| Opponents learn the hard way: Don't give Nadal a lead Many qualities have propelled Rafael Nadal to the top of the men's game: unflinching fight, tireless physicality, deft hands and lethal topspin. ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
The Fifth Set: Tennis’s Proving Ground The Open has been the stage of dramatic fifth sets: McEnroe-Borg in 1980, Sampras-Corretja in 1996, Agassi-Baghdatis in 2006 and del Potro-Federer last year. nytimes.com |
Vesnina advances to 2nd round at Tashkent Open Fourth-seeded Elena Vesnina advanced to the second round of the Tashkent Open by beating Lesya Tsurenko of Ukraine 6-3, 6-2 on Monday. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Shanghai Masters Results Results Wednesday from the Shanghai Masters, a $5.25 million ATP event at Qizhong Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Nadal, Federer set up a showdown at the ATP Finals Roger Federer joined Rafael Nadal in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Novak Djokovic 6-1, 6-4 Saturday. Nadal reaches the final ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |