Archive for February, 2009
Top seed Fish squeaks into Delray Beach semis
Tennis newsMardy Fish of the United States pipped Florent Serra of France 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to continue his quest to become the first top seed to win the Delray Beach International on Friday.
No top seed has won the tournament in its 16-year history. Five previous top seeds have reached the final.
Except for exchanging service breaks [...]
ATP-Delray Beach International Results
Tennis newsResults Friday from the Delray Beach International Championships, a $500,000 ATP Tour event on hard courts at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Quarterfinals
Christophe Rochus, Belgium, def. Stefan Koubek, Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Jeremy Chardy (7), France, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3).
Evgeny Korolev, Russia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.
Mardy [...]
Flavia Pennetta reaches sixth Acapulco final
Tennis newsFlavia Pennetta reached her sixth consecutive final at the Mexican Open after dispatching 2004 champion Iveta Benesova 6-3, 6-3 on Friday.
“Six finals is incredible I didn’t expect it or hope for it,” Pennetta said. “Every year I come just hoping to play good tennis and produce a little magic for myself.”
Standing between second-seeded Pennetta and [...]
ATP-WTA Abierto Mexicano Telcel Results
Tennis newsResults Thursday from the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, a $1,226,500 ATP and $220,000 WTA event on outdoor claycourt at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, def. Daniel Koellerer, Austria, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Nicolas Almagro (1), Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Jose Acasuso (5), Argentina, def. Tommy Robredo (3), Spain, 7-5, 6-2.
Women
Quarterfinals
Iveta [...]
ATP-Delray Beach International Results
Tennis newsResults Thursday from the Delray Beach International Championships, a $500,000 ATP Tour event on hard courts at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Second Round
Mardy Fish (1), United States, def. Vince Spadea, United States, 6-4, 6-1.
Florent Serra (6), France, def. Mischa Zverev, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Jeremy Chardy (7), France, def. Andrey Golubev, [...]
Tendulkar pulled from exhibition game
Tennis newsIndian cricket authorities forced star batsman Sachin Tendulkar to withdraw from an exhibition match Friday because one of the participants, New Zealander Hamish Marshall, had links to the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Tendulkar and teammate Dinesh Karthik had been given permission by officials of the touring India team to play in a lighthearted match between former [...]
Police to gather for Sweden-Israel Davis Cup match
Tennis newsAbout 1,000 police from seven counties will handle security for Sweden’s Davis Cup match against Israel next week amid fears that protests could turn violent.
Police commissioner Hakan Jarborg Eriksson said Thursday that officials expect a “Stop the Match” protest, formed after Israel’s offensive in Gaza started in December, to be relatively calm. But there are [...]
ATP-Dubai Championships Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, a $2,23 million ATP Tour event on hard courts at the Aviation Club (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Second Round
Gilles Simon (3), France, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.
David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-2.
Marin Cilic (5), Croatia, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
Richard Gasquet, France, [...]
ATP-WTA Abierto Mexicano Telcel Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday from the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, a $1,226,500 ATP and $220,000 WTA event played on clay at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
First Round
Alberto Martin, Spain, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-4, 7-5.
Marcel Granollers (7), Spain, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Nicolas Almagro (4), Spain, def. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, 6-4, 6-2.
Gael Monfils (2), [...]
Sweden-Israel Davis Cup to go ahead without fans
Tennis newsThe Davis Cup matches between Sweden and Israel will be played without spectators in Malmo next month after an attempt fell through to move the venue to Stockholm.
Swedish organizers Tuesday cited security concerns for the closed-door policy because anti-Israeli demonstrations are expected during the best-of-five series March 6-8.
“It’s terrible that they are trying to mix [...]
