Tag: Tennis
Molik reaches third round in California
Alicia Molik is through to the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California, beating 29th-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3).[MORE]
Healthy Nadal keen to get back to work
Rafael Nadal says the worst thing about the injury that forced him out of the Australian Open quarter-finals was that it came just as he was playing great tennis.[MORE]
Djokovic in no rush for top spot
Novak Djokovic climbed to a career-high second in the world rankings last month but the Serbian is reluctant to dream about usurping Roger Federer at the top.[MORE]
Nadal to start Wimbledon bid at Queen's
Former Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will start his bid to regain the grass-court grand slam by competing at Queen's in June.[MORE]
Molik progresses at Indian Wells
Alicia Molik is through to the second round of the AFP event at Indian Wells but fellow Australian Jelena Dokic suffered a heavy defeat.[MORE]
Aussies face Fed Cup roadblock
A tricky away assignment against the Ukraine stands in the way of Australia returning to the Fed Cup World Group for the first time since 2004.[MORE]
No more knobbly knees for Nadal
Former world number one Rafael Nadal, who retired injured during his Australian Open quarter-final in January, says he is fit for this week's Indian Wells tournament in California.[MORE]
Russian teen lands first title
Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her first WTA Tour title in Monterray, Mexico, after battling back to win her second match of the day.[MORE]
Britain suffer Davis Cup humiliation
Great Britain slumped to a humiliating Davis Cup defeat to Lithuania, forcing them to the brink of Europe/Africa Zone Group III - the lowest tier of the competition.[MORE]
Davis Cup heavyweights roll on
Defending champions Spain proved there is life without Rafael Nadal when it swept aside Switzerland 4-1 overnight to set-up a mouthwatering Davis Cup quarter-final clash with France.[MORE]
Aussies secure whitewash
Australia completed a rare 5-0 whitewash of Taiwan in their Davis Cup tie at Melbourne Park on Sunday.[MORE]
Luczak takes second win
Peter Luczak moved Australia to a 4-0 lead over Taiwan in the Davis Cup tie at Melbourne Park on Sunday afternoon.[MORE]
France, Czechs, Croatia into Davis quarters
France set-up a potential Davis Cup quarter-final blockbuster against defending champion Spain after extending its 72-year stranglehold over Germany overnight.[MORE]
Aussies wrap up Davis Cup tie
Australia won the Davis Cup tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park 3-0 following its victory in the doubles rubber on Saturday.[MORE]
Spain level with Swiss in Davis Cup
Spain's David Ferrer dispatched Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets to level the depleted champions' Davis Cup first-round tie against Switzerland at 1-1 in Logrono overnight.[MORE]
Tomic makes winning start
Teenager Bernard Tomic made a stunning Davis Cup debut, helping Australia to a 2-0 lead in the tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park.[MORE]
Rain delays Davis Cup start
Rain has delayed the start of play in the Davis Cup tie between Australia and Taiwan at Melbourne Park.[MORE]
Haas faces lengthy lay-off
German Tommy Haas will be out of action for several months after surgery on his right hip last Saturday (local time), his agent said in a statement overnight.[MORE]
Davydenko pulls out of Davis Cup
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko has pulled out of this week's Davis Cup tie against India with a wrist injury and could also miss the ATP tour event in Miami later this month.[MORE]
Tomic, Luczak take Cup singles spots
Teenager Bernard Tomic has taken one of the singles berths for Australia's Asia-Oceania Davis Cup tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park on Friday.[MORE]
Singles selections down to wire: Luczak
Victorian Peter Luczak has forecast a tight battle for the singles berths ahead of Friday's Asia-Oceania Davis Cup clash with Taiwan at Melbourne Park.[MORE]
Davydenko doubtful for Davis Cup
Injured Nikolay Davydenko has only an outside chance of playing for Russia in this week's Davis Cup first-round tie against India, team captain Shamil Tarpishchev said overnight.[MORE]
Youth movement 'toughens Aussie tennis'
Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald says he is not concerned about the number of talented juniors coming through the system.[MORE]
Woodies enter tennis Hall of Fame
Australian doubles specialists Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde have been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[MORE]
First ATP title for Latvia's Gulbis
Latvia's Ernests Gulbis has captured his first ATP title, winning the Delray Beach International in dominating fashion 6-2, 6-3 over Ivo Karlovic.[MORE]
