Tennis
Posted Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:03:59 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Second-ranked Maria Sharapova cruised past top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of the year.
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Second-ranked Maria Sharapova cruised past top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of the year.
Posted Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:39:53 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final.
Posted Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:38:24 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Top-seeded Gilles Simon beat Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-4, 6-3 to win the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Sunday.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Top-seeded Gilles Simon beat Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-4, 6-3 to win the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Sunday.
Posted Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:13:20 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens won her first WTA title by defeating Spaniard Laura Pous-Tio 7-5, 6-0 in the Grand Prix SAR final on Saturday.
Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens won her first WTA title by defeating Spaniard Laura Pous-Tio 7-5, 6-0 in the Grand Prix SAR final on Saturday.
Posted Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:01:59 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
FEZ, Morocco (AP) - Qualifier Kiki Bertens beat two-time runner-up Simona Halep 6-3, 6-4 Friday to set up a Grand Prix SAR final against Laura Pous-Tio.
FEZ, Morocco (AP) - Qualifier Kiki Bertens beat two-time runner-up Simona Halep 6-3, 6-4 Friday to set up a Grand Prix SAR final against Laura Pous-Tio.
Posted Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:07:26 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka needed nearly 3 hours to overcome big-serving wild card Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals.
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka needed nearly 3 hours to overcome big-serving wild card Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals.
Posted Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:30:49 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Andrea Petkovic of Germany will miss the next three months after tearing ligaments in her right ankle at the Porsche Grand Prix.
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Andrea Petkovic of Germany will miss the next three months after tearing ligaments in her right ankle at the Porsche Grand Prix.
Posted Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:11:47 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal dispatched Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2 Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semifinals, while Milos Raonic served 14 aces and upset second-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (3).
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal dispatched Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2 Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semifinals, while Milos Raonic served 14 aces and upset second-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Posted Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:30:25 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia and fifth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus both lost second-round matches at the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Thursday.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia and fifth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus both lost second-round matches at the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Thursday.
Posted Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:10:36 EDT - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic says he will skip the hometown tennis tournament organized by his family because of the death of his grandfather.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic says he will skip the hometown tennis tournament organized by his family because of the death of his grandfather.