<![CDATA[Sport Tennis Category RSS]]> http://iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.684 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:12:33 +0200 <![CDATA[Federer eases past Berlocq in Rome]]> http://www.iol.co.za/federer-eases-past-berlocq-in-rome-1.1298223

Roger Federer braved dust storm conditions to blow past Argentine Carlos Berlocq at the Rome Masters.

]]> 1.1298223 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:12:33 +0200 <![CDATA[Li advances at Italian Open]]> http://www.iol.co.za/li-advances-at-italian-open-1.1298079

Li Na moved on to the fourth round of the Rome Masters on Wednesday as third seed Agnieszka Radwanska crashed out.

]]> 1.1298079 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:26 +0200 <![CDATA[Hewitt gets French Open wildcard]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hewitt-gets-french-open-wildcard-1.1297720

Injury-plagued Lleyton Hewitt was handed a wildcard into the main draw of this month's French Open.

]]> 1.1297720 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:31 +0200 <![CDATA[Sharapova advances in windy Rome]]> http://www.iol.co.za/sharapova-advances-in-windy-rome-1.1297539

Maria Sharapova has triumphed over Christina McHale after a two-hour ordeal in windy conditions at the Rome Masters tournament.

]]> 1.1297539 Wed, 16 May 2012 06:55:21 +0200 <![CDATA[Murray survives Nalbandian scare]]> http://www.iol.co.za/murray-survives-nalbandian-scare-1.1297492

Andy Murray has battled back from a break down in the final set to beat David Nalbandian in the second round of the Rome Masters.

]]> 1.1297492 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:13:09 +0200 <![CDATA[Djokovic returns to form in Rome]]> http://www.iol.co.za/djokovic-returns-to-form-in-rome-1.1297488

Novak Djokovic has brushed aside rising star Bernard Tomic to reach the third round of the Rome Masters.

]]> 1.1297488 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:00:38 +0200 <![CDATA[Kvitova advances at Italian Open]]> http://www.iol.co.za/kvitova-advances-at-italian-open-1.1297343

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open.

]]> 1.1297343 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:36:16 +0200 <![CDATA[Ivanovic sends Kuznetsova on her way]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ivanovic-sends-kuznetsova-on-her-way-1.1296555

Ana Ivanovic has overcome the windy conditions and Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the second round of the Italian Open.

]]> 1.1296555 Tue, 15 May 2012 03:08:46 +0200 <![CDATA[Nadal not worried by slip in rankings]]> http://www.iol.co.za/nadal-not-worried-by-slip-in-rankings-1.1296469

Rafa Nadal's chances of winning an open era record seventh French Open title next month will not be affected by his fall to number three in the world rankings.

]]> 1.1296469 Mon, 14 May 2012 19:16:39 +0200 <![CDATA[Federer replaces Nadal at No 2]]> http://www.iol.co.za/federer-replaces-nadal-at-no-2-1.1295983

Roger Federer moved into second place past Rafael Nadal in the latest world rankings after winning the Madrid Open.

]]> 1.1295983 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:55:18 +0200 <![CDATA[Serena climbs up rankings]]> http://www.iol.co.za/serena-climbs-up-rankings-1.1295974

Serena Williams continued her return to the top tiers of the WTA tennis rankings by rising three places to sixth.

]]> 1.1295974 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:44:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Serena, Federer eye French upsets]]> http://www.iol.co.za/serena-federer-eye-french-upsets-1.1295695

With the Madrid Open titles firmly in the bag, Roger Federer and Serena Williams are looking forward to the French Open.

]]> 1.1295695 Mon, 14 May 2012 08:32:32 +0200 <![CDATA[Federer leaves lasting impression]]> http://www.iol.co.za/federer-leaves-lasting-impression-1.1295493

Roger Federer has recovered from a tough start to defeat Tomas Berdych and claim the Madrid Open trophy.

]]> 1.1295493 Mon, 14 May 2012 02:16:46 +0200 <![CDATA[Williams mocks complaining men]]> http://www.iol.co.za/williams-mocks-complaining-men-1.1295487

Serena Williams believes the men who complained about the blue clay courts at the Madrid Open are “weenies”.

]]> 1.1295487 Mon, 14 May 2012 02:15:39 +0200 <![CDATA[Federer wins 20th Masters title]]> http://www.iol.co.za/federer-wins-20th-masters-title-1.1295418

Roger Federer matched Rafa Nadal's record of 20 Masters titles when he fought back fto beat Tomas Berdych in Madrid.

]]> 1.1295418 Sun, 13 May 2012 19:40:42 +0200 <![CDATA[Serena downs Azarenka to win in Madrid]]> http://www.iol.co.za/serena-downs-azarenka-to-win-in-madrid-1.1295340

A fired-up Serena Williams powered to a crushing victory over world No 1 Victoria Azarenka.

]]> 1.1295340 Sun, 13 May 2012 15:10:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Federer to face Berdych in final]]> http://www.iol.co.za/federer-to-face-berdych-in-final-1.1295237

Swiss Roger Federer is on track to equal Rafael Nadal’s record of 20 Masters titles after reaching the Madrid Open final.

]]> 1.1295237 Sat, 12 May 2012 20:51:20 +0200 <![CDATA[Berdych downs Del Potro to reach final]]> http://www.iol.co.za/berdych-downs-del-potro-to-reach-final-1.1295225

Tomas Berdych mastered the slick blue clay to topple Argentine Juan Martin del Potro to reach the final of the Madrid Masters.

]]> 1.1295225 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:58:45 +0200 <![CDATA[Serena sets up clash with Azarenka]]> http://www.iol.co.za/serena-sets-up-clash-with-azarenka-1.1295157

World No 1 Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams will square off for the Madrid Open title.

]]> 1.1295157 Sat, 12 May 2012 15:13:10 +0200 <![CDATA[Azarenka reaches Madrid final]]> http://www.iol.co.za/azarenka-reaches-madrid-final-1.1295131

Victoria Azarenka took a step closer to a fifth title of 2012 when she beat Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the final of the Madrid Open.

]]> 1.1295131 Sat, 12 May 2012 13:31:16 +0200