Archive for April, 2009
Nadal begins title defense in Barcelona
Tennis newsRafael Nadal began his bid for a fifth straight title at the Barcelona Open by beating Frederico Gil of Portugal 6-2, 6-2 in the second round on Wednesday. Following a first-round bye, the top-ranked Spaniard broke Gil twice in each set but the qualifier made him work hard. I have to play better than I [...]
ATP-Barcelona Open Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from the Barcelona Open, a ?1,995 million (US$2,6 million) ATP event on clay at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona (seedings in parentheses). Singles Second Round Nikolay Davydenko (3), Russia, def. Arnaud Clement, France, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Tomas Berdych (15), Czech Republic, def. Oscar Hernandez, Spain, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. [...]
Former US Open tennis tournament doctor dead at 92
Tennis newsIrving V Glick, the US Open tennis tournament doctor for more than 25 years, has died after a long illness. He was 92. Glick died Friday at his home in Great Neck, N.Y., Haggard Funeral Home in Jefferson said. He was buried Wednesday in the East Texas town of Jefferson, where his wife, Tommie, was [...]
Gaudio wins in first round at Barcelona
Tennis newsFormer French Open champion Gaston Gaudio won his first match in nearly two years by Argentine countryman Diego Junqueira 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Gaudio, the Barcelona winner seven years ago, converted six of his seven break opportunities and rallied from a break down in the final set for his first [...]
New Wimbledon roof could mean late matches
Tennis newsThe new retractable roof over Wimbledons Centre Court could mean the first matches past twilight for players and fans at the All England Club. Tournament organizers unveiled the 56,000-square foot folding roof Tuesday and confirmed it will be ready for the June 22-July 5 tournament. All England Club chairman Tim Phillips said any match started [...]
ATP-Barcelona Open Results
Tennis newsResults Monday from the Barcelona Open, a ?1,995 million (US$2,6 million) ATP event on clay at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Christophe Rochus, Belgium, def. Nicolas Devilder, France, 6-4, 6-4. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Igor Andreev (12), Russia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, [...]
Kunitsyn beats Ferrero at Barcelona Open
Tennis newsIgor Kunitsyn of Russia beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 7-6 (3) Monday in the first round of the Barcelona Open. The 38th-ranked Kunitsyn broke four times to eliminate the former top-ranked Spaniard, who won his first title since 2003 this month in Casablanca, Morocco. All three seeded players in action Monday also advanced. Victor Hanescu [...]
Russians to face Italy without No. 1 Safina
Tennis newsDinara Safina was left off the Russian team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup semifinals on the same day she took over as the worlds top-ranked womens tennis player. Russia will be represented by Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Anna Chakvetadze, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday. The Russians, who have [...]
WTA Tour-Family Circle Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday from the Family Circle Cup, a $1 million WTA Tour event on outdoor clay at the Family Circle Tennis Center. Singles Semifinals Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Elena Dementieva (1), Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. Sabine Lisicki (16), Germany, def. Marion Bartoli (6), France, 6-3, 6-1.
WTA-Barcelona Open Results
Tennis newsResults Thursday from the Barcelona Open, a US$220,000 (?166,000) WTA Tour event on clay at David Lloyd Club Turo (seedings in parentheses). Singles Second Round Tatjana Malek, Germany, def. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, France, 5-0, ret. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Sara Errani (7), Italy, 6-3, 6-3. Carla Suarez Navarro (5), Spain, def. Emilie Loit, France, 6-2, [...]
