Archive for category: Tennis News
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Nieminen beats Benneteau and wins Sydney title
The Finn Jarkko Nieminen won his second ATP title as he defeated the French Julien Benneteau 6-2 7-5 in the Sydney International Final. It was very impressive win as Nieminen had to come through the qualification. He had a positive 4-0 head to head against Benneteau before the match and [...] -
Barthel wins Hobart title
German’s qualifier Mona Barthel cruised to her first WTA title by beating Yanina Wickmayer 6-1 6-2 in the final of the Hobart International. The 21 year old Barthel, who is no.64 in the rankings, has beaten Anabel Medina Gariggues, Angelique Kerber and Jarmila Gajdosova on her way to the final. [...] -
Ferrer wins Auckland title
Defending champion David Ferrer captured his third title at the Heineken Open in Auckland as he defeated Olivier Rochus in the final 6-3 6-4. Rain interupted the match a couple of times, but Ferrer managed to keep his focus and he proved to be just a bit too good for [...] -
Marach/Peya lift Auckland trophy
The Austrian duo Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach clinched the title in Auckland as they defeated the Czech-Slovak pair Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek 6-3 6-2 in the final. This was Marach’s 12th title, whereas Peya has got 2 to his name now. Marach and Peya played very strongly throughout [...] -
Azarenka beats Li and captures Sydney title
Victoria Azarenka celebrated her sixth WTA title after she beat Chinese Li Na in the final of the Sydney International 6-2 1-6 6-3. Defending champion Li showed some great tennis throughout the week but Azarenka proved to have just a bit too much for her this time. Li reached the [...] -
Nieminen vs Benneteau in Sydney final
Julien Benneteau of France upset Marcos Baghdatis in the semifinal of the Sydney International, beating him in straight sets 6-4 6-4. Baghdatis was confident going into the match as he defeated Argentine Del Potro in the previous round. But the Cypriot’s serve let him down as he got broken four [...] -
Ferrer to play Rochus in Auckland Final
World no.5 David Ferrer will meet Olivier Rochus of Belgium in Auckland’s final. The Spaniard Ferrer made his way into the final with a win over Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 and will fight for his third title here. He won this tournament in 2007 and 2011. Ferrer managed to break [...] -
Defending champion Li upsets Kvitova in Sydney
Li Na of China moved into her second consecutive final at the Sydney International as she beat world no.2 Petra Kvitova 1-6 7-5 6-2. Kvitova had a chance to take the world no.1 spot and overtake Caroline Wozniacki, but she had to win this tournament. She was a set and [...] -
Baghdatis defeats Del Potro, Istomin ousts Gasguet in Sydney
Marcos Baghdatis showed some of his best tennis to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinal of the Sydney International, winning 7-6 (9-7) 6-4. Del Potro seemed to be in control of the first set, was a break up and after Baghdatis managed to force a tiebreak, the Argentinian [...] -
Kvitova through to Sydney semis,Wozniacki out
World no.2 Petra Kvitova booked her spot in the semifinals at the Sydney International with a win over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-0 6-4. She will now play against the former Frech Open winner Li Na, who defeated Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic with a scoreline of 6-2 7-6 (3). [...] -
Djokovic and Wozniacki top seeds at Australian Open 2012
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will be no.1 seed at this year´s Australian Open in Melbourne. He defeated British no.1 Murray in the 2011 Final 6-4 6-2 6-3. 2009 champion Nadal will be second seed, followed by Federer and Murray. In the women´s draw, world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki will be top [...] -
Venus Williams withdraws from Australian Open
Venus Williams, the seven time singles Grand Slam champion, withdrew from this year´s Australian Open as she is still struggling to get back on top form after her autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome. She said that she is planning to return to the WTA Tour in February and that she is [...] -
Raonic defeats Tipsarevic and wins Chennai Open
Canadian Milos Raonic won the 2nd title of his career, defeating Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4). This was the longest ever match at the Chennai Open and Raonic´s biggest weapon helped him on his way to victory, as he fired 35 aces. Both players [...]
