Alex Bogomolov Jr. beat Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to reach St. Petersburg Open semifinals. The Russian-born American, still looking for his first ATP title, broke Lajovic twice in the first set and three times in the second for his second consecutive victory over the 228th-ranked Serb. Second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic, who won [...]
Results Friday from the St. Petersburg Open, a $663,750 ATP event on indoor hard courts at Peterburgksy Sports Complex (seedings in parentheses): Quarterfinals Alex Bogomolov Jr. (7), United States, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-1. Janko Tipsarevic (2), Serbia, def. Potito Starace, Italy, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-1. Marin Cilic (4), Croatia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, [...]
Kevin Anderson of South Africa defeated two-time defending champion Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 6-3 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open. Anderson served 11 aces and broke the third-seeded Melzer three times to set up a semifinal against No. 2 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina. The 15th-ranked Del Potro beat Tommy [...]
Results Friday at the Erste Bank Open, an ATP tour event on indoor hard courts at Wiener Stadthalle (seedings in parentheses): Singles Quarterfinals Juan Martin Del Potro (2), Argentina, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-2, 6-4. Kevin Anderson (6), South Africa, def. Jurgen Melzer (3), Austria, 6-3, 6-3. Daniel Brands, Germany, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-3, [...]
Petra Kvitova reached the semifinals of the WTA Championships on Thursday, dominating Caroline Wozniacki in a 6-4, 6-2 win that handed the top-ranked Dane her second loss at the season-ending tournament. Kvitova joined Victoria Azarenka in the final four, with the Belarusian having earned a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Li Na in the early [...]
Results Thursday from the WTA Championships, a $4.9 million WTA event on indoor hard courts at the Sinan Erdem Dome (seedings in parentheses): Round Robin White Group Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, def. Li Na (5), China, 6-2, 6-2. Standings: Azarenka 2-0 (4-0), Li 1-1 (2-2), Stosur 1-1 (2-2), Sharapova 0-2 (0-4). Red Group Petra Kvitova [...]