Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova overcame 30th-seeded German Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-2 to reach the round of last 16 at this year’s Australian Open. She will now face Sabine Lisicky of Germany in the next round. Top seed Caroline Wozniacki is yet to drop a set at this year’s [...]
Tennis betting has become more and more popular over the years. Just like football betting, it has attracted crowds of tennis punters and fanatics, but also people who love to watch sports in general. Most people love the comfort of their home, so they place their bets by going on [...]
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 [...]
World no.1 pair Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan captured their second title in Sydney as they defeated Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Matt Ebden of Australia 6-1 6-4 in the final of the Apia International. This was the best possible start for the brothers just before the Australian Open, the [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, 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 [...]
World no.4 Andy Murray cruised to victory at the 2012 Brisbane International tournament as he dismissed Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final, winning in straight sets 6-1 6-3. Two breaks decided the faith of the first set and as Murray stormed to a 4-0 lead in the second set, there was [...]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his eighth career title as he defeated Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open Final 7-5 6-3. Tsonga reached the final as Federer withdrew from their semifinal encouter due to a back injury. Monfils dismissed Nadal in the other semis. The world no.6 Tsonga started the match slowly [...]
The Canadian Milos Raonic reached the third final of his career by beating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4 6-4 at the Chennai Open. Raonic, by many considered one of the most talented player on tour, will try to win his second career title in Sunday’s final, where he will meet [...]
Gael Monfils upset Rafael Nadal in the Qatar Open semifinal and set up an all french final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who moved into the final after Switzerland’s Federer retired due to a back injury. Monfils beat Nadal surprisingly easily in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The frenchman had only beaten Nadal [...]
World no.3 Roger Federer withdrew from his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Qatar Open due to a back injury. Defending champion Federer said: “I’ve just been trying to manage the situation really. Back spasms happen and sometimes you can contain them with massage and painkillers,” “I don’t want [...]
Flavia Pennetta got her revenge for last year’s quarterfinal loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open. This time she managed to beat the German 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal of the ASB Classic in Auckland. Pennetta will play China’s Zheng Jie in Saturday’s final. Zheng surprisingly beat Svetlana Kuznetsova [...]
