Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling led the way into the ATP Paris Masters semi-finals with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of American eighth seed Andy Roddick on Friday.
Two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling led the way into the ATP Paris Masters semi-finals with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of American eighth seed Andy Roddick on Friday.
PARIS - Holder Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Paris Masters by Frenchman Michael Llodra as Andy Roddick, Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer secured the final three places for the season-ending ATP Tour finals on Thursday.
Tennis needs faster courts because the slower surfaces are helping baseliners and killing off serve and volleying, three of the world’s top four players said at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
Roger Federer produced his ‘A Game’ on Wednesday and Andy Murray had to switch to ‘Plan B’ on the super-fast indoor court to reach the third round of the Paris Masters.
ABU DHABI - Hundreds of school children in the UAE are being given the chance to play tennis for the first time as part of the recently launched Mubadala Tennis in Schools programme.
PARIS - Fernando Verdasco and Tomas Berdych reached the Paris Masters third round on Tuesday to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP finals.
PARIS - Roger Federer backed on Tuesday calls to shorten the tennis calendar to protect players from burnout by creating a six week off-season.
PARIS - Argentine David Nalbandian, the 2007 champion, defeated Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday to move into a second-round match with Scot Andy Murray at the Paris Masters.
World number one Rafael Nadal expects to be fit for the ATP World Tour finals in London later this month despite withdrawing from this week’s Paris Masters with a shoulder injury.
PARIS - World number one Rafael Nadal expects to be fit for the ATP World Tour finals in London later this month despite withdrawing from this week’s Paris Masters with a shoulder injury.