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Posted by WTM on February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
DUBAI, UAE – Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-4 and Australian Open finalist Andy Murray overcame a spirited challenge from Russian qualifier Igor Kunitsyn to win 6-2 6-3 to progress to the second round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday. But there was drama in both of their straight-set victories.
Djokovic [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Fernando Verdasco defeated Andy Roddick 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the SAP Open in San Jose, his first title in the United States and his four career ATP title.
Roddick, ranked No. 7 in the world, was looking to win fourth San Jose title, following his win earlier this year Brisbane and reaching the quarter-finals of [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE, Calif. —Andy Roddick was outplayed for most of the night by Sam Querrey. But when the match got to the tiebreakers, Roddick took charge.
The top-seeded Roddick beat the seventh-seeded Querrey, 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), on Saturday night in a protracted semifinal at the SAP Open that featured a combined 53 aces.
Roddick reached the final [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Roddick, Verdasco Reach SAP Semifinals
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with aces, Andy Roddick, atp tour, bones, compatriot, denis istomin, fernando verdasco, first moment, german tommy haas, match, michael russell, opponent, philipp, san jose california, sap open, seeds, spaniard, tiebreaker, tomas berdych, uzbekistan
Posted by WTM on January 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Bud Collins
Bud Collins, the world’s most famous tennis journalist and author of the definitive tennis history book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, profiles the Andy Roddick and Felciano Lopez match Friday at the Australian Open. The following story – and other musings from Down Under – can be found at Bud’s official website [...]
Filed under Bud Collins, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with aces, Andy Roddick, andy s ball, Australian Open, backhand, ball game, break points, feliciano lopez, felicio, fernando gonzalez, line of fire, monster, passing shots, quickness, repertory, shooting gallery, strokes, tie breaker
Posted by WTM on November 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
2004: FEDERER’S LUCKY 13
The countdown to London begins. As part of the lead up to start of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on November 22, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the season-ending ATP championships, courtesy of the [...]
Filed under Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with aces, anniversaries, atp tennis masters, atp tennis masters cup, atp tour, atp world tour, Australian Open, barclay, frankfurt germany, Lleyton Hewitt, lucky 13, michael stich, new chapter, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, swiss world, tennis history, Wimbledon, year end
Posted by WTM on November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Ashley Harkleroad, the former upstart American tennis pro who gained notoriety for posing for Playboy magazine in 2008, will be making a come back to the WTA Tour in 2010. After giving birth to her son, Charlie, with now husband, former ATP player Chuck Adams, Harkleroad is planning to return to a full-time tennis career [...]
Filed under Top Stories · Tagged with aces, alex bogomolov, ashley harkleroad, atp singles, atp tennis, coach, fed cup, northern georgia, pebbles, photos, playboy magazine, posing for playboy, starlet, tart, tennis pro, traffic light
