Archive for January, 2009
Murray loses Down Under to Verdasco
Tennis newsAndy Murray may have to wait awhile before he’s picked again to win a Grand Slam tournament. Touted by British bookmakers as a favorite at the Australian Open, Murray lost to No. 14 Fernando Verdasco of Spain in five sets Monday in the fourth round. He twice blew a one-set lead and missed chances to [...]
Australian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday from the $15,44 million Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses). Doubles Women Quarterfinals Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Francesca Schiavone (12), Italy, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 0-6, 7-5, 6-1. — Legends Doubles Round Robin Wayne Arthurs and Pat Cash, Australia, def. Darren Cahill, Australia, and Mansour Bahrami, Iran, [...]
Dokic’s father not going to Australian Open
Tennis newsJelena Dokic’s estranged father has no intention of going to Melbourne to watch his daughter play in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Dokic, a former top-five player who had dropped to No. 621 after fighting depression for years, beat Alisa Kleybanova 7-5, 5-7, 8-6 to reach Tuesday’s quarters. She will next face another Russian, third-ranked Dinara [...]
Russian Zvonareva into semifinals
Tennis newsVera Zvonareva ran off 11 straight games in a 6-3, 6-0 win over Marion Bartoli at the Australian Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals for the first time in 25 majors. The 24-year-old Russian’s best performance in six previous trips to Melbourne was the fourth round – she’d gone out in the first round [...]
Champions-Mitsubishi Electric Championship Scores
Golf NewsScores Sunday from the Mitsubishi Electric Championship, a $1,8 million Champions Tour event at 7,107-yard, par-72 Hualalai Resort Golf Club. Final Round Bernhard Langer 64-66-68-198 Andy Bean 67-66-66-199 Jay Haas 65-66-70-201 Mark McNulty 69-66-67-202 Jeff Sluman 65-67-70-202 Gil Morgan 68-69-66-203 John Cook 68-67-68-203 Loren Roberts 71-65-68-204 Brad Bryant 64-65-75-204 Mark James 69-66-70-205 Tom Ki 66-69-71-206 [...]
Matthew wins Brazil Cup tournament by 5 strokes
Golf NewsCatriona Matthew, the 39-year-old Scot five months pregnant with her second child, won the inaugural HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup by five shots over Kristy McPherson of the United States on Sunday. Matthew had a 3-under 69 on the second day of the 36-hole exhibition tournament to finish at 6-under 138 at the Itanhanga Golf Club. [...]
US PGA-Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Scores
Golf NewsScores Sunday from the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, a $5,1 million US PGA Tour event at four par-72 courses; 6,930-yard PGA West (Palmer course), 6,924-yard PGA West (Nicklaus course), 7,017-yard Bermuda Dunes CC, 7,403-yard Silver Rock. Final Round Pat Perez 61-63-67-67-69-327 John Merrick 68-65-67-63-67-330 Mike Weir 62-70-67-66-67-332 Steve Stricker 65-67-61-62-77-332 Stephen Ames 71-63-70-66-63-333 Bo Van [...]
Golf Capsules
Golf NewsLA QUINTA, Calif -Pat Perez won the Bob Hope Classic for his first PGA Tour title, taking advantage of Steve Stricker’s collapse and holding off John Merrick by three strokes Sunday in the wind-swept final round. Perez finished at 33-under 327. Merrick, who began the day eight shots behind Stricker but moved in front briefly [...]
Simon into quarterfinals after Monfils injures
Tennis newsGilles Simon advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals Monday when fellow Frenchman and longtime friend Gael Monfils retired after three sets. Sixth-seeded Simon was leading 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 when No. 12 Monfils withdrew with what appeared to be an injured right hand or arm. Monfils, a semifinalist at the French Open last year, had treatment [...]
Safina into quarterfinals at Australian Open
Tennis newsIt sounds like Dinara Safina might be a chip off the old family block after all. The 22-year-old sister of temperamental Russian star Marat Safin has often been compared with her older sibling because she tosses rackets, turns easy-looking wins into tight battles and generally looks like her mind is somewhere else during her matches. [...]
