Tamira Paszek’s first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour semi final in 10 months turned out to be a three-hour thriller at the weekend. The Austrian tennis star lost against Shahar Peer who headed the field of the 220,000-US dollar hard court event in Washington, DC, United States. The Israeli won in three sets (6-3, 6-7 […]
Former number one in the world Ana Ivanovic won her first WTA Tour title in two years in Linz yesterday (Sun).The 22-year-old Serb beat Swiss ace Patty Schnyder in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) in the final of the 220,000 US dollar Generali Ladies tournament.Ivanovic, who also triumphed in the 2008 edition of the event, was […]
Jürgen Melzer sensationally beat the world’s number tennis player yesterday (Thurs).The Lower Austrian – currently number 13 in the ATP ranking – reached the semi final of the 3.24 million US dollar tournament in Shanghai by defeating Rafael Nadal in three sets (6-1, 3-6, 6-3).This remarkable achievement comes after Melzer, who will compete in Viennas […]