Archive for April, 2009
WTA-Family Circle Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Thursday from the Family Circle Cup, a $1 million WTA Tour event on clay at the Family Circle Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses). Singles Third Round Marion Bartoli (6), France, def Melanie Oudin, United States, 6-4, 6-1. Dominika Cibulkova (7), Slovakia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Russia, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3. Sabine Lisicki (16), Germany, def. [...]
Rod Laver to be honored by Hall of Fame in July
Tennis newsThe International Tennis Hall of Fame will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rod Lavers 1969 Grand Slam, the last time a man won all four of the major tournaments in the same year. The 40th anniversary of Lavers feat will be marked with a special presentation during the halls 2009 induction ceremony in July. Laver, [...]
Federer loses in third round in Monte Carlo
Tennis newsStanislas Wawrinka gave his good friend Roger Federer a little more time to celebrate his wedding. Not that Federer was hoping for an early exit at the Monte Carlo Masters. Wawrinka beat his Olympic doubles partner 6-4, 7-5 Thursday in the third round, in Federers first tournament since getting married to longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec [...]
Zvonareva, Petrova, Bartoli, Cibulkova advance
Tennis newsVera Zvonareva began her bid to reach a second straight Family Circle Cup final by beating Rossana de los Rios of Paraguay 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday. Joining third-seeded Zvonareva in the third round were No. 4 and 2006 champion Nadia Petrova, No. 6 Marion Bartoli, who has never gone any further, and No. 7 Dominika [...]
WTA-Family Circle Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday from the Family Circle Cup, a $1 million WTA Tour event on clay at the Family Circle Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Bethanie Mattek-Sands (12), United States, def. Mariana Duque Marino, Colombia, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Shenay Perry, United States, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (15), Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-1. Sabine Lisicki [...]
WTA-Barcelona Open Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday from the Barcelona Open, a US$220,000 (?166,000) WTA Tour event on clay at David Lloyd Club Turo (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Severine Bremond, France, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, def. Yevgenia Savranska, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 7-6 (4), [...]
Dementieva leads 3 Russians into 3rd round
Tennis newsElena Dementieva, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova won at the Family Circle Cup on Tuesday, increasing the odds that at least one of the leading Russian seeds should reach the final again. Top-seeded Dementieva won the first 10 games in defeating Julie Ditty of the United States 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 Vera Zvonareva beat Rossana [...]
WTA- Barcelona Open Results
Tennis newsResults Monday from the Barcelona Open, a US$220,000 (?166,000) WTA Tour event on clay at David Lloyd Club Turo (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-6 (7). Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-4, [...]
Top-seeded Cornet loses in first round in Spain
Tennis newsTop-seeded Alize Cornet of France was upset 6-0, 6-3 by compatriot Stephanie Cohen-Aloro in the first round of the Barcelona Open on Monday. The 97th-ranked Cohen-Aloro breezed through the first set, then broke Cornets serve in the second game of the second set and held serve the rest of the way to wrap up the [...]
Chela advances at Monte Carlo to meet Nadal
Tennis newsJuan Ignacio Chela of Argentina beat Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday, setting up a second-round match against top-ranked Rafael Nadal. Nadal, the four-time defending champ who had a first-round bye, has beaten Chela in four of five matches, including all three on clay. Nadals lone defeat [...]
