Caroline Wozniacki’s rivalry with Kim Clijsters will see the young Dane take back the world number one ranking from the US Open champion if she can manage a good run at the Dubai Open starting on Monday.
Caroline Wozniacki’s rivalry with Kim Clijsters will see the young Dane take back the world number one ranking from the US Open champion if she can manage a good run at the Dubai Open starting on Monday.
Defending champion Fernando Verdasco ended Juan Martin del Potro’s hopes of reaching a first final following a long injury layoff with a 6-4 6-4 victory in the semi-finals of the San Jose Open on Saturday.
DUBAI – Tennis fever has hit Dubai as many of the world’s top tennis stars have flown into the Emirate to take part in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Top seed and defending champion Fernando Verdasco of Spain breezed into the second round of a $600,000 ATP hardcourt tournament on Wednesday.
Jelena Jankovic will be hoping to kick-start her season when she joins eight of the top 10 women competing in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships next week.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands set up a second-round meeting with Maria Sharapova at the Paris Open with a blistering 6-0 6-3 win over Carla Suarez Navarro on Tuesday.
Australian Open semi-finalist David Ferrer failed to get past the first round at the World Indoor Tournament after being surprisingly swept aside 6-3 6-4 by unseeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen on Tuesday.
Jelena Jankovic will be hoping to kick-start her season when she joins eight of the top 10 women competing in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships next week.
Spain enjoyed a double celebration on Monday when tennis champion Rafael Nadal and their World Cup winning soccer team walked away with the top prizes at the Laureus Sports Awards.
Former world number five Tommy Robredo saved a match point at 5-3 down in the third set before beating Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-2 2-6 7-6 to win the Santiago tournament on Sunday.