Archive for September, 2008
Top-seeded Maria Kirilenko rallied to claim the Korea Open title with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 win.
Tennis newsTop-seeded Maria Kirilenko rallied to claim the Korea Open title with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 win. Over Australia’s Samantha Stosur on Sunday. Stosur broke serve against the Russian in the third and fifth games of the first set for a strong start before Kirilenko came back to win her third WTA title of the year. [...]
Results Sunday from the China Open.
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the China Open. A US$524,000 (?357,900) ATP men’s tournament and a US$600,000 (?409,800) WTA women’s tournament at The Beijing Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men Final Andy Roddick (2), United States, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. Women Final Jelena Jankovic (1), Serbia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, 6-3, [...]
Top-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia reached the Korea Open final Saturday.
Tennis newsTop-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia reached the Korea Open final Saturday. With a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over No. 3-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. Kirilenko will play Samantha Stosur in Sunday’s final. The Australian ousted Jill Craybas of the United States 6-0, 6-1. Stosur and Kirilenko have played three times, with Stosur winning twice. “Today [...]
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. [...]
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a rematch of their Australian Open final.
Tennis newsTop-seeded Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a rematch of their Australian Open final. By winning semifinals Saturday at the Thailand Open. Djokovic beat Thomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1, while the second-seeded Tsonga ousted fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-0, 6-3. The third-ranked Djokovic won the first set when his shot tapped [...]
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a rematch of the Australian Open final.
Tennis newsTop-seeded Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a rematch of the Australian Open final. By winning Saturday’s semifinals at the Thailand Open. Djokovic beat Thomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1 while the second-seeded Tsonga ousted fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-0, 6-3. The third-ranked Djokovic captured the first set with a bit of [...]
Andy Roddick overcame four double-faults in the first set.
Tennis newsAndy Roddick overcame four double-faults in the first set. And a smashed racket to show for it – to defeat Juan Carlos Ferrero 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Friday and reach the semifinals of the China Open. The second-seeded American, who tossed another racket in anger in the second set, served 23 aces to defeat the Spaniard. [...]
Argentina leading player David Nalbandian wants the Davis Cup final against Spain in his central hometown of Cordoba.
Tennis newsArgentina leading player David Nalbandian wants the Davis Cup final against Spain in his central hometown of Cordoba. Meanwhile, the Argentine Tennis Association received an extended deadline to Wednesday to choose a venue for its first home final from Nov. 21-23. The final venue has become a minor controversy as the AAT try to balance [...]
India top batsman Sachin Tendulkar was declared fit Friday.
Tennis newsIndia top batsman Sachin Tendulkar was declared fit Friday. For the four-test series against Australia starting next month. Indian cricket board secretary Niranjan Shah said Tendulkar will be available for selection for the test series after recovering from an elbow injury sustained during last month’s tour of Sri Lanka. Tendulkar underwent tests with physiotherapist Paul [...]
Unseeded Dudi Sela of Israel reached the finals of the China Open.
Tennis newsUnseeded Dudi Sela of Israel reached the finals of the China Open. Downing No. 7 Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday. Only No. 92 in the ATP rankings, the victory moves Sela into his first final of an ATP event. He will face either second-seeded Andy Roddick or unseeded German Bjorn Phau, who [...]
