Archive for October, 2008
Monfils beats Monaco at Paris Masters.
Tennis newsMonfils beats Monaco at Paris Masters. Gael Monfils of France beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters and set up a possible match against top-ranked Rafael Nadal. Sixteenth-seeded Monfils had never been beyond the second round in two previous appearances at the Bercy indoor [...]
Serena Williams, Blake to represent US.
Tennis newsSerena Williams, Blake to represent US. Serena Williams and James Blake will represent the top-seeded United States in the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis tournament, organizers said Tuesday. Williams and Blake combined to win the 2003 Hopman Cup – one of four titles for the United States in the 20-year history of the event. Lleyton [...]
ATP Money Leaders.
Tennis newsATP Money Leaders. Through Oct. 26 1. Rafael Nadal $6,707,124 2. Roger Federer $4,878,154 3. Novak Djokovic $3,916,215 4. Andy Murray $2,996,923 5. Nikolay Davydenko $1,587,284 6. Andy Roddick $1,229,164 7. David Ferrer $1,146,390 8. Juan Martin del Potro $1,091,594 9. Gilles Simon $1,090,387 10. Robin Soderling $1,038,877 11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $1,033,990 12. Stanislas Wawrinka [...]
ATP Rankings.
Tennis newsATP Rankings. Through Oct. 27 Singles 1. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 7,100 points. 2. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 5,805. 3. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 4,575. 4. Andy Murray, Britain, 3,420. 5. David Ferrer, Spain, 2,315. 6. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 2,265. 7. Andy Roddick, United States, 2,045. 8. David Nalbandian, Argentina, 1,875. 9. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 1,820. [...]
WTA Tour Money Leaders.
Tennis newsWTA Tour Money Leaders. Through Oct. 26 1. Serena Williams $3,652,173 2. Jelena Jankovic $2,764,465 3. Ana Ivanovic $2,738,390 4. Dinara Safina $2,415,020 5. Venus Williams $2,407,565 6. Maria Sharapova $1,937,879 7. Elena Dementieva $1,620,679 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova $1,352,369 9. Vera Zvonareva $1,058,175 10. Agnieszka Radwanska $1,014,072 11. Katarina Srebotnik $848,270 12. Nadia Petrova $815,295 [...]
WTA Tour Rankings.
Tennis newsWTA Tour Rankings. Through Oct. 27 Singles 1. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 4,555 points. 2. Dinara Safina, Russia, 3,752. 3. Serena Williams, United States, 3,716. 4. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 3,687. 5. Elena Dementieva, Russia, 3,399. 6. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,040. 7. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 2,726. 8. Venus Williams, United States, 2,522. 9. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 2,497. [...]
Safin contemplates future after Paris Masters loss.
Tennis newsSafin contemplates future after Paris Masters loss. Two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin is considering retirement after a 6-0, 7-6 (4) loss to Juan Monaco in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. Safin, a former top-ranked player and a three-time champion at the Paris tournament, wants a long break before making a [...]
Cilic, Kiefer advance at Paris Masters.
Tennis newsCilic, Kiefer advance at Paris Masters. Marin Cilic of Croatia and Nicolas Kiefer of Germany both advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters in straight sets on Monday. Cilic downed Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-6 (5), 6-2, and Kiefer beat big-serving Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-5. “He broke me twice, then he [...]
Berdych, Cilic, Kiefer advance at Paris Masters.
Tennis newsBerdych, Cilic, Kiefer advance at Paris Masters. Former champion Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, Marin Cilic of Croatia and Nicolas Kiefer of Germany all advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters in straight sets Monday. Berdych, the 2005 winner, eased past Robby Ginepri of the United States 6-4, 7-5, Cilic downed Andreas [...]
Paris Masters Results.
Tennis newsParis Masters Results. Results Monday from the Paris Masters, a 2.27 million euros ($2.9 million) ATP event on indoor carpet at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-4, 7-5. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. [...]
