Australian battler Sam Groth can boast the fastest serve in tennis after sending down a missile clocked at 263km/h during a tournament at Busan in South Korea. Ranked No 340 in the world, 24-year-old Groth – the former husband of fellow Australian player Jarmila Gajdosova – hasn’t had too much to cheer about in his [...]
Roger Federer has leapfrogged Rafael Nadal in the world standings and is back at Number 2 after his third victory at the Madrid Open. The former world Number 1 rallied from losing the first set to Tomas Berdych to win 3-6, 7-5, 7-5. While Nadal and world Number 1 Novak Djokovic bemoaned the new blue [...]
Winner of the men’s singles at the just concluded Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Open, Abdulmumini Babalola says he has silenced his critics by winning the championship. Speaking with P.M.Sports shortly after his 6-3, 6-2 final victory over Shehu Lawal, Babalola said he has more to offer tennis in the country as he just proved [...]
America’s Mardy Fish, missing in action in the Mutua Madrid Open, has fallen out of the top ten tennis players in the world, in the latest South Africa Airways ATP rankings. With 2660 points, he is now Number 11, from his former number nine position. His compatriot, John Isner remains number 10, behind Argentine, Juan [...]
Roger Federer put his best fighting tennis on display to produce a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych on Sunday to capture a third Madrid Masters title and depose Rafael Nadal as world number two. The Swiss, with 16 Grand Slam titles, will now stand behind Novak Djokovic on Monday on the ATP list [...]
Serena Williams has beaten world number one, Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to lift the Madrid title. It was Serena’s second title of the season and makes her 7-1 against Victoria and a return to the number six ranking. The American has now won back-to-back WTA clay titles, after claiming Charleston in the US a month [...]
Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equalling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Tomas Berdych on Sunday. The Swiss maestro, whose 19 Masters titles put him one behind record holder Rafa Nadal, stroked 25 winners on [...]
