New York: Defending champion Novak Djokovic said he feels "physically stronger and better prepared" than ever going into the US Open, which begins on Monday. The world number two, who lost the top spot and his Wimbledon title when he was beaten by Roger Federer in the semi-finals last month, has won the last three hard-court grand slam events. The 25-year-old bounced back from missing out on an Olympic medal...
06:20 PM, Aug 26, 2012
New York: Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic rose to fifth in the new WTA rankings published on Sunday after winning the New Haven Open. Kvitova defeated Russia's Maria Kirilenko 7-6(9), 7-5 in a close-fought final on Saturday to swap places with Angelique Kerber of Germany, who is now sixth in the table. Belarus' Victoria Azarenka remains the World No. 1 ahead of Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska and Russia's Maria Sharapova. Reaching...
05:47 PM, Aug 26, 2012
New York: Twelve months ago, Roger Federer went into the US Open with doubts, perhaps for the first time in his career. A year on and the Swiss is back on top of the world rankings, the Wimbledon champion and chomping at the bit for a sixth title at Flushing Meadows. "I felt good last year but probably felt that at times the matches were not always on my racquet,"...
11:37 AM, Aug 26, 2012
Cincinnati: China's Li Na was finishing lunch when the men's final at the Western & Southern Open ended with Roger Federer posing for photos and raising the pottery trophy for the fifth time. She tried to imagine how it would feel. "I was thinking, 'OK, I really want to do the same,'" she said. A few hours later, she did it all, and more. Li overcame an awful first set...
10:26 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Mason, Ohio: Top-ranked Roger Federer won a record fifth Cincinnati title on Sunday, dominating second-ranked Novak Djokovic from the outset of a 6-0, 7-6 (7) win for the Western & Southern Open championship. It was the first time in the tournament's history that the top two played for the title. From the start, it was no match. Federer improved to 5-0 in Cincinnati finals and tied Rafael Nadal for the...
01:25 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Ohio: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the top two players in the world, set up a showdown for the Cincinnati Masters title after cruising to semi-finals victories on Saturday. The gap between the leading four, which also contains Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray, and the chasing pack was again evident as Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-2 before Federer saw off fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 6-3....
09:06 AM, Aug 19, 2012
Mason, Ohio: Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open by handling the afternoon heat, humidity and wind. The conditions were too much for Andy Murray. Murray's off-day turned into the biggest upset of the tournament, a straight-sets loss on Thursday that left him with hardly any hard-court time heading into the US Open. Murray lost 6-4, 6-4 to France's Jeremy Chardy, an opponent...
08:42 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Mason, Ohio: Top three seeds Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray moved into the third round of the Cincinnati Open with relatively comfortable straight-set victories on Wednesday. World number two Djokovic beat Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6, 6-2 while Olympic gold medallist Murray strolled past American Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4. Federer crushed Russian-American journeyman Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-3, 6-2. Serb Djokovic, who won the ATP Masters tournament at Toronto last...
09:06 AM, Aug 16, 2012
CNN takes a look at some Olympians who lost but still won hearts in London. ...
05:30 PM, Aug 11, 2012
London: Andy Murray had Centre Court rocking Sunday, winning gold for the home team and beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the tennis final at Wimbledon. The result was a royal rout. Murray swept nine consecutive games, breaking Federer's serve four times in a row. The victory marked a breakthrough for the Scotsman, who has lost all four of his Grand Slam finals, three against Federer. For Federer, the...
09:05 PM, Aug 05, 2012
Toronto: World number one Roger Federer has withdrawn from next week's Toronto Masters, saying he needs a rest after a busy schedule which includes Sunday's Olympic men's singles final, Tennis Canada said on Friday. The absence of the 17-times grand slam winner was announced a day after world number three Rafael Nadal withdrew from the August 4-12 tournament with a knee injury and robbed the event of two of its...
12:16 PM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Andy Murray of Britain clinched at least a silver medal Friday and advanced to the Olympic final by beating No. 2-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 7-5. With the win, the No. 3-seeded Murray earned a rematch Sunday against No. 1 Roger Federer, who won when they met on the same court in the Wimbledon final a month ago. That dropped Murray's record in Grand Slam finals to 0-4....
01:22 AM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Roger Federer clinched the first singles medal of his career Friday when he won an Olympic marathon. Federer outlasted Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the semifinals, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17 in 4 hours, 26 minutes. Federer converted only two of 13 break-point chances, the second coming in the next-to-last game. A four-time Olympian, Federer is assured of at least a silver. On Sunday he'll play in the...
10:18 PM, Aug 03, 2012
London: Roger Federer's final shot of the day clipped the let cord, dribbled over the net and settled softly in the grass, beyond even 6-foot-9 John Isner's reach. The crowd responded with a collective "aww," Isner grimaced and Federer offered a sheepish wave of apology. But after all these years, he's probably overdue for a little luck in the Olympics. Federer advanced on Thursday to the semifinals by beating Isner...
11:29 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Wimbledon: Four-time Olympian Venus Williams walked off Wimbledon's cozy Court 2 gleefully waving her fist as fans chanted, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Twenty minutes later, at the other end of the All England Club, Serena Williams departed Court 1 with a triumphant grin and a shout of "Whooo!" Ten minutes after that, Roger Federer closed out his latest Centre Court victory in pursuit of his first career singles gold medal. A schedule...
12:01 AM, Jul 31, 2012
Wimbledon: Top-seeded Roger Federer made only a brief appearance on Centre Court, beating Julien Benneteau of France 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour on Monday to reach the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament. Routine wins have been elusive at the Olympics for Federer, who is playing in the games for the fourth time and still seeking his first singles medal. He was pushed to three sets in...
08:49 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Switzerland's Roger Federer has his eyes on medals from both singles and doubles after his stuttering victory in the men's singles first round against Alejandro Falla of Columbia at the London Olympics. The Swiss star, who won a gold medal in the men's doubles with his teammate Stanislas Wawrinka in Beijing four years ago, had to overcome a second set slump to defeat Falla 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in almost...
09:00 AM, Jul 29, 2012
London: Wimbledon champions Serena Williams and Roger Federer are in action on the opening day of the Olympic tennis tournament on Saturday, returning to the centre court just three weeks after their triumphs. Williams faces Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in the second match on the 15,000 capacity court and is followed by Federer against Colombia's Alejandro Falla. In the opening match, sixth seed Czech Tomas Berdych will play Belgium's Steve Darcis....
06:51 PM, Jul 27, 2012
