Key Biscayne: For the final few games, the fellow frustrating Novak Djokovic from across the net wore a lavender shirt, a red sweatband, black shoes with lime trim and a blue cap. Tommy Haas won ugly, becoming the oldest man to beat a No. 1-ranked player in 30 years.
Eight days shy of his 35th birthday, tour veteran Haas defeated three-time champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round of the Sony Open, 6-2, 6-4. The upset on Tuesday night snapped Djokovic's 14-match winning streak at Key Biscayne, where he won the tournament the past two years. The top-ranked Djokovic has lost two of his past four matches after winning 22 in a row, including the Australian Open for his sixth Grand Slam title.
Haas improved to 2-14 against No. 1-ranked players. His only other win came against Andre Agassi in 1999. The oldest player in the top 50, Haas is making his 13th appearance at Key Biscayne and advanced the tournament's quarterfinals for the first time. His opponent Wednesday will be No. 11 Gilles Simon, who rallied past No. 7 Janko Tipsarevic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.
With temperatures in the 50s for the final match of the night, Djokovic appeared out of sorts from the start. During his second service game he became annoyed at fans shouting as he was about to serve....
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09:34 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Florida: Five-time champion Serena Williams advanced on Tuesday to the Sony Open semi-finals and equaled the women's record for career victories in the tournament by beating No. 5-seeded Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (5). The top-ranked Williams overcame six double-faults and rallied in the second set from a 5-2 deficit. She hit six winners in the tiebreaker, including a forehand passing shot cross-court on the final point. Williams, who won her...
07:24 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Only two players in WTA history have won back-to-back Indian Wells and Key Biscayne titles: Steffi Graf in 1994 and 1996, and Kim Clijsters in 2005. ...
09:35 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Key Biscayne, Fla.: Two boys stood on the top row of the stadium, beautiful Biscayne Bay at their back and the world's best tennis player down below, as they waved a sign in his support. "Djokovic in the house," it read. From the youngsters' remote perch, Novak Djokovic looked like a tiny figure, yet he still loomed large. The top-ranked Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title on Sunday,...
08:52 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Key Biscayne, Fla.: A marathon second set was all even in a tie-breaker on Friday night when Novak Djokovic found himself involved in yet another grueling point. He hit 13 shots, all smacked aggressively from the backcourt, many landing within a foot or two of the baseline at the far end. Finally Djokovic's dogged opponent cracked. Juan Monaco sailed a weary forehand long, and moments later the top-ranked Djokovic clinched...
10:44 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Key Biscayne, Fla.: Rafael Nadal's knee trouble has sidelined him again, and he hopes for a quick recovery to avoid missing any of the upcoming clay-court season. Nadal withdrew hours before the start of his semi-final on Friday at the Sony Ericsson Open because of a left knee injury that bothered him in recent matches. With his withdrawal, 2009 champion Andy Murray advanced to Sunday's final. His opponent will be...
10:41 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Miami: India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek pulled off an amazing victory over top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan to secure their berth in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open. However, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the tournament in straight sets on Thursday. Paes is one win away from a third consecutive Sony Ericsson Open doubles title - with three different partners...
02:19 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Key Biscayne: Venus Williams has received a wildcard to play her first tournament since August at the Sony Ericsson Open next month. Williams hasn't played singles since withdrawing after the opening round of the US Open because of an autoimmune disease. She returned to competitive tennis earlier this month when she teamed with Liezel Huber for a doubles victory that capped a Fed Cup shut-out for the United States against...
01:43 PM, Feb 25, 2012
