Archive for category: Tennis News
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Stosur out, Zvonareva wins opener in Beijing
US Open champion Samantha Stosur got upset by Maria Kirilenko in the first round of the China Open as she lost 5-7, 6-1, 5-7. Third seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia overcame her first round hurdle when she defeated Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Zvonareva will face former world [...] -
Tsonga through to second round at the China Open
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga battled his way through to the second round at the China Open as he defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (7), 7-5. For the top seed Frenchman Tsonga, Beijing has got a special place in his heart as he won his first career match here in 2004. Tsonga [...] -
Banned player David Savic plans to appeal against lifetime ban
World no.659 David Savic of Serbia, who received a lifetime ban for attempting to fix matches is planning to appeal against the decision. TIU (Tennis Integrity Unit) found him guilty and fined him $100,000. “I was obviously chosen as a scapegoat. Without any concrete evidence, I became a drastic example [...] -
Australian Open to have the highest prize money ever
Australian Open 2012 will witness the highest prize money ever paid out to the players in history of tennis. It will be a total of A$26 million (US$25 million) and both men’s and women’s champions will be awarded a record A$2.3 million (US$ 2.18 million) each. In comparison, this year’s [...] -
Raonic victorious on his return at Japan Open
Milos Raonic defeated Japanese wild card Yuichi Sugita 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (1) in the first round of Japan Open to set up an encounter with top seeded Rafa Nadal in the next round. It will be a re-match for last year’s second round, where Nadal sent Raonic packing by [...] -
Greg Rusedski says there is big potential in British tennis
After the British tennis team has claimed the Junior Davis Cup title last week, Greg Rusedski, a former British Davis Cup player, thinks that there is a lot of potential in British tennis. “There is a lot to look forward to in the future.” Rusedski said. He praised the Junior Davis [...] -
Wozniacki through, Roddick out of China Open
Defending champion and world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki battled her way through the first round at the China Open in Beijing when she beat Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic 3-6, 6-0, 7-5. “It wasn’t a pretty match, but I’m through and that’s what’s most important.” was Wozniacki’s answer to what she [...] -
Cilic cruises into China Open second round
Marin Cilic of Croatia overpowered China’s Di Wu in their first round match at the China Open in Beijing by winning 6-2, 6-0. World no.25 dropped just 9 points on his serve against the Chinese Wild Card player. Two Spaniards also advanced into second round. Feliciano Lopez beat Marsel Ilhan [...] -
Fish and Stepanek win their opening matches in Tokyo
American Mardy Fish and Czech Radek Stepanek are both through into the second round at the Japan Open Tennis Championships. No.4 seed Fish overcame a scare when beating fellow American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. The 19 year old Harrison had to qualify for the main draw and he put [...] -
Tipsarevic celebrates first title of career in Malaysia
Serbian Janko Tipsarevic celebrated his very first ATP title of his career at the Malaysian Open as he beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 7-5 in a very tense match that lasted over 2 hours. World no.13 Tipsarevic has been playing some outstanding tennis this season and after his win, he said: [...] -
Li Na shocking first round exit from China Open
World no.5 Li Na very surprisingly lost her first round match at the China Open to a Romanian qualifier Monica Niculescu 6-4, 6-0. For Li Na, this was the first appearance in Beijing since winning the French Open 2011 title. The Chinese has been struggling with form recently and hasn’t [...] -
Marach-Qureshi win title in Bangkok
Top seeded players Oliver Marach and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi made the most out of the partnership debut at the Thailand Open as they beat Germans Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Waske 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). For the Austrian Marach, it was the 10th ATP World Tour title, the third of the season, [...] -
Butorac-Rojer champions in Kuala Lumpur
American Dutch doubles partners Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer were victorious in the Malaysian Open final, defeating the Czecho-Slovak Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek 6-1, 6-3. Their main priority is to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The Top 8 teams will qualify and Butorac/Rojer are currently at [...]
