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Federer, Djokovic reach third round

March 14, 2011

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick each launched their title bids in triumphant style at the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Sunday without losing a set in the second round.

 

Second seed Federer beat Russia's Igor Andreev 7-5 7-6, third-seeded Serb Djokovic crushed Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev 6-0 6-4 and eighth ...

Federer excited by own form

March 11, 2011

These are unusual times for Roger Federer who says he is excited about his form despite lying second in the world rankings without any of the four Grand Slam titles in his clutches.

 

The Swiss master has been the sport's dominant figure for the last eight years but could slip to third in the rankings, behind Serb Novak Dj ...

Murray looks to the future

March 11, 2011

Britain's Andy Murray, in a bid to break his Grand Slam duck, has adopted a forward-looking strategy for this season while attempting to learn from his mistakes in the past.

 

The 23-year-old Scot has reached three Grand Slam finals without going on to seal victory, most recently at January's Australian Open when he was pu ...

Baltacha stuns Vinci in Indian Wells

March 11, 2011

World number 37 Roberta Vinci crashed out of WTA Indian Wells after losing 2-6 7-5 6-2 to Britain's Elena Baltacha.

 

After losing a one-sided opening set Baltacha looked on her way out of the tournament as Italian Vinci earned four match points while leading 5-4 in the second set.

 

But the Scot saved b ...

Players react to Serena's brush with death

March 11, 2011

Serena Williams' harrowing account of her brush with a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism has evoked a mixture of relief and fear among the world's top female players.

 

Williams is now recovering at her Californian home after undergoing emergency treatment for blood clots in her lungs, an experience she described as the ...

Del Potro makes winning start

March 11, 2011

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro eased into the second round of the Indian Wells tournament with a 6-4 6-0 demolition of Czech Radek Stepanek.

 

Argentine del Potro, who played just three tournaments last year because of an injury to his right wrist, broke his opponent twice in the opening set and three times ...

Form the focus for Djokovic

March 09, 2011

In-form Novak Djokovic, who has won two titles this year including the Australian Open, could replace Roger Federer as world number two after the Indian Wells tournament starting this week.

 

The third-ranked Serb is scheduled to meet Federer in the semi-finals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and would surpass the Swiss ...

Dokic ends nine-year title drought

March 07, 2011

Jelena Dockic won her first WTA title in nine years when she beat Lucie Safarova in the final of the Malaysian Open.

 

The Croatian-born Australian was on the back foot after losing the opening set 6-2 to Safarova, but fought back to take the second on a tie-break and then went on to take the third set to win 2-6 7-6(9) 6- ...

Serena Williams Suffers Pulmonary Embolism

March 03, 2011

Serena Williams suffered a pulmonary embolism Monday, a representative for the tennis star has confirmed.

 

People magazine reports that the 29-year-old had been spotted frequently at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles throughout the past several days.

 

Williams' rep, Nicole Chabot, told People ...

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