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Tipsarevic moves into third round in Miami, Ferrer given a walkover
Janko Tipsarevic eased into third round of Miami, whilst David Ferrer was given another bye. Nishikori, Zemlja and Malisse also advanced to round of 32. Seventh-seeded Serb Tipsarevic overcame Dudi Sela of Israel in straight sets after efficiently converting four out of his five break point opportunities. He went 3-0 [...] -
Djokovic beats Rosol in 2nd round of Miami, Dolgopolov and Simon also win
Defending champ Novak Djokovic dropped only one game in second round of Sony Open Tennis, Dolgopolov, Haas and Simon also through to the third round. Top seed Djokovic started the defense of Miami title in an exquisite fashion as he gave his second round opponent Lukas Rosol of Slovakia absolutely [...] -
Sharapova, Kirilenko and Kuznetsova all advance to round three in Miami
Russian dominance of the women’s game continued on a rainy Friday in Miami which even caused a power outage, when the second round of the bottom half of the draw was completed. Maria Sharapova was at her dominant best as she swooped past a hapless Eugene Bouchard, the 123rd ranked [...] -
Azarenka withdraws from the Miami Open
The Miami Open’s second seed, Victoria Azarenka, was due to play her first match on Friday after having had a bye in the first round, but even with the extra days to recover from her ankle injury, she was not able to take to the court. The 19 year old [...] -
Williams sisters and A.Radwanska through to round three at Sony Open in Miami
World number 1 and top seed Serena Williams made her way with ease into the third round at the Miami Open when she totally overpowered Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour and a quarter. Her sister, 19th seed Venus, had a much harder battle on [...] -
Nieminen beats Nalbandian in Miami, Tomic and Troicki through to round two
Bernard Tomic and Viktor Troicki reach round of 64 at Miami Masters, Jarkko Nieminen eliminates Nalbandian. 45th-ranked Australian Tomic found himself one break down twice in the opening set of his first round match against 35-year-old Marcel Gicquel of France, but prevented the latter to serve out the opener at [...] -
Seeds fall in the second round at the Sony Open in Miami
The second round at the Miami Open began on Thursday with the seeded players playing in the top half of the draw playing their first matches after they all received byes into the second round, with very mixed results. 10th seed Marion Bartoli had to retire with a foot injury [...] -
Blake beats Harrison in first round of Miami, Hewitt also through
Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko and James Blake were successful in their first round matches at Sony Open Tennis in Miami. While seeded players were given a bye in the first round, former No. 1 Australian Hewitt started his Miami 2013 campaign with a two-set triumph against Portuguese Joao Sousa, ranked [...] -
Nadal’s Return: Comeback or Just Destiny Resumed?
For Rafael Nadal, winning the title at Indian Wells was a welcome surprise. For the rest of the ATP Tour however it was business as usual, i.e. the recent trend of seeing one of the “big four” standing in the winner’s circle at the biggest events. With a 17-1 record [...] -
McHale and Keys through to second round in Miami
Christina McHale, Jamie Hampton, Madison Keys, Victoria Duval and Bethanie Mattek-Sands all made it to the second round at the Miami Open on Wednesday, to score a good day for Americans at a home tournament. The 376th ranked 17 year old Victoria Duval, playing in just her second WTA main [...] -
Kuznetsova and Robson advance to second round at Sony Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova is continuing to win matches after a long layoff due to injury and, although not seeded at the Miami Open, she is still a strong threat to the other players in the draw. On Wednesday she played against Lourdes Dominguez Lino and won in straight sets 6-3 6-3. [...] -
Best Men’s Tennis Doubles Pairings in History
Men’s tennis has been blessed with many outstanding doubles pairings. In the early years of competitive tennis, Wimbledon saw the multiple Championship winning pairings of the Renshaws, the Baddesleys and the Dohertys (all pairings of brothers – is there something about the special rapport between brothers?) In the immediate post [...] -
First round results from the 2013 Sony Open in Miami
First round play began on Tuesday at the Sony Open in Miami, often referred to as the 5th Grand Slam, as the last of the qualifying matches were being wrapped up. All thirty two seeds have a bye into the second round, but there were some really good games for [...]
