Category: Tennis News
By Tennis Guru on Jan 29, 2012 in Australian Open, Featured, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number one Novak Djokovic successfully defends the Australian Open title with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 win against Rafael Nadal at the 2012 Australian Open Men’s Singles Final on Sunday. This is Djokovic’s third Australian Open title after his win in 2008 and last year. He has already earned 5 Grand slam titles. [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 28, 2012 in Australian Open, Featured, Maria Sharapova, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results, Victoria Azarenka | 0 Comments
Belarussian Victoria Azarenka won the biggest match of her career so far by winning the 2012 Australian Open Women’s Singles title on Saturday, beating former champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0. Azarenka played her first Grand Slam final and won. With the win, she also become the new world number one. “First I want to congratulate [...]
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 ATP, David Ferrer, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number five David Ferrer overwhelmed Belgian opponent Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the 2012 Heineken Open on Saturday, successfully defending the title he’s won a year ago. “It was a pretty tough match,” said Ferrer. “I think in the second set, we played good tennis. I think the key was the [...]
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 15, 2012 in Hobart International, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
German qualifier Mona Barthel won her first career WTA title after beating top-seeded Yanina Wickmayer at the Moorilla Hobart International tournament on Saturday. Barthel completed her surprising run in the tournament, having to go through qualifying rounds and overpowering three seeded players to reach the final. The German’s performance against Wickmayer was impressive, posting a [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2012 in Andy Murray, ATP, Australian Open, Brisbane International, Featured, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number four Andy Murray earned his 22nd ATP World Tour title on Sunday by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-1, 6-3 at the Brisbane International tournament. Murray received $74,370 plus 250 ranking points for winning the title while Dolgopolov got $39,165 and 150 ranking points. “I served pretty well again. It got close in [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2012 in ATP, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Qatar Open, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the 2012 Qatar ExxonMobil title on Sunday after beating compatriot Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3. It was the first-ever all-French final in Doha. “At the beginning of the match, it was a bit difficult because he broke me very early. It was tough. But in my head, everything was right,” the new [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2012 in ATP, Chennai Open, Milos Raonic, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
The final match of the 2012 Aircel Chennai Open on Sunday took three hours and 14 minutes and in the end it was Canada’s Milos Raonic who prevailed in the three-set encounter, posting a 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 win against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. This is Raonic’s second career ATP title. Raonic earned $71,900 plus 250 [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2012 in Brisbane International, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Kaia Kanepi of Estonia won her second career WTA title on Saturday after defeating Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova and win the 2012 Brisbane International. The 34th-ranked player dismissed her higher-ranked opponent in 74 minutes, posting a 6-2, 6-1 win at the Pat Rafter Arena. “I can’t believe what I have done, and how well I have [...]
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