Djokovic, Nadal kick off race to top ranking with easy wins (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic and the man who can dislodge him from the top spot by next week, Rafa Nadal, kicked off their China Open campaign with straight set victories on Tuesday. Defending champion Djokovic needed just 54 minutes to crush his Czech opponent Lukas Rosol 6-0 6-3 without hitting a single double fault in a dominant first round display. The Serb, aiming for his ...
Oct. 1, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Azarenka undone by double faults and Petkovic (Reuters) - A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round of the China Open following a 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat by Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Monday. Azarenka's 15 double faults, to go with 44 unforced errors, mirrored the defending champion's erratic display over two hours 22 minutes against Petkovic who ...
Sept. 30, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Tennis-Azarenka undone by double faults and Petkovic (Adds quotes, detail) Sept 30 (Reuters) - A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round of the China Open following a 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat by Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Monday. Azarenka's 15 double faults, to go with 44 unforced errors, mirrored the defending champion's erratic display over two hours 22 ...
Sept. 30, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports