Nov 23, 2011
Nov 21, 2011
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Nov 15, 2011
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
ORDER OF PLAY - MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER, 2011
CENTRE COURT start 12:15 pm
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / L Paes (IND) vs [6] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU)
Not Before 2:00 PM
[3] A Murray (GBR) vs [5] D Ferrer (ESP)
Not Before 6:15 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [7] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER)
Not Before 8:00 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [7] T Berdych (CZE)
CENTRE COURT start 12:15 pm
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / L Paes (IND) vs [6] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU)
Not Before 2:00 PM
[3] A Murray (GBR) vs [5] D Ferrer (ESP)
Not Before 6:15 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [7] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER)
Not Before 8:00 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [7] T Berdych (CZE)
FEDERER & NADAL RENEW RIVALRY, DJOKOVIC & MURRAY SHOWDOWN SET AT BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS
LONDON – Defending champion Roger Federer will meet Rafael Nadal in round-robin play at this year’s Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in a replay of their thrilling three-set 2010 final. Today’s draw ceremony at BBC Radio 5 Live studios, which was broadcast and streamed live, also pitted World No. 1 Novak Djokovic with British No. 1 Andy Murray in Group A.Federer, who takes a 12-match winning streak into the tournament, including consecutive titles at the Swiss Indoors Basel and the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, seeks to become the first player in history to win the season finale six times. The Swiss won the title in 2003-04, 2006-07 and in 2010, when he joined Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl as the only five-time winners of the event.
Nov 14, 2011
Nov 12, 2011
Nov 10, 2011
BERDYCH, TSONGA, FISH COMPLETE 2011 BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS SINGLES FIELD
LONDON – Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish will complete the singles player field at the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held November 20-27 at The O2 in London, featuring the world’s Top 8 singles players and doubles teams.All three players were guaranteed their place among the world’s Top 8 following results at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Thursday after Berdych defeated Janko Tipsarevic. Berdych, Tsonga and Fish join a star-studded line up including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and David Ferrer at The O2 in London.
Berdych, who made his debut last year in London, going 1-2 in round robin play, is the first player from the Czech Republic to finish in the Top 10 in back-to-back seasons since Petr Korda in 1991-92.
Tsonga will be making his second career appearance at the season-ending event, having also qualified for the tournament in 2008. The Frenchman enjoyed a strong run of form in London earlier this season, reaching the final of the AEGON Championships at The Queen’s Club (l. to Murray) before reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledonwith a memorable 5-set comeback win over Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.
Nov 8, 2011
Nov 5, 2011
BERDYCH QUALIFIES FOR BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
LONDON – Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic is the sixth player to qualify for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held November 20-27 at The O2 in London, featuring the world’s Top 8 players and Top 8 doubles teams.As a result of Juan Martin del Potro losing in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open on Saturday, Berdych is guaranteed one of the three remaining spots. The final two positions will be determined at the BNP Paribas Masters Paris, which starts on Monday.
Berdych, who made his debut last year in London, going 1-2 in round robin play, is the first player from the Czech Republic to finish in the Top 10 in back-to-back seasons since Petr Korda in 1991-92.
Oct 30, 2011
WTA Championships Results
Petra Kvitova & Victoria Azarenka to meet tomorrow in the finals of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships!
Oct 28, 2011
WTA Championships Results
Marion Bartoli d Victoria Azarenka 57 64 64 but we'll see Azarenka back on the courts tomorrow in the SFs at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships.
WTA Championships Results
Petra Kvitova moves into the semifinals at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships after beating Agnieszka Radwanska 76 63. She joins Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva & Sam Stosur.
WTA Championships Results
Sam Stosur flies into the semifinals of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships with a 61 60 victory over Li Na!
Oct 27, 2011
WTA Championships Results
Agnieszka Radwanska d Vera Zvonareva tonight at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships 16 62 75. See all the highlights here tomorrow before Day 4.
WTA Championships Results
Petra Kvitova advances to the semifinals of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships with a win over World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki 64 62.
WTA Championships Results
Victoria Azarenka is through to the semifinals of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships after a classy 62 62 victory over Li Na. Next up, world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki vs Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová. Both Caroline's previous matches have been three sets but she needs to win in straight sets to go through. Can she do it? Update brought to you by Turkish Airlines.
Oct 26, 2011
WTA Championships Results
Li Na holds strong and defeats Maria Sharapova 76 64 in her first match at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships.
WTA Championships Results
Victoria Azarenka looking pumped in her 62 62 victory over Sam Stosur in the first match of Day 2 at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships:
Oct 25, 2011
WTA Championships Results
Petra Kvitová won the first match of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships by beating Vera Zvonareva 62 64 in a solid performance
WTA Championships Results
Caroline Wozniacki defeats Agnieszka Radwanska in her first match at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships 75 62 64.
Oct 13, 2011
DJOKOVIC CLINCHES YEAR-END NO. 1 FOR FIRST TIME
LONDON - Novak Djokovic will finish as the No. 1 player in the year-end South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings. He is the 16th different player to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973).World No. 2 Rafael Nadal’s third-round loss at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday assured the Serb of the top ranking come the end of the season.
The 24-year-old Belgrade native is the first Serbian man to finish No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973). It also marks a record eighth straight year a European is the No. 1 player on the ATP World Tour. For seven years from 1985-91, Europeans finished No. 1.
Sep 13, 2011
New WTA Rankings .. 12/Sep/2011
1- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
2- Maria Sharapova (RUS)
3- Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
4- Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
5- Na Li (CHN)
6- Petra Kvitova (CZE)
7- Samantha Stosur (AUS)
8- Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
9- Kim Clijsters (BEL)
10- Marion Bartoli (FRA)
Jul 17, 2011
Jul 15, 2011
NADAL ENDS FEDERER'S ESPY REIGN
After six straight years of finishing runner-up to Roger Federer at the ESPY Awards,Rafael Nadal claimed Best Male Tennis Player for the first time, beating out both the Swiss and new World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the category.
Writing on his official Facebook page, which has 7.6 million followers, Nadal said, "I want to thank to the ESPYS’ jury for having chosen me as the best male tennis player of the year. I’m very proud of receiving this award. It will help me to keep working hard not to disappoint those who have voted me :)"
Nadal had also been nominated for Best Male Athlete award, but was beaten out in online voting by Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki. The German became the first non-American to win this distinction in the 19-year history of the ESPY Awards.
Serena Williams, who was present at the ceremony hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers on Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, received the ESPY Award for Best Female Tennis Player.
Jul 12, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
ATP ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL ‘ATP ACES FOR CHARITY’ GRANT RECIPIENTS
LONDON - The ATP has announced the 12 inaugural recipients of its ATP ACES For Charity grant programme. Grants of $10,000 each will be awarded by the ATP on an annual basis to charitable causes nominated by ATP World Tour
players and tournaments.
This year’s recipients include The Rafa Nadal Foundation, the Bryan Brothers Foundation, the Japan Tennis Association’s earthquake relief fund, and organisations supporting a range of causes, including healthcare for children in Memphis and Bucharest, relief for victims of natural disasters in Pakistan and Japan, sports and education programmes for disadvantaged youth in Washington DC and the Congo, and social services for the disabled in Argentina and China.
The ATP ACES For Charity programme, launched earlier this year, is a global initiative aimed at giving back to communities where ATP World Tour events are played, as well as recognising and supporting tournament and player charitable initiatives.
Jul 10, 2011
POLI-FARBE Budapest Grand Prix
Roberta Vinci has won the POLI-FARBE Budapest Grand Prix to claim her third title of the season! Trailing 4-2 in the final set, she staged her third comeback of the tournament to edge Irina-Camelia Begu 64 16 64; congrats!
Jul 9, 2011
Swedish Open Tennis
Congratulations to Polona Hercog for winning her first WTA title! She beat home favorite Johanna Larsson 64 75 to win the Swedish Open Tennis title in Bastad today. Hercog is also the first Slovenian titlist since 2005!
Jul 8, 2011
Swedish Open Tennis
It's semifinals day at the Swedish Open Tennis with an all Swedish lineup of Johanna Larsson vs. Sofia Arvidsson while the other match is between Barbora Zahlavova Strycova & Polona Hercog. It's the first time ever that two Swedish women have met in a WTA semifinal!
Jul 7, 2011
Djokovic Declares More To Come
DJOKOVIC: "IT STILL HASN'T SUNK IN"
New ATP World Tour No. 1 and Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was a man in demand on Monday morning as he conducted a media tour on the competitors’ lawn at the All England Club.
After attending the Wimbledon Champions’ Dinner on Sunday evening, the elated Serb had eventually got to bed after midnight. But before flying home to Serbia on Monday afternoon, he returned to the scene of his third major triumph to share his thoughts with the world’s media.he 24 year old spent 35 minutes filming television interviews with the BBC, Sky Italia, Sky News, ITN, CNN, ATP World Tour Uncovered, his racquet sponsor HEAD, and B92 Serbia, before heading downstairs to chat exclusively to the British national daily newspapers, and international publications such as
L’Equipe, New York Times, Gazzetta Dello Sport and the Wall Street Journal.
Jul 5, 2011
THE NUMBER ONES .. (Read about the No.1 History)
THE NUMBER ONESFollowing is a list of the 25 players who have ranked No. 1 in the history of the South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973):
Countries at NO. 1 ((Read about the No.1 History)
Djokovic is the 25th player to hold No. 1 in the history of the South African Airways ATP Rankings (since 1973) and he is the first male player from Serbia to hold the top position. Following is a breakdown of the 13 countries at No. 1:
Swedish Open Tennis
It's an exciting day at the Swedish Open Tennis today for the Xperia Hot Shots.Sorana Cirstea is currently playing against Mirjana Lucic while Alizé Cornet takes on world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki later tonight!
Jul 4, 2011
Swedish Open Tennis
The WTA heads back to the red clay this week for the Swedish Open Tennis and the POLI-FARBE Budapest Grand Prix. World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki is headlining the action in Bastad, Sweden, while Roberta Vinci is top of the pack in Hungary
Jul 3, 2011
Wimbledon Gentlemen's Final
Second seed Novak Djokovic has beaten top seed Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 on Sunday to lift his first Wimbledon title and his third major championship trophy.
Jul 2, 2011
Wimbledon Gentlemen's Doubles Final
Bob and Mike Bryan equal the Woodies’ record of 11 Grand Slam titles with their second Wimbledon crown.
Wimbledon ladies Final
Congratulations to Petra Kvitova who's claimed her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon!!! She served up an ace which won her the match 63 64 against Maria Sharapova.
Jul 1, 2011
Wimbledon Gentlemen's Semi Final
Rafael Nadal eyes the Roland Garros-Wimbledon 'double' for the third time in his career after defeating Andy Murray 57 62 62 64 to set Wimby final with Novak Djokovic. Will Rafa win his 11th major?
Wimbledon Gentlemen's Semi Final
Novak Djokovic will become the 25th ATP World Tour No. 1 Monday after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 76 62 67 63 Friday to reach his first Wimbledon final
Wimbledon ladies Final
It will be a battle between Petra Kvitova v Maria Sharapova this Saturday for the women's singles title at Wimbledon!
Jun 29, 2011
Wimbledon Gentlemen's Quarter Final
‘Murray Mania’ at fever pitch at Wimbledon as Andy Murray reaches SFs with 63 64 64 win over Felciano Lopez
