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Posted by WTM on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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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 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Randy Walker
John Isner fought valiantly Sunday, playing in his debut Davis Cup series against the No. 2 player in the world, on foreign soil, on an uncomfortable clay court, with over 10,000 Serbian fans cheering against him.
But it was not enough.
The six-foot-nine inch Isner came up just short against Novak Djokovic, falling 7-5, 3-6, [...]
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Posted by WTM on March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charles Bricker
Could this be one of those who-do-I-root-for Davis Cup weekends for Todd Martin, whose coaching client, Novak Djokovic, will be trying to beat up on Martin’s fellow Americans, John Isner and Sam Querrey, this weekend?
“You know, I don’t think it will feel too strange. I guess it’s going to be sort of like [...]
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Posted by WTM on March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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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 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Dubai, UAE, February 26th, 2010 - Defending Champion Novak Djokovic rose to the occasion in front of a lively capacity crowd at the Dubai Tennis Stadium on Friday, taking an energy-sapping two hours 55-minutes to overcome charismatic Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-7 6-3 6-4 and advance to Saturday’s final.
Djokovic, who claimed victory in front of large [...]
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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 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charlie Bricker
With a combined 15-5 record (as of Friday) and with Andy Roddick and James Blake ruling themselves out of Davis Cup, John Isner and Sam Querrey richly deserved the call they got this week to represent the U.S. against Serbia, March 5-7. But on clay? Are they ready for that?
Can these two big [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 1, 2010 · 2 Comments
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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 31, 2010 · 1 Comment
It’s a sweet sixteen for Roger Federer.
The Swiss maestro won his record-extending 16th major singles title Sunday, defeating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) to win the 2010 Australian Open and further extend his legacy as the greatest tennis player of all-time. The win marked Federer’s fourth Australian Open title, tying him with Andre Agassi [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 26, 2010 · 1 Comment
Is Andy Murray headed for destiny Down Under?
The great British hope is looking to become the first British man to win a major singles title since Fred Perry won the last of his eight majors at the 1936 U.S. Championships. His abbreviated 6-3, 7-6, 3-0, ret., victory over No. 2 seed and defending champion Rafael [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 25, 2010 · 2 Comments
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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 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
To secure the Melbourne Park venue for the Australian Open until 2036, the state of Victoria will spend $336 million (US). One the major projects involved in upgrading the venue is adding a roof over Margaret Court Arena, which would give the tournament three retractable-roof arenas. The first stage of the redevelopment [...]
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