Archive for February, 2009
ATP-Delray Beach International Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday 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
First Round
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Vince Spadea, United States, def. Denis Gremelmayr, Germany, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-3, [...]
Querrey, Koubek reach 2nd round at Delray Beach
Tennis newsSecond-seeded Sam Querrey defeated Guillermo Canas of Argentina 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to the second round at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Monday.
American Querrey, who asked for a wildcard into the tournament on Friday, had 13 aces during the 1 hour, 38 minute match.
Querrey took advantage of three of 10 break points [...]
Venus Williams ready to add to title collection
Tennis newsVenus Williams is ready to add to her collection of singles titles at the Acapulco Open.
The fifth-ranked American, who won her 40th title on Saturday at the Dubai Tennis Championships, is already feeling at home in Mexico.
“I have never been here before, but I grew up in California, so I got to know a lot [...]
ATP Tour Delray Beach International Results
Tennis newsResults Monday from the $500,000 ATP Delray Beach International Championships played on hard courts at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center.
Singles
First Round
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Steve Darcis (5), Belgium, 6-3, 6-3.
Florent Serra (6), France, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Bobby Reynolds, United States, 6-4, 6-3.
Christophe Rochus, Belgium, def. Roko [...]
ATP Open 13 Results
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the Open 13, a ?576,000 ($736,000) ATP World Tour indoor tournament at Palais des Sports (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Final
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4), France, def. Michael Llodra, France, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Spain’s Robredo wins title in Argentina
Tennis newsTommy Robredo of Spain rallied to defeat Juan Monaco 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in the finals of the Copa Telmex and won his second tournament in as many weeks.
The match was played under threatening clouds on a slow clay court, drenched by a heavy overnight downpour. Robredo won the first set before a rain delay [...]
RMK ChampionshipsResults
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, a $1,226,500 ATP Tour event on hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
Final
Andy Roddick (1), United States, def. Radek Stepanek (5), Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-5.
Doubles
Men
Final
Mardy Fish, United States, and Mark Knowles (4), Bahamas, def. Travis Parrott, United States, and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, 7-6 [...]
RMK Championships and Cellular South Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, a $1,226,500 ATP Tour event, and Cellular South Cup, a $220,000 WTA Tour event, on hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
First Round
Robby Ginepri, United States, def. Simon Greul, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.
Mardy Fish (7), United States, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-1, 7-5.
Philipp Petzschner, [...]
ATP-Copa Telmex Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the Copa Telmex, a $600,000 ATP Tour event on clay at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Second Round
Franco Ferreiro, Brazil, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-2, 6-4.
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Marcel Granollers (7), Spain, 6-7 (7), 6-0, 6-3.
David Nalbandian (1), Argentina, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 7-5, 6-2.
Tommy Robredo (3), [...]
Dubai Championships Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the $2 million Dubai Tennis Championships, a WTA Tour tournament being played at the Aviation Club (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Third Round
Serena Williams (1), US, def. Zheng Jie (13), China, 6-4, 6-2.
Kaia Kanepi (16), Estonia, def. Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, 6-2, 7-5.
Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (14), Spain, 6-1, 6-3.
Virginie Razzano, [...]
