Monday, May 20th, 2013

Tennis

Nadal destroys Raonic to face Almagro in Barca final

BARCELONA (AFP) - Rafael Nadal kept alive his hopes of an eighth title at the Barcelona Open on Saturday as he waited out a rain delay before hammering Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-0 in their semi-final.
April 28, 2013, 8:22 am
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Sharapova, Li meet in Stuttgart WTA final

No surprises at the Stuttgart WTA event where the final will feature defending champion Maria Sharapova and second seed Li Na.
April 28, 2013, 6:55 am

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Nadal into Barcelona Open quarter-finals

Seven-times champion Rafael Nadal has reached the quarter-finals of the rain-affected Barcelona Open.
April 26, 2013, 8:39 pm

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Nadal kept waiting by Barcelona rain

Spanish seed Nicolas Almagro reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Tour's Barcelona Open on Thursday before rain wrecked more than half of the third-round program.
April 26, 2013, 7:11 am
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Sharapova into Stuttgart quarter-finals

French Open champion Maria Sharapova admitted she had to dig deep to reach the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA tournament in a three-hour marathon victory over claycourt specialist Lucie Safarova on Thursday.
April 26, 2013, 7:06 am

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Stosur, Wozniacki out in Stuttgart

Samantha Stosur and Caroline Wozniacki have been bundled out on a difficult day for the seeds in Stuttgart's lead-up event to the French Open.
April 25, 2013, 9:53 am

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Wozniacki loses Stuttgart tennis opener

Former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki has lost in straight sets to Spain's Carla Suarez-Navarro in the first round of the WTA claycourt event in Stuttgart.
April 24, 2013, 8:54 pm

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Massive jump in Wimbledon prize money

Total prize money for Wimbledon in 2013 has risen by an enormous 40 per cent to 22.6 million pounds ($A33.64 million).
April 23, 2013, 8:04 pm
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Fit-again Stosur seeks momentum

Samantha Stosur has overcome her latest injury setback and is building towards the French Open with confidence and belief she can win another grand slam.
April 23, 2013, 5:03 pm

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Aussies in Fed Cup title mix: Molik

Australian Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik believes she has a team capable of contending for the title next year, and Ashleigh Barty will play a crucial part.
April 23, 2013, 1:56 pm

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Troicki beats Matosevic in Romania

Australia's Marinko Matosevic has gone down to Viktor Troicki in the first round of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy.
April 23, 2013, 9:12 am

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Australia defeat Swiss in Fed Cup

Rookie Ashleigh Barty and veteran Samantha Stosur get the job done as Australia defeat Switzerland to remain in the Fed Cup World Group next year.
April 22, 2013, 9:37 pm

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Djokovic ends Nadal's Monte Carlo reign

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco (AFP) - Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal's dreams of a record ninth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) victory in the final on Sunday.
April 22, 2013, 8:07 am

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Wait continues for Australia in Fed Cup

Wet weather continues to delay the start of Australia's Fed Cup World Group playoff against Switzerland in Chiasso.
April 21, 2013, 6:57 pm
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Nadal beats Tsonga to reach Monte final

Rafael Nadal is on course for his 9th straight Monte Carlo Masters title, the Spaniard beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-3 7-6 (3) in the semi-finals.
April 21, 2013, 6:50 am

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Day one of Fed Cup clash washed out

Australia will have to wait another day to face Switzerland in their Fed Cup World Group playoff with heavy rain preventing play in Chiasso.
April 20, 2013, 8:51 pm

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Tsonga reaches Monte Carlo tennis semis

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has set up a possible semi-final against Rafael Nadal after a 2-6 6-3 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka at the Monte Carlo Masters.
April 19, 2013, 7:51 pm

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Stosur fit for Fed Cup battle with Swiss

Samantha Stosur says she's as ready as she can be for Australia's crunch Fed Cup playoff in Switzerland.
April 19, 2013, 7:49 pm

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Stosur battles to be fit for Fed Cup

Australian spearhead Samantha Stosur is in a race against time to be fit for this weekend's Fed Cup World Group playoff in Switzerland.
April 18, 2013, 9:15 am

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Monaco win streak to end one day: Nadal

Rafael Nadal admitted on Monday that his incredible 42-match, 10-year unbeaten run at Monte Carlo will end one day, but he is in no hurry to see that day.
April 16, 2013, 9:43 am

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