Andy Roddick’s Grand Slam drought continues after the American was beaten 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 by Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday. Roddick, who was the last American in either the men’s or women’s singles draw this year, won his first major at the 2003 U.S. Open. Since then, the [...]
Andy Murray will head back to London on Saturday to begin his preparations for the World Tour Finals after his run in the Paris Masters was ended at the quarter-final stage. The British number one was beaten 6-2 2-6 6-3 by Gael Monfils, who now progresses to face world number two Roger Federer in the [...]
For the first time, we’re hearing from the family of surf legend Andy Irons. His parents say they’re back home on Kauai, and want to extend a heartfelt message to the community. Irons’ dominated the waves with a force that’s captivated the surf world. The grief over the loss of the surf star touches all [...]
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray were among Friday’s quarterfinal winners at the $5.25 million Shanghai Masters tennis event. The second-seeded U.S. Open runner-up Djokovic drubbed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3 on the hardcourts at Qizhong Tennis Center. Garcia-Lopez was a titlist in Bangkok two weeks ago, while Djokovic is fresh off his title [...]
Foot-fault call gets Roddick off his game in his 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) second-round loss. Those rackets became unnecessary because the ninth-seeded Roddick was unaggressive with his tennis but not with his emotions and he left the U.S. Open as a second-round upset loser to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Tipsarevic, [...]