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Del Potro Beats Federer to Win Swiss Indoors Title
Basel :: Switzerland | 7 months ago
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Switzerland (AP) Juan Martin del Potro took Roger Federer's Swiss Indoors title on Sunday, beating the hometown favorite 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) in the final. Del Potro showed an impressive all-around game to help avenge a heartbreaking loss to Federer
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Azarenka secures top spot in WTA ranking
İstanbul :: Turkey | 7 months ago
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Russia's top tennis player, Maria Sharapova, has found out her opponents at the season ending tour championships in Istanbul...The Belarusian player and number-one seed defeated the eighth-seeded Li after a hard-fought opening set. Azarenka took the
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Woods trails Garrigus in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 7 months ago
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Classic, Kuala Lumpur, second-round leaderboard (par 71) (US unless stated) Robert Garrigus hit his second seven-under-par round of 64 at the Asia Pacific Classic in Malaysia to open a two-shot lead over the field...Tiger Woods is fives shots back
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Birdie blitz puts Karlsson on leader's heels
Shanghai :: China | 7 months ago
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Robert Karlsson fired eight birdies in his first 11 holes on Friday to close to within a shot of runaway first-round leader Jamie Donaldson as the second round of the BMW Masters began at Lake Malaren. The 43-year-old Swede carded a remarkable six
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Williams secures Azarenka victory
İstanbul :: Turkey | 7 months ago
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Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka at WTA Championship Victoria Azarenka faces a wait to see if she can end 2012 as world number one after being beaten 6-4 6-4 by Serena Williams at the WTA Championships. The American led the head to head
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Donaldson shoots course record 62 in Shanghai
Seoul :: South Korea | 7 months ago
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Jamie Donaldson of Wales set a course record of 10-under par 62 on the opening day of the BMW Masters on Thursday. Donaldson produced two bogey-free nines of 31 at Lake Malaren, putting just 24 times to break the record of 63 set by Noh Seung-yul of
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Novak 'inspired' by US$10 mil. charity tie-up
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
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Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, aiming to finish the year as the world number-one, said Tuesday he was getting inspiration from a US$10 million charity tie up with a Japanese clothing firm. Cheap-chic giant Uniqlo has put up the money for the
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Novak is optimistic and hopes for world number one title this year
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic aims to reclaim the world number one spot by the end of the year, he said during a promotional tour to Taipei. Djokovic was knocked off the world number one ranking when Swiss legend Roger Federer won his
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McIlroy and Woods lose on first day of World Golf Final
Antalya :: Turkey | 8 months ago
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Tiger Woods of U.S. tees off on the 7th hole during his PGA World Golf Final Group 1 match against Charl Schwartzel of South Africa in Antalya, southern Turkey, October 9, 2012. World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-times major winner Tiger Woods
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Murray dismisses number one talk
Tōkyō :: Japan | 8 months ago
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Andy Murray does not expect to take number one ranking this year Andy Murray does not expect to finish the year as world number one. Roger Federer has tipped the Scot to take over his mantle as the best player in the world following his US Open win.
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