Archive for September, 2008
Results Monday from the Porsche Grand Prix.
Tennis newsResults Monday from the Porsche Grand Prix. A US$650,000 (?453,000) WTA Tour event indoors at the Porsche Arena (seedings in parentheses):
Singles
First Round
Li Na, China, def. Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.
Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Sybille Bammer, Austria, def. Tatjana Malek, Germany, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
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Results Monday from the Open de Moselle. [...]
Carlos Moya beat Albert Montanes 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Monday.
Tennis newsCarlos Moya beat Albert Montanes 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Monday. In the first round of the Open de Moselle in an indoor match between Spaniards.
Moya, once ranked No. 1, played in his second final of the year last month in Romania. He improved his record against Montanes to 2-1.
The only seed playing, No. 8 Mario Ancic [...]
Amer Delic beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-2 Monday.
Tennis newsAmer Delic beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-2 Monday. To advance to the second round of the Japan Open.
Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain - the top-seeded player has a first-round bye along with second-seeded Andy Roddick.
Fifth-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia rallied from a slow start for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Lucie [...]
Argentina heeded its players wishes and proposed to play the Davis Cup final.
Tennis newsArgentina heeded its players wishes and proposed to play the Davis Cup final. Against Spain at the indoor Orfeo Stadium in Cordoba.
Another indoor arena, Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata, was its alternative choice submitted to the International Tennis Federation on Monday.
“The Argentine Tennis Association decided to give priority to athletic advantage and for [...]
Li Na of China beat Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 Monday.
Tennis newsLi Na of China beat Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 Monday. In the first match of the Porsche Grand Prix.
Li next faces nine-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who had a first-round bye. Williams is playing for the first time since defeating Jelena Jankovic in the U.S. Open final three weeks ago [...]
Fourth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany advanced to the second round.
Tennis newsFourth-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany advanced to the second round. Of the Tashkent Open with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva of Uzbekistan on Monday.
Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia also advanced on the hard courts of the Dynamo Tennis Club. The fifth-seeded Rybarikova defeated Kathrin Woerle of Germany 6-4, 6-4.
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Tendulkar says India planning its strategy.
India [...]
September 29, 1938 Greyhound sets the trotting world record.
Horse racing newsSeptember 29, 1938 Greyhound sets the trotting world record. Of 1:55-1/4 in a time trial at the Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky.
September 30, 1989 Goalie Jeff wins the Tattersalls Pace final for 3-year-olds in 1:51.3 at the Red Mile.
October 1, 1971 Steady Star sets the pacing world record of 1:52 in a time trial at [...]
Peppers Pride is ready to try again.
Horse racing newsPeppers Pride is ready to try again.
The New Mexico thoroughbred mare is entered in a 6-furlong allowance race Saturday at Zia Park, bidding for what would be a North American record 17th career victory in as many starts.
Peppers Pride never has raced outside New Mexico and could break the mark of 16 straight wins she [...]
No smashed racket this time, but Andy Roddick did show fans his volatile temper.
Tennis newsNo smashed racket this time, but Andy Roddick did show fans his volatile temper. In beating Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 Sunday to win the China Open.
After winning the first set and leading the second with an early break, Roddick served a double fault and then botched a shot at the net. That allowed [...]
Andy Roddick will take on unheralded Dudi Sela in the China Open final.
Tennis newsAndy Roddick will take on unheralded Dudi Sela in the China Open final. While Jelena Jankovic plays Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women’s title match.
Roddick was pushed hard by unseeded Bjorn Phau of Germany before winning 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-1 and Sela overpowered No. 7 Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-3, 6-3 in the other semifinal.
On the [...]
