Berdych, Raonic advance in Halle; Defending champ Murray, Roddick ousted at Queen’s Club
Gerry Weber Open—Halle, Germany
Second-round results:
Mikhail Youzhny defeats (4) Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; (5) Milos Raonic defeats Ze Zhang 6-1, 6-1; (3) Tomas Berdych defeats Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2.
AEGON Championships—London, Great Britain
First-round results:...
Nadal, Murray and Tsonga win openers at Wimbledon
Wimbledon—London, England
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal reached the second-round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, defeating Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-3.
After trailing 0-4 in the first set, Nadal used his experience before running away with...
Hewitt charges into Brisbane quarterfinal; Nadal makes Doha semifinal; Fognini ousted in Chennai
Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, Brisbane, Australia
Second-round results:
Samuel Groth defeats Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5); Lleyton Hewitt defeats (6) Feliciano Lopez 7-5, 6-3; (8) Jeremy Chardy defeats Nicolas Mahut 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-3; Marius...
Djokovic reaches quarterfinals in China; Murray makes final eight in Tokyo
China Open, Beijing, China
Second-round results:
(1) Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Berlocq 6-1, 6-3; Florian Mayer defeats Marius Copil 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Jurgen Melzer defeats (6) Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6(9), 2-6, 6-1.
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Rakuten Japan Open Tennis...
Federer wins in Brisbane; Murray upset in Doha; Wawrinka moves on in Chennai
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY SUNCORP, Brisbane, Australia
Second-round results:
(2) Kei Nishikori defeats Matthew Ebden 6-2, 6-4; (1) Roger Federer defeats Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-2; Marin Cilic defeats (5) Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-5; Marinko Matosevic defeats Sam Querrey 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4.
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QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN, Doha, Qatar
Second-round results:
(1) Rafael...
Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2019: Men’s and Women’s Draw Preview and Analysis
Welcome to Tennis Elbow, the column that looks back on the week that was in the world of tennis. This week, Charles Blouin-Gascon previews the 2019 Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
Once again, all is well in...
Djokovic rolls into the Aussie Open quarterfinals; Ferrer, Berdych & Wawrinka advance
Australian Open 2014—Melbourne
Fourth-round results:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 63 60 62
David Ferrer (ESP) d. Florian Mayer (GER) 67(5) 75 62 61
Tomas Berdych (CZE) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 62 62 63
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Tommy...
Roland Garros 2018: Men’s Final Preview: Nadal vs. Thiem
Even before the men’s draw was made at this year’s French Open, there was little doubt Rafael Nadal would occupy one of the spots in the final. As much a house of his own...
Contact Point
Jarry Wins Geneva Open; Fils Claims Lyon Open
Gonet Geneva Open—Geneva, Switzerland
Chilean Nicolas Jarry captured second title of the season on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, dispatching No. 4 seed Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(1),...
