Djokovic into Rome last eight
AFP - Thursday, May 17, 2012
Holder Novak Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals at Rome Masters.
Federer and Nadal coast through in Rome
AFP - Thursday, May 17, 2012
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stepped up their preparations for the French Open a gear as both advanced without any problems in their opening matches at the Rome Masters here on Wednesday.
Murray outslugs dogged Nalbandian
AFP - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Andy Murray reached the third round of the Rome Masters here on Tuesday after a tough battle with veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian which ended up 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.
Sharapova, Kvitova advance in windy Rome
AFP - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Past and present Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Czech Petra Kvitova made straight-set moves into the third round of the Rome Masters.
Williams crushes Azarenka
AFP - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Serena Williams crushed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Madrid Masters and make a return to the number six ranking.
Federer breezes into final with Madrid master class
AFP - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Roger Federer put on a blue clay master class to move to within one win of a return to the world number two ranking as he hammered Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 for a place in the Madrid Masters final.
Berdych masters del Potro to reach Madrid final
AFP - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tomas Berdych mastered the slick blue clay to topple Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) on Saturday and reach the final of the Madrid Masters.
Azarenka into Madrid Masters final
AFP - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Victoria Azarenka booked her place in the final of the Madrid Masters after stretching her 2012 winning streak over Agnieszka Radwanska to six matches.
Federer eases into Madrid semi-finals
AFP - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Third seed Roger Federer eased past Spain's David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Masters semi-finals on Friday.He will face Janko Tipsarevic, who knocked out world number one Novak Djokovic, for
Serena routs Sharapova, shrugs off boycott
AFP - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Serena Williams routed Maria Sharapova to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals, but insisted she has no intention of joining the blue clay boycott threat.
Verdasco gives Nadal the blues
AFP - Friday, May 11, 2012
Rafael Nadal went down in frustration as the second seed lost his first match of the season on clay, with Spanish compatriot Fernando Verdasco triumphing 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday in the third round
Sharapova reaches quarter-finals
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Maria Sharapova earned her quarter-final place at the Madrid Masters on Thursday as the Russian advanced when opponent Lucie Safaroava withdrew with illness.Second seed Sharapova will await an oppone
In-form Li Na first into Madrid last eight
AFP - Thursday, May 10, 2012
China's French Open winner Li Na booked the first of the women's quarter-final places at the Madrid Masters on Wednesday as she defeated 12th seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-4.
Djokovic fuming after debacle on blue clay
AFP - Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Novak Djokovic scraped and slid to an opening victory at the Madrid Masters, then let loose with a blistering appraisal of the event's controversial blue clay courts.
Djokovic hopes to avoid injury
AFP - Monday, May 07, 2012
Novak Djokovic said he hoped that play this week on the untried blue clay laid down for the Madrid Masters will be injury-free.
Federer, Serena now eye French Open
Azarenka, Sharapova advance to third round
