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Tennis: Drop-outs clear Spaniard's path
Not everyone involved in the Heineken Open would have been too disappointed about the spate of pre-tournament withdrawals.
Not everyone involved in the Heineken Open would have been too disappointed about the spate of pre-tournament withdrawals.
Wesley Whitehouse and Finn Tearney came close to causing an upset before losing a super tiebreaker to formidable Brazil and Belarus duo Marcelo Melo and Max Mirnyl.
Frenchman Adrian Mannarino got off to a winning start at the Heineken Open yesterday but says the terrorist attacks in Paris have been on his mind.
The first ball of the Heineken Open will be served today with the main draw singles and doubles beginning this evening and $84,500 up for grabs in Saturday's final.
Fans who attended the 2004 Heineken Open will have one abiding memory - watching a 17-year-old Rafael Nadal make a run to the tournament's final.
She rediscovered her fire but world No1 Serena Williams is still on the lookout for her best form as she attempts to break a five-year drought by winning the upcoming Australian Open.
New Zealand's four-legged "doggy ball boys" have gone global after capturing the heart of tennis ace Venus Williams.
Venus Williams has accumulated almost 100 trophies in her career, but has only three displayed in her bedroom.
Isner gave a rather astonishing (and late) reason for not defending his title in Auckland this week. Tired? I mean, we're all tired, aren't we?
There's only one way to avoid a repeat of the lamentable withdrawal by John Isner from the Heineken Open but it will take some lateral thinking by the ATP.
David Skipwith identifies five players to keep an eye on at the Heineken Open.
Williams rebounded from an underwhelming first set to reverse her fortunes in a dominant second and hold her nerve during a tense third, eventually winning 2-6 6-3 6-3.
Herald tennis writers Michael Burgess, David Skipwith and Kris Shannon provide the latest updates from day six of the ASB Classic in Auckland.
With a few exceptions, male tennis players are a pretty generic bunch. They hit the ball hard - the touch players, the serve and volleyers are long gone - and they hit the cliches even harder.
Champagne bottles glistened in buckets of ice as beautiful people in stylish sunhats, designer glasses and perfect tans followed theaction at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland yesterday.
Bowing out of the doubles at the ASB Classic was something of a mixed blessing for Marina Erakovic.