Tennis: Serena Williams pulls out of Miami Open following oral surgery

LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Serena Williams will not compete at this week’s Miami Open as the 23-times Grand Slam singles champion recovers from oral surgery, the Associated Press reported on Sunday (March 21). The 39-year-old Florida resident has won the Miami Open a record eight times and joins big names including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal... » read more

Tennis: Djokovic pulls out of Miami to spend time with family

MIAMI (REUTERS) – World number one Novak Djokovic will delay his comeback to the ATP Tour following a muscle injury after deciding to skip the Miami Open starting next week to spend more time with his family. Djokovic sustained a muscle tear that hindered him during his successful Australian Open title defence last month and... » read more

Tennis: Nadal withdraws from Miami to prepare for European clay

MIAMI (AFP) – Rafael Nadal withdrew from next week’s start of the ATP Miami Open on Tuesday (March 16), tweeting that he needs to skip the event to prepare for the upcoming European clay-court campaign. The 34-year-old Spanish left-hander, who shares the all-time record of 20 men’s Grand Slam singles titles with Roger Federer, has... » read more