By Tennis Guru on Jan 15, 2012 in ATP, Sydney International, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Jarkko Nieminen won his second career ATP World Tour title on Sunday after beating Julien Benneteau 6-2, 7-5 at the Apia International Sydney tournament, a significant warm-up tournament to the Australian Open 2012 which begins on January 16. “I tried to focus and win every point I could. I think I managed to do that [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 15, 2012 in Li Na, Sydney International, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, Victoria Azarenka, WTA | 0 Comments
World number three Victoria Azarenka won her fifth Premier event title at the Apia International Sydney 2012 tournament after beating defending champion Li Na of China in three sets 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. There was so much talk about the possibility of Petra Kvitova taking over the number one ranking this week that Azarenka was overlooked [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 6, 2012 in ATP, Sydney International, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis, WTA | 0 Comments
The 2012 Apia International Sydney will take place from January 8 to 14 with top ATP and WTA players converging in Sydney, Australia for his dual-gender event. This prestigious event takes place a week before the first Grand Slam event of the year – the Australian Open 2012 – which begins on January 16. Check [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 16, 2010 in Australian Open, Featured, Sydney International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus won the Sydney International title on Saturday after his convincing win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet 67 76, making him a dangerous opponent at the Australian Open which begins on Monday. A rain delay that lasted more than an hour did not dampen the Cypriot’s spirit despite being down 2-5 in the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 16, 2010 in Elena Dementieva, Featured, Serena Williams, Sydney International, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Elena Dementieva of Russia successfully defended the Sydney International title after she defeated top-seed Serena Williams 63 62 at the Olympic tennis center on Friday. Williams had problems with her left knee during the match but the American world number one said that the injury was not serious and that she can still compete at [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 16, 2010 in ATP, Sydney International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
A welcome return to great form paid off for both Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus and Richard Gasquet of France as both players advanced to the Sydney International final with contrasting wins on Friday. Gasquet, who made headlines last year due to his involvement in a doping case, defeated compatriot Julien Benneateau 63 75. It’s his [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 14, 2010 in Elena Dementieva, Featured, Serena Williams, Sydney International, Tennis News, WTA | 2 Comments
World number one Serena Williams was in a brink of defeat before battling back to beat Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai 36 75 64 to reach the Sydney International final. She will face a familiar opponent, Russia’s Elena Dementieva, for the title. The top ranked player lost the first set and was 5-2 down in the second [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 13, 2010 in Featured, Serena Williams, Sydney International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number one Serena Williams took exactly an hour to dispatch Russia’s Vera Dushevina 62 62 to reach the Sydney International semifinals. A forehand error and a double-faulted serve on the Russian’s end eventually led to American’s victory at a breezy day at the Olympics venue. The Sydney tournament was Williams’ first tournament since her [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 11, 2010 in ATP, Sydney International, watch online tennis, WTA | 0 Comments
The world’s best players from both ATP and WTA tour are in Sydney this week to participate at the Medibank Sydney International tournament. This is an ATP 250 tournament with a total prize money of $372,500 for men and a $600,000 Premier-level event for women. Gael Monfils of France leads the men’s field and is [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 10, 2010 in Justine Henin, Sydney International, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Returning former world number one Justine Henin injured her left leg in the final of the Brisbane International this weekend, prompting her to skip next week’s Sydney International to fully rest and prepare for the Australian Open. Henin lost an epic final match against compatriot Kim Clijsters in Brisbane. However, she stated that the leg [...]