Archive for July, 2008
Results Wednesday from the Rogers Cup.
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the Rogers Cup. A US$1.34,000,000 (?850,000) WTA Tour event on hardcourts at Uniprix Stadium (seedings in ):
Singles
Second Round
Dinara Safina (7), Russia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
Patty Schnyder (9), Switzerland, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-1, 7-5.
Anna Chakvetadze (6), Russia, def. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-2, 7-5.
Victoria Azarenka (11), Belarus, def. Sybille Bammer, [...]
Vera Dushevina edged another-seeded Agnes Szavay 6-4, 7-6 (6) Wednesday to reach the of the Northern Light Open.
Tennis newsVera Dushevina edged following-seeded Agnes Szavay 6-4, 7-6 (6) Wednesday to reach the of the Northern Light Open.
Szavay in debt early in both sets, but ‘t exploit. In the introduction, the Hungarian had a accidental to serve out the set when important 5-4, but she hit two twofold-faults and made two bad misses with [...]
Maria Sharapova from the Rogers Open after her succeeding-round victory Wednesday because of a shoulder injury.
Tennis newsMaria Sharapova withdrew from the Rogers Open after her additional-round victory Wednesday because of a shoulder injury. Jeopardizing her participation in the Beijing Olympics.
Third- Sharapova of Russia defeated Marta Domachowska of Poland 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 in a cup tie that took practically three . She will have an MRI scan Thursday.
She said her poise at [...]
Rafael Nadal miniature time to win his 30th straight match.
Tennis newsRafael Nadal needed petty time to win his 30th straight match.
The Spaniard over and done with only 48 minutes on piazza and earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Florent Serra of France in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.
Nadal hasn’t lost since May, champion five titles, including an epic five-set victory over [...]
Third-seeded Katarina Srebotnik trounced contestant Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to spread the quarterfinals of the Nordic Light Open.
Tennis newsThird-seeded Katarina Srebotnik beaten qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Nordic Light Open.
Pavlyuchenkova, a ex- top-graded lesser from Russia, trailed 4-1 in the additional set before reaching 4-4. But Srebotnik, a Slovenian who won the entitlement in 2005, in the red back to lead 5-4 and served out the [...]
Reassured that the pain in his righteous knee is nothing genuine, Andy Murray untroubled Wednesday.
Tennis newsReassured that the pain in his best knee is nothing quiet, Andy Murray stress-free Wednesday. Won his second-round match in a Cincinnati Masters tournament that has already lost to hurt.
Murray got a medicinal scan Monday on the knee, which him when he plays a lot of in a quick time. Assured [...]
Russian Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina and Nadia Petrova forward-looking to the third round in uninterrupted sets at the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.
Tennis newsRussian Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina and Nadia Petrova progressive to the third round in straight sets at the Rogers Cup on Wednesday. Along with 15-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito.
No. 6-seeded Chakvetadze downed the last American, Jill Craybas, 6-2, 7-5, No. 7 Safina easily moved past Russian compatriot Anastasia Rodionova 6-2, 6-4, and Petrova accounted [...]
Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic ran into a bit of care against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.
Tennis newsTop-ranked Ana Ivanovic ran into a bit of effort against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. Before normal 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the additional round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.
Ivanovic, the 2006 champion who had a first-round bye, overcame nine twin and losing her tend five times in her first encounter with Kvitova, [...]
Ivan Rodriguez was the uniform hand for the Florida Marlins when they won the 2003 World Series.
MLB Baseball NewsIvan Rodriguez was the regular hand for the Florida Marlins when they won the 2003 World Series. A year deferred, he was the spark that turn around the Detroit franchise when nothing wanted to be a Tiger.
The New York Yankees hope he can be a piddling of both during push for the playoffs.
The [...]
Wednesday National League Capsules.
MLB Baseball NewsWednesday National League Capsules.
FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5
MIAMI Josh Johnson his chief win in almost two eons as the Florida Marlins whitewashed the New York Mets, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game run.
Dan Uggla hit a two-run and Cody Ross a two-run triple-decker for the Marlins, who serene four second-base [...]
