Monday, March 19, 2012DAILY TENNIS NEWS -
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Isner Has a Great
Week and Reaches Top 10
John
Inner considers his career breakthrough into a first-time Top 10 ranking
the result of slow, steady tennis progress. Defeating Novak Djokovic in
the Indian Wells semi-finals assured the American of cracking the ATP
elite.
The rise comes little
more than a month after Isner beat Roger Federer in a Davis Cup rubber
in Switzerland. "I've just kept on surprising myself after each year,"
said Isner. "When I reached in the top 50, that's actually when I did
believe I could crack the top 10."
Nadal Loses in
Indian Wells Semis, But He Likes His Game
Rafael
Nadal is keeping his pride after losing in straight sets to Roger
Federer in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters. Despite going
down, the No. 2 is pleased with his game - even if some critics might
not agree.
Nadal will head to
the next Masters 1000 with the slate wiped clean. "I'll try to keep
doing in Miami a little bit better if it's possible and wait to have a
good success."
After an Injury in
Indian Wells, Ivanovic Hopes to Play Key Biscayne
After
a night of rest, Ana Ivanovic was walking well on the injured glute
muscle which forced the Serb to quit her Indian Wells semi-final with
Maria Sharapova, The former No. 1 took a scan in California before
heading to Key Biscayne, where she and a physio she uses in the area
will get to work on preparing her for the Masters 1000 at mid-week.
"I'm gonna try and
get there as soon as I can and start treatment," said Ivanovic. "I'm
definitely gonna take a few days off and see how that plays out. I
thought there was no point of continuing, because these kind of injuries
only can get worse."
Simon Says
Grunting in Matches is Being Addressed
WTA
board of directors member Steve Simon has been around long enough to
remember who started the grunting trend of the WTA, so he's not taking
hard line when it comes to immediately stopping women players from
emitting loud sounds, but he did say it's a topic on the table
“It's on every
agenda,” Simon said. “We sit there and have this conversation.”
