HEWITT DEFEATS ROSOL

Lleyton Hewitt has defeated Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open. Hewitt won the match by 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

It took Hewitt 95 minutes to get better of Rosol. This was Hewitt’s first match against Rosol.

Talking to the reporters after securing victory in the match, Hewitt said, “It was quite chilly out there and the conditions were definitely not ideal for tennis. In the opening set, I had the opportunity of getting a breakthrough early, but, I lost that chance. Fortunately, that didn’t cost much and I managed to get a breakthrough in the 7^th game which won me the set”

“In the second set, I served really badly. My return shots were also pretty loose and Lukas took advantage of that. In the final set, I was looking for an early breakthrough which I managed to get. Thereafter, I got more confident and played aggressive tennis for the rest of the match.”

In the first set, the first six games went with the serve. Hewitt broke Rosol’s serve in the 7^th game and then, got ahead by 5-3 by serving out the next game.

Rosol decreased the lead to 4-5 by holding his serve in the 9^th game. It was necessary for Rosol to get a breakthrough in the next game in order to take the set further, but, Hewitt didn’t let that happen. He held his serve and finished the opening set in style.

In the second set, Rosol started in a blistering way and won 5 out of the first 6 games with a couple of breakthroughs. However, he dropped his serve in the 7^th game and then, a serve hold by Hewitt in the next game brought down the lead to 3-5. But, Rosol had done so much damage in the first few games that this slight comeback by Hewitt didn’t matter much. The Czech player served out the 9^th game to win the second set.

In the last set, Hewitt’s performance was absolutely brilliant. He broke Rosol’s serve in the 4^th and the 6^th game and held his entire serve to win the decider by 6-1.

In the next match, Hewitt will face John Isner of USA.

VENUS REIGNS SUPREME

Venus Williams has defeated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia in the first round of the Brasil Open on Tuesday. Venus won the match in the straight sets by 6-3, 6-3.

The scores suggest that the victory came very easily for Venus, but, it’s not the true story. The 30 years old Croatian veteran showed great resistance in the initial parts of the opening set and towards the end of the second set, but, in between, she played some poor tennis and that’s why, she got defeated by such a profound margin.

In the opening set, the first two games went with the serve. Baroni gave Venus the first blow in the third game, but, the Croatian couldn’t maintain that lead for too long. She dropped her serve in the next game and the scores got equalized at 2-2. Read more »

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WILLIAMS NETS WIN

Serena Williams has defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan in the third round of the Australian Open 2013. Serena won the match in the straight sets by 6-1, 6-3. This victory took Serena into the pre quarter finals.

Serena took just 65 minutes to win the match. She had injured her ankle in the last match, but, she looked quite fit in this match and played superb tennis. She smashed a total of 29 winners in the match including 9 aces.

In the first set, both the players held their service in the first two games. But, after that, Serena started dominating. She broke Morita’s service in the fourth game with a backhand winner.

Serena held her service in the fifth game when Morita’s backhand went out of the court and the score became 4-1 in Serena’s favour.

The next game was a comprehensive one. The score reached at deuce. The score became 40-A when Morita didn’t manage to place her backhand shot well and the ball went out of the court again. Serena got a match point and she didn’t waste that. She broke Morita’s service for the second time in the set with another great backhand return shot. The American superstar easily served out the seventh game and won the first set by 6-1.

In the second set, Serena had a poor start. Her service was broken in the second game and she lost the first three games in a row. But, Serena bounced back quite beautifully after that. She just took the match away from her Japanese opponent by playing some brutal shots. She won six games consecutively with three serve breaks and cruised into the final 16.

In the next match, Serena will take on Maria Kirilenko of Russia.

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RODDICK WINS IN MIAMI

Andy Roddick has defeated the British superstar Andy Murray in a Miami Tennis Cup match on Saturday. Roddick won the match in the straight sets by 6-2, 6-3. With this victory, Roddick has made his way into the finals where he will take on Nicolas Almagro of Spain.

Murray who is currently the no. 3 player in the world had come into this match as favourite, but, he was thrashed by the recently retired American veteran.

Roddick kept Murray under pressure throughout the match and never let him settle down. He broke Murray’s service twice in the first set and won it comfortably by 6-2.

The second set was a bit more competitive. The first seven games of the second set went with the serve and Roddick was ahead by 4-3 at the end of the seventh game. Murray didn’t manage to hold his service in the eighth game and got trailed by 3-5. Roddick served out the next game easily and wrapped up the match.

In the post match interview, Murray said, “Roddick is still a wonderful player. It’s not easy to compete against him when he is in this kind of form. He served beautifully and was better than me today.”

“I was surprised when Roddick announced his retirement. I believe there is still a lot of tennis left in him. He can still perform well at the highest level.”

On the other hand, Roddick looked quite happy after securing victory in the match. He said, “I really admire Murray as a player. He is one of the best in the world at the moment. Before the match, I hadn’t thought that I would win the match this easily. But, fortunately, he was not at his best today which made the life easier for me.”