Svetlana Kuznetsova won the French Open when she outplayed Dinara Safina, her fellow Russian and the world No 1, 6-4, 6-2 in the final on Saturday.
The seventh-seeded Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open champion, dictated the points throughout and prevailed after 74 minutes on Centre Court.
Third seed Venus Williams became the first big name to exit the French Open after a 6-0 6-4 defeat by Agnes Szavay.
Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, has now fallen at the third round in each of the last three years.
Szavay, the 29th seed from Hungary, stormed through the first set and [...]
The King of Clay eclipsed another mark Monday, this time breaking the French Open men’s record for consecutive wins.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal looked his usual dominant self in the first round, beating Marcos Daniel of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 for his 29th straight win on the red clay at Roland Garros.
“At the beginning, I didn’t quite [...]
Roger Federer got a badly needed confidence boost ahead of the French Open, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 6-4, on Sunday to win his first title of the season at the Madrid Open.
The second-ranked Federer broke a sluggish Nadal once in both sets before firing his sixth ace to win his 15th Masters Series [...]
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Spain captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario is not worried about the prospect of facing a hostile Argentine crowd in the Davis Cup final this weekend..
“We know the public here understand tennis, it’s a sport which is well followed,” Sanchez Vicario told reporters in the resort of Mar del Plata where [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Roger Federer said on Tuesday he was not that bothered about Serbia’s Novak Djokovic closing in on his ranking as world number two.
“I’m going to sleep well for a month. He (Djokovic) is not going to pass me anytime soon,” Federer told a news conference.
MADRID, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal moved within two wins of clinching the year-end No. 1 ranking, defeating Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Madrid Masters.
Next up for Nadal, the 2005 Madrid champion, will be 15th-ranked Richard Gasquet. Gasquet overcame 23 aces by Mardy Fish to win [...]
Stuttgart – Jelena Jankovic will regain her world number one ranking on Monday less than 24 hours after winning Stuttgart’s WTA event with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova.
With world number one Serena Williams losing in the second round here last week, Jankovic will reclaim top spot after capturing her second consecutive WTA [...]