Justine Henin advanced to the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open by beating Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday. Henin double-faulted five times Wednesday and struggled with inconsistent groundstrokes. But she saved seven of eight break points while converting five of six. The 33rd-ranked Henin, a former No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion, [...]
The French tennis federation says the French Open needs to get bigger or move from its historic site if it wants to stay competitive with the three other Grand Slam tournaments. Gilbert Ysern, the general director of the federation, said Monday the relocation of the tournament was reviewed and that a decision could be made [...]
Sorana Cirstea of Romania defeated wild-card Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal 7-5, 7-6 (9) first round victory Tuesday at the Sony Ericsson Open and earned a second-round match with Venus Williams. The 40th-ranked Cirstea has never played either Williams sister. Cirstea staved off six set points of Larcher De Brito’s to win the match. [...]
Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova are the top seeds for the Sony Ericsson Open. The 13-day tournament begins Tuesday with unseeded women in action. Seeded players have a first-round bye, and Federer plays his opening match Saturday night. The draw was held Monday, and No. 2-seeded Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Rafael Nadal landed in [...]
Ivan Ljubicic had been in big finals before and always lost. Then getting beat in the first round in five consecutive tournaments last year had him thinking about doing something else. “I had my problems, like everybody else,” he said. All that was forgotten Sunday when the Croatian outlasted Andy Roddick 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) [...]
The French tennis federation says the French Open needs to get bigger or move from its historic site if it wants to stay competitive with the three other Grand Slam tournaments. Gilbert Ysern, the general director of the federation, said Monday the relocation of the tournament was reviewed and that a decision could be made [...]