Archive for January, 2009
Australian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Friday from the $15,44 million Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses). Singles Women Third Round Nadia Petrova (10), Russia, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-1 retired. Dinara Safina (3), Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi (25), Estonia, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles Men First Round Rohan Bopanna, India, and Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, def. Marcel Granollers and Santiago [...]
Venus won’t be rising at Australian Open
Tennis newsBaffled by her lack of control, unable to assert herself, Venus Williams went tumbling out of the Australian Open. She lost 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 Thursday in the second round to Carla Suarez Navarro, a 20-year-old Spaniard ranked No. 46 who made the most of a strong forehand in a go-for-broke game. “She was super consistent [...]
Murray playing with chip on shoulder in Melbourne
Tennis newsA night after being dismissed by the defending champion as an Australian Open favorite, Andy Murray let his play provide a striking reply. Murray routed Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Thursday in a second-round match to stay on track for his first Grand Slam title. Murray is trying to become the first British [...]
Ivanovic through to third round
Tennis newsAna Ivanovic is regaining momentum at the Australian Open, beating Italian Alberta Brianti 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the year’s first major. Ivanovic lost the last Australian Open final to Maria Sharapova, then won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open and gained the No. 1 ranking. Now [...]
USTA to invest in World Team Tennis
Tennis newsThe United States Tennis Association will become a minority owner in World Team Tennis in an effort to expand the USTA Junior Team Tennis program. The USTA will own 25 percent of WTT, with co-founder Billie Jean King and commissioner Ilana Kloss remaining the majority owners, the groups announced Tuesday. “We’ve been looking for an [...]
Australian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the $15,44 million Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses). Singles Men Second Round David Ferrer (11), Spain, def. Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Women Second Round Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-4, 6-1. Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Nadia Petrova (10), Russia, [...]
Tsonga back to scene of 2008 run
Tennis newsJo-Wilfried Tsonga returned to the scene of his greatest performance in a Grand Slam, and it felt pretty good. Tsonga beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 Tuesday in a first-round match at the Australian Open. Last year, when he was unseeded and recognized more for his uncanny resemblance to boxing great Muhammad Ali, [...]
Dementieva wins first match
Tennis newsBeijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva of Russia has won her first-round match at the Australian Open. The fourth-seeded Dementieva beat Kristina Barrois of Germany 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1 Tuesday at Melbourne Park. Dementieva had her best year in majors last season, making the fourth round here, the quarterfinals at the French Open and the [...]
40 years on since ‘Rocket’ Rod’s 2nd Grand Slam
Tennis newsIt was the final year of a turbulent decade, when Richard Nixon was in the White House, the Beatles were about to release “Abbey Road,” and Neil Armstrong had just taken man’s first steps on the moon. There was another rocket launch in 1969, one that still resonates in the sports world today – Rod [...]
Murray needs only 2 sets to get into 2nd round
Tennis newsAndy Murray’s first win at Rod Laver Arena was a little low key. The 21-year-old Scot, carrying the hopes of a British public looking for its first male Grand Slam champion since 1936, was leading Andrei Pavel 6-2, 3-1, 15-0 in the Australian Open when the Romanian retired with a back injury. The fourth-seeded Murray, [...]
