Novak Djokovic Wins Entertaining Match in Straight Sets Over — ATP Cincinnati

Don’t believe it, says the tennis superstar.

“I will try to take the positive out of this match, and the positive is the last six games of the match”, he said. “I wasn’t on the court. That’s how I’m going to handle it”.

Though ranked well below her opponent due to an extended injury layoff, it was the fifth consecutive straight sets victory for the world number 21 from Belarus over the Dane.

The 18-year-old said her forearm has been sore for some time.

Her fierceness has not gone unnoticed.

Bencic will meet with her team before deciding whether she can play in the Connecticut Open next week, the final tournament before August. 31-Sept.

1 Serena Williams is gearing up for the US Open as she looks to complete a calendar slam.

But as Pavlyuchenkova put a ball long on set point, Azarenka – who played with strapping in her win over Caroline Wozniacki – hobbled to the chair, and moved gingerly to start the second set as the Russian raced to a 3-0 lead when the two-time major victor retired.

Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan also scored and the U.S. got an own goal in its second friendly since winning the Women’s World Cup. (Navratilova won three in 1983 and another three in 1984, barely missing the Slam both years.).

She hopes the confluence is inspiring for young athletes. “I wasn’t 100 percent, and to beat Lucie or even compete against her, you have to be 100 percent”.

“First of all, I don’t think it’s very serious”, Bencic told reporters. I mean, I won a lot of matches.

Williams has been “on the rise” – or on top – since first picking up a tennis racket as a young child.

Her sister, Venus, dropped out Tuesday night because of an illness.

She had suffered only her second defeat of the season last week in Toronto, losing to teenager Belinda Bencic.

With age has come more contemplation, if no loss of fire.

It turns out that break points may have been the key to the match.

“Credit to him for playing some solid, consistent tennis, always making me play an extra shot”, Djokovic said. I mean, I thought I would, but when it didn’t happen after a while. And it’s not just me speaking out. And it’s not just me speaking out. There are a lot of people speaking out.