Archive for January, 2009
Sampras thought Slam mark would last
Tennis newsWhen Pete Sampras called it quits after winning his 14th Grand Slam singles title, he was certain that record would stand for quite some time.
Enter, Roger Federer.
“I really thought that 14 would be a number that would be very tough to tie and break,” Sampras said on Friday in a telephone interview with The Associated [...]
Australian Open Boxscore
Tennis newsFriday
At Melbourne Park.
Melbourne, Australia
Semifinals
Rafael Nadal (1) def. Fernando Verdasco (14), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (1), 6-4.
Nadal Verdasco
1st Serve Percentage 74 69
Aces 12 20
Double Faults 3 4
1st Serve Winning Pct. 72 71
2nd Serve Winning Pct. 62 55
Winners (including service) 52 95
Unforced Errors 25 76
Break Points 4-20 2-4
Net Points 16-23 33-51
Total Points Won 193 192
Time [...]
Australian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday at the $15,44 million Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses).
Junior Singles
Girls
Final
Ksenia Pervak (3), Russia, def. Laura Robson (5), Britain, 6-3, 6-1.
Junior Doubles
Girls
Final
Christina McHale, United States, and Ajla Tomljanovic (6), Croatia, def. Alexandra Krunic, Serbia, and Sandra Zaniewska, Poland, 6-1, 2-6, 10-4 tiebreak.
Wheelchair Singles
Women
Final
Esther Vergeer (1), Netherlands, def. Korie Homan (2), Netherlands, [...]
Tennis Australian Open betting at William Hill Sportsbook
Tennis betting newsFederer favourite for famous fourteenth
Roger Federer is favourite to beat deadly rival Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open Final on Sunday.
Federer will equal Pete Sampras’ all-time record of 14 Grand Slam title wins with a victory in Melbourne. But Nadal won all four of their meetings last year, including the epic Wimbledon Final.
The stage is [...]
Safina, Serena Williams in Australian final
Tennis newsSerena Williams has been there before - three times in fact. The closest Dinara Safina has been was watching her brother celebrate his title.
On the line Saturday night at Rod Laver Arena will be the Australian Open championship - potentially Williams’ fourth here and 10th Grand Slam title. It would be the first for the [...]
Federer is closing in on Sampras’ record
Tennis newsAndy Roddick was right there when Pete Sampras won his 14th Grand Slam title. And he was right there again when Roger Federer moved within one victory of matching Sampras’ record.
After a scorching day in which temperatures hit 111 degrees, Federer beat Roddick 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 in more manageable 91-degree heat Thursday night in the [...]
Heat hits Open for 2nd straight day
Tennis newsThere was no confusion about the Extreme Heat Policy at Melbourne Park on Thursday, the second day of what forecasters were predicting could be a once-in-a-century heat wave.
The retractable roof was closed over Rod Laver Arena long before the first match and all outdoor matches were postponed.
Elena Dementieva and Carla Suaraz Navarro sweated through a [...]
Australian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the $15,44 million Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Women
Quarterfinals
Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.
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Doubles
Mixed
Third Round
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi, India, def. Aleksandra Wozniak and Daniel Nestor, Canada, 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 tiebreak.
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Legends Doubles
Round Robin
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, Australia, def. Mats Wilander and Joakim Nystrom, Sweden, [...]
New boss for men’s tennis faces challenges
Tennis newsAdam Helfant has a reputation as a good listener. It’s a trait he’ll have to draw on as the new boss of men’s tennis.
The challenge of satisfying players, tournament officials and sponsors is big in its own right. Now a reeling global economy, with everyone looking to cut costs, has been thrown into the mix.
“He [...]
Roddick ousts defending champ; next up, Federer
Tennis newsAndy Roddick is on the oddest of rolls at the Australian Open, and that’s just fine with him.
When an odd-numbered year comes around, Roddick finds himself in the semifinals of the year’s first major. This time he got there courtesy of defending champion Novak Djokovic, who retired Tuesday while trailing 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 2-1. [...]
