to come later between American Sam Querrey and Brazil's Thiago Alves. Serbia awaits the US-Brazil winner in April's quarter-finals.

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Clinical Federer downs Raonic to reach last eight

January 21, 2013 11:30
* Federer reaches quarter-finals * To face Tsonga (Adds details) By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Roger Federer said he was energised by facing younger players after handing Milos Raonic a masterclass in clinical tennis at the Australian Open on Monday to reach a 35th straight grand slam quarter-final. Federer defused the 22-year-old Canadian's serve and held his own comfortably before shifting up the gears when necessary to race to a 6-4 7-6 6-2 victory.

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Federer defuses Raonic to reach last eight

January 21, 2013 09:45
* Federer reaches quarter-finals * To face Tsonga (adds details) By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Roger Federer said he was energised by facing younger players after handing Milos Raonic a masterclass in clinical tennis at the Australian Open on Monday to reach a 35th straight grand slam quarter-final. Federer defused the 22-year-old Canadian's serve and held his own comfortably before shifting up the gears when necessary to race to a 6-4 7-6 6-2 victory.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Joker has fun despite being made to fight

January 18, 2013 06:00
(Adds details and quotes) By Greg Stutchbury MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic was forced to scrap for every point against Radek Stepanek at the Australian Open tennis on Friday, but the world number one could not have had more fun in Rod Laver Arena. The Serbian, bidding to become the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era, prevailed 6-4 6-3 7-5 in the third-round clash but he and the Czech ensured the match was the best of the tournament so far.
Syndicate content