Page 4 - Tennis Journal

4 | May 2013
March
Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer (bad back) in the quarterfinals.
Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber hit so many moonballs that crowd starts laughing.
Juan Martin del Potro defeats Novak Djokovic a round after beating Andy Murray.
No women’s singles played because of withdrawals. (Moonballs,anyone?)
Nadal wins Indian Wells (first comeback tournament on hardcourts, 600th match win, 22nd Masters title).
Maria Sharapova wins Indian Wells, gets back to No. 2.
Marion Bartoli, transitioning from being coached by her father, splits with
new coach Jana Novotna after two weeks.
Justine Henin announces the birth of her first child, daughter Lalie.
Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Benoit Paire almost come to blows on court in Miami.
USTA increases U.S. Open prize money this year by another $4.1 million
($8.1 million total increase), and total prize money of $50 million by 2017.
Ticket sales down in Miami as both Federer and Nadal miss event.
Azarenka also pulls out after retiring in Indian Wells (ankle injury).
Traffic jams in Miami … Serena Williams rides a bike to her match.
Venus Williams pulls out against Sloane Stephens with back injury.
Tomic rejoins Davis Cup team, ending previous suspension and conflict.
Serena comes from a set and 4-1 down against Dominika Cibulkova.
Djokovic is upset by 34-year-old Tommy Haas in the fourth round.
Agnieszka Radwanska becomes an early nominee for shot of the year
Miami pledges $50 million in upgrades to it tournament facilities, which are widely complained of as
outdated.
Richard Gasquet upsets Tomas Berdych in straight sets to reach the Miami semifinals
Intergenerational doubles combo Laura Robson and Lisa Raymond fell top seeds Sara Eranni and Roberta
Vinci to reach the Miami final in their first tournament together.
Serena wins Miami. Sharapova takes first set, Serena takes third set 6-0 (and 11th straight win against
Sharapova).
Murray wins Miami in third-set tiebreak against David Ferrer. Broadcaster CBS cuts away to college
basketball. @ivokarlovic Ok I deleted CBS from
mytv…
iv rl ic Ok I deleted fro my tv…
@MardyFish CBS $25 million for the US Open… …$77million for NCAA….
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