Sharapova pulls out of Sony Ericsson Open
Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday, citing a shoulder injury. The No. 5-ranked Sharapova is a two-time finalist at the hard-court tournament. Her withdrawal came a day after her 18-match winning streak ended with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova at Indian Wells, Calif. “We certainly wish Maria a speedy recovery and hope she is able to return to the court quickly,” Sony Ericsson Open tournament director Adam Barrett said.
Tennis governing bodies unify replay rules
All professional tennis tournaments using an electronic replay system will offer players the same amount of challenges per match starting next week. Each player will get a maximum of three unsuccessful challenges per set, plus one wrong challenge in a tiebreaker, the International Tennis Federation said Wednesday in a joint statement with the ATP, WTA Tour and Grand Slam committee. Players can still make an unlimited number of correct challenges.
Women’s CEO reacts to Williams’ comments
WTA head Larry Scott said Thursday that he strongly disagrees with comments made by Richard Williams, father of Serena and Venus, regarding racism on the women’s tour. Saying he was disappointed by Williams’ recent remarks during an interview in India, Scott said in a statement: “The Tour has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to racism, and I have previously let Mr. Williams know that he should let me know if he ever had evidence of racist comments or acts in women’s professional tennis.
Federer wins three ATP awards (AP)
Roger Federer was a winner in more ways than one last year. The world’s No. 1 player was honored Tuesday as the ATP Tour’s player of the year for 2007. He also won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the fourth consecutive year and the Fans’ Favorite Award for the fifth consecutive time. “The sportmanship award is voted by my fellow players and it is a great recognition for me,” Federer said in…
Djokovic, Ivanovic collect titles at Indian Wells
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