Nadal, Del Potro To Play Thailand Open...
BANGKOK : World's No. 1 Rafael Nadal and U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro say they will play in the Thailand Open in September. Nadal, the reigning Wimbledon and French Open champion, withdrew from last year's Thailand Open due ...
Court Grants Divorce To Tennis Ace Bhupathi, Wife...
Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and his model-wife Shweta Jaishankar on Thursday separated formally after a local family court granted them divorce. The duo had ended their six-and-half-year-old married life in October, last year. Mrunalini Deshmukh, common counsel for both ...
Soderling Through To Swedish Open Quarterfinals...
BASTAD, Sweden : Top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden has beaten compatriot Andreas Vinciguerra in three sets to reach the quarterfinals of the Swedish Open. The defending champion hit 15 aces on the way to a 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-2 victory ...
Czech Republic Beat Chile To Reach Davis Cup Semis...
COQUIMBO (Chile): The Czech Republic advanced to the semifinals of the Davis Cup by defeating Chile in doubles on Saturday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their best-of-five tie on clay. Lukas Dlouhy and Jan Hajek won 7-6 (3), ...
France Lead Spain 2-0 In Davis Cup World Group Quarter-Final...
Clermont-Ferrand, France: Michael Llodra defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to give hosts France a commanding two-nil lead over defending champions Spain in the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals at the Grande Halle d'Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand, France ...
Dulko Reaches Swedish Open Final...
BASTAD, Sweden (AP) _ Gisela Dulko has swept into the final of the Swedish Open after a straight sets win against her doubles partner Flavia Pennetta. Fourth-seeded Dulko, of Argentina, broke Pennetta's serve three times in the second set on ...
Paes-Black Clinch Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Title...
India's Leander Paes notched up his 12th Grand Slam title after he and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with a straight set victory in London. Last year's runners-up and second seeds Paes and Black beat ...
Rafael Nadal Wins Wimbledon Title...
World Number One Rafael Nadal cemented his status as the best player in the world with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 demolition of surprise Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych on Centre Court The Spaniard took two hours and 13 minutes to win his ...
Serena Gets Her Fourth Wimbledon Title...
Serena Williams swept Vera Zvonareva in straight sets Saturday to win her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship, extending the Williams family dominance at the All England Club.The top-ranked and defending champion American overwhelmed the 21st-seeded Russian 6-3, ...
Serena Sees Off Defiant Kvitova To Reach Sixth Final...
London: Defending champion Serena Williams withstood stiff early resistance from unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova before winning 7-6 6-2 to reach her sixth Wimbledon singles final on Thursday. Kvitova, the world number 62, had been expected to be little more than ...
Paes, Black In Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Semi-Final...
India's Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Zimbabwean Cara Black advanced to the Wimbledon's semi-finals on Thursday in London. Second seeds Paes and Black beat the Australian- Taiwanese pair of Paul Hanley and Chan Yung-Jan 6-4, 6-7 (7/4) 6-3 ...
Zvonareva Reaches Wimbledon Final...
WIMBLEDON, England —Russia’s Vera Zvonareva advanced to her first Grand Slam final after rallying to defeat unseeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6, 6-3 6-2 in the semifinals of Wimbledon.The Bulgarian won the first set Thursday after breaking the 21st-seeded Zvonareva’s serve ...
Berdych Ends Federer's Reign As Wimbledon Champ...
Roger Federer crashed out of Wimbledon on Wednesday as Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych clinched a stunning 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over the defending champion in the quarter-finals in London on Wednesday.Federer has been almost untouchable at Wimbledon for ...
Venus Williams Crashes Out Of Wimbledon...
Five-time champion Venus Williams was ousted in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 82nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.The second-seeded Williams, who had reached the Wimbledon final in eight of the past 10 years, was undone by ...
Taiwan's Lu Stuns Roddick At Wimbledon...
LONDON: Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun sent Andy Roddick crashing out in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday with a stunning 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (5/7), 9-7 win over the three-time finalist. Unseeded Lu broke Roddick's serve just once ...
Venus Through, Jankovic Out As Serena Eyes Sharapova...
London: Venus Williams battled her way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals today as her younger sister Serena squared up against Maria Sharapova and fourth seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out. Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion, saw off a gritty fightback from ...
