Del Potro, Fish, Nishikori in Delray Beach semis

Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:00

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina reached his third consecutive semifinal by beating fifth-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4, 6-4 in the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships quarterfinals on Friday.

Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, reached the San Jose and Memphis semifinals the past two weeks....

Almagro, Ferrer advance to Mexican Open final

Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:00

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP)—Spaniards Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer won Friday to reach the final of the Mexican Open, where Almagro will be trying for his third straight ATP" title.

The third-seeded Almagro beat Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the semifinals for his 13th straight victory. He won" titles in Argentina and Brazil the last two...

Djokovic beats Federer in straights for Dubai" title

Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:00

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for the second time in a month to win his third consecutive Dubai Championships" title on Saturday.

The No. 3-ranked Serb won 6-3, 6-3 to extend his unbeaten record in 2011 to 12 matches. He beat Federer in the semifinals on his way to winning the Australian Open last month.

Federer...

Zvonareva rallies to beat Wozniacki in Doha final

Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:00

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva rallied to defeat Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 Friday to set up a final against top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki in the Qatar Ladies Open.

Wozniacki cruised into the final with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Marion Bartoli of France. She will be aiming for her 14th career" title after winning the trophy in Dubai last...

Tipsarevic defeats Nishikori in Delray Beach semis

Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:00

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Sixth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final at the Delray Beach championships.

This will be the 52nd-ranked Tipsarevic’s third career final appearance. He also reached the final at Moscow in 2009 and ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2010, but has yet to win his first car...

WTA No. 1 ranking up for grabs at Indian Wells

Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:00

With her 6-4, 6-4 loss to Vera Zvonareva in the Doha final, No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will enter Indian Wells with only a 95-point lead over No. 2 Kim Clijsters in the rankings. This means that beyond the first two rounds, all the Belgian has to do is go a round better than the Dane to regain the top spot. Wozniacki is defending 700 runner-up...