Archive: rio-open

DELRAY, MARSEILLE, & HOT RIO. ATP PRO SCORES, RESULTS, RANKINGS TENNIS PLAYERS ARE CRISS-CROSSING THE GLOBE. TRUE GLOBETROTTERS !

Toward the end of the first set of this, there were surely overworked staffers here saying, "Why are you putzing around, David Ferrer? We don't need another three hour match!" (This followed Joao Souza's marathon.) They needn't have worried.

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON “RAFA FROM RIO ” RAFAEL NADAL OFF TO A WINNING START ON THE TENNIS COURTS AFTER CELEBRATING CARNIVAL IN THE STREETS

Rafael Nadal, who lost to Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open quarterfinals, returned to his winning ways with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Thomaz Bellucci in round one of the Rio Open on Tuesday. Nadal dropped serve twice in the opening set without saving a break point, but he raised his level in the second to finish the job in one hour and 31 minutes.

MEN’S AND LADIES’ DRAWS & SCHEDULE FROM THE RIO OPEN

Click here to catch up on the latest draws from the Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

WTA – LADIES TENNIS FROM RIO DE JANEIRO PREVIEW & GLOBAL CHICK’S THERE & ORDER OF PLAY

Click here to see the tennis updates from the Rio Open in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Tennis News, Notes, Nets, Lets and Post-it’s

Andrea Petkovic tells the Australian that she admired Serena Williams growing up. "When Serena won her first slam I was not playing yet on the women's tour. She was my idol...

Nadal is Planning on South American Attention

South American is starting to get a lot of attention from Rafael Nadal, with the Spaniard due to make two tennis trips to the one-time tennis wilderness in the coming months.

Nadal To Play Initial Rio Open

It’s a simple fact of life in the current tennis economy that if you want to make a success of something new then it’s probably a good idea to have Rafael Nadal involved.