Andy Roddick played well in the first round of SAP Open bid for a fourth title in San Jose.
The American star, the winner of the tournament in 2004, 2005 and 2008, tasted a 6-1 7-6 (7/1) victory over qualifier Ryler Deheart as he began his bid to reclaim the title in his ninth appearance.
Roddick, who was playing in his first match since the Australian Open, is going to meet Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in the second round. (more…)
The 22-year-old wife of tennis star Andy Roddick said being chosen for the front is “the news of a lifetime.”
The cover photo of Decker smiling in a yellow bikini is a departure from the more sultry look that SI had gone for the past few years, she said. She compared it to covers from the 1980s or ’90s, when Elle Macpherson won her covers with a friendly, sun-loving look.
SI keeps the cover photo a secret—even from the models—until less than 24 hours before it’s revealed. Decker said now the mad dash was on to find outfits for TV appearances that will come with the gig. (Her closet of swimsuits wasn’t right for winter, she joked.) (more…)
Dinara Safina has withdrawn from next week’s Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships due to a back injury.
This is the same injury that harassed her during the Australian Open.The Russian retired from her fourth-round match against Maria Kirilenko in Melbourne and has been out of action since.
Safina said “Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships this year because of the back injury that’s been bothering me since the end of last season”. (more…)
It was first exhibition match for the 14-time Grand Slam champion since he beat longtime American rival Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-3, 10-8, decided on a match tiebreak at Macau in late October.
The 38-year-old Sampras, who retired in 2003 after a 15-year career, acknowledges he’s no longer his sure, sharp self — and it’s tougher to cover the court. His left calf caused him trouble in the first set.
Former No. 1 Pete Sampras showed glimpses of his dominating best against a top player 12 years his junior in the second set of his 6-3, 7-6 (2) exhibition loss to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco on Monday at the SAP Open. (more…)