Posted by WTM on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Daniela Hantuchova 1-6 6-1 6-0 to win the Monterrey Open in Monterrey, Mexico
DAVIS CUP
World Group
(First Round)
Spain beat. Switzerland 4-1 at Logrono, Spain
France beat. Germany 4-1 at Toulon, France
Russia beat. India 3-2 at Moscow, Russia
Argentina beat Sweden 3-2 at Stockholm, Sweden
Croatia beat Ecuador 5-0 at Varazdin, Croatia
Serbia beat United States 3-2 at Belgrade, [...]
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Posted by WTM on March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Novak Djokovic beat Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3 to win the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
David Ferrer won the Abierto Mexicano Telcel men’s singles in Acapulco, Mexico, beating Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 3-6 6-1
Ernests Gulbis beat Ivo Karlovic 6-2 6-3 to win the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 22, 2010 · 1 Comment
STARS
Venus Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3 7-5 to win the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sam Querrey beat John Isner 6-4 6-3 to win the men’s singles at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Michael Llodra beat Julien Benneteau 6-3 6-4 to win the Open 13 in Marseille, France
Juan Carlos [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 15, 2010 · 1 Comment
STARS
Robin Soderling won the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when Mikhail Youzhny retired while trailing 6-4 2-0
Elena Dementieva beat Lucie Safarova 6-7 (5) 6-1 6-4 to win the Open GDF SUEZ in Paris, France
Fernando Verdasco beat Andy Roddick 3-6 6-4 6-4 to win the SAP Open in San Jose, California, USA
Juan [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 1, 2010 · 2 Comments
STARS
Australian Open
Men’s singles: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6
Women’s singles: Serena Williams beat Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan beat Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3
Women’s doubles: Venus Williams and Serena Williams beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4 6-3
Mixed doubles: Cara Black and Leander [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 25, 2010 · 2 Comments
STARS
Australian Open – First Week
Maria Kirilenko beat second-seeded Dinara Safina 5-4, retired
Nadia Petrova beat third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 3-6 6-1
Marin Cilic beat fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 5-7 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3
Li Na beat fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3
Justine Henin beat fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva 7-5 7-6 (6)
Alona Bondarenko beat eighth-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-2 6-3
Marcel Granollers [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 18, 2010 · 2 Comments
STARS
Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 to win the Medibank International women’s singles at Sydney, Australia
Marcos Baghdatis beat Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 (2) in Sydney, Australia, to win the Medibank International men’s singles
John Isner beat Arnaud Clement 6-3 5-7 7-6 (2) to win the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand
Alona Bondarenko beat Shahar Peer [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 0-6 7-6 (8) 6-4 to win the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar
Kim Clijsters beat Justine Henin 6-3 4-6 7-6 (6) to win Brisbane International women’s singles in Brisbane, Australia
Yanina Wickmayer beat Flavia Pennetta to win the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand
Andy Roddick beat Radek Stepanek 7-6 (2) 7-6 [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
SAYINGS
“I’ve been doing the hard yards on and off the practice court. I feel as fit as I’ve ever been and I feel as strong as I’ve ever been and I’m hitting the ball well at the moment. If the body holds up then there’s no reason why I can’t give all these guys a [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 28, 2009 · 1 Comment
STARS OF 2009
Australian Open
Men: Rafael Nadal; Women: Serena Williams
Roland Garros
Men: Roger Federer; Women: Svetlana Kuznetsova
Wimbledon
Men: Roger Federer; Women: Serena Williams
US Open
Men: Juan Martin del Potro; Women: Kim Clijsters
Sony Ericsson Championships
Serena Williams
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Nikolay Davydenko
Davis Cup
Spain
Fed Cup
Italy
SAYINGS
“We can attribute the strength and the growth of women’s tennis a great deal to her. She is [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
STARS
Regina Kulikova beat Sandra Zahlavova 7-6 (6) 6-3 to win the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
SAYING
“The ITF has removed both Mr. Malisse and Ms. Wickmayer from the list of suspended players, and both are eligible to participate with immediate effect.” – The International Tennis Federation (ITF), in a statement.
”It’s the best [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
SAYING
“We have a generation of athletes that is without doubt the best in the history of Spain. You know how to win with humility and elegance, you know how to play and fight during the tough moments and you have shown us how it’s done.” – Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, prime minister of Spain, on [...]
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