| Maria, Serena pleased ahead of French Open | | Maria Sharapova is pleased with the state of her game as she prepares to begin her clay-court preparations for defending the French Open title, even though the Russian star still has no title at Miami. | | Japanese contingent hope to impress | | DUBAI — The Japanese contingent have arrived at Meydan with high hopes of showcasing that horse racing in the Land of the Rising Sun is continuing on an upward curve. | | Murray in top form | | MIAMI — Reigning US Open champs Andy Murray and Serena Williams stepped up their bids for another title while China’s Li Na halted the giant-killing run of a Spanish teen to advance at the Miami Masters Monday. | | Djokovic has it easy | | World No. 1 Novak Djokovic cruised into the fourth round of the Miami ATP Masters and WTA tournament on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman. | | Sharapova battles into fourth round | | Third-seeded Maria Sharapova battled to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Elena Vesnina on Sunday to book her fourth-round berth at the Miami ATP Masters and WTA hardcourt tournament. | | Rafa Nadal sets sights on clay-court season | | Rafael Nadal appears poised to reign again on the clay courts of Europe, now that his balky knee has stood the test of the world’s best on the punishing hard courts of Indian Wells. | | Djokovic and Serena set for Miami Masters | | World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams head the fields in the WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt event that begins on Tuesday, although several big names will be among the missing. | |
