Archive for June, 2009
Wimbledon Results
Tennis newsResults Monday from Wimbledon at The All England Club (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
Tommy Haas (24), Germany, def. Igor Andreev (29), Russia, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-4.
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Robin Soderling (13), Sweden, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
Novak Djokovic (4), Serbia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.
Ivo Karlovic (22), Croatia, def. Fernando Verdasco (7), [...]
Murray edges Wawrinka under Wimbledons roof
Tennis newsThey played into the night on Centre Court, later than anyone ever had in Wimbledons long history, and they played indoors, the first match contested entirely under the new roof.
And at 10:39 p.m. Monday, when No. 3-seeded Andy Murray of Britain finally finished off a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over No. 19 Stanislas [...]
Oudin looks to establish herself on tour
Tennis newsAfter her surprising run to the fourth round of Wimbledon, Melanie Oudin is hoping to establish herself as a regular contender on the womens tour.
Im very proud of myself how I did here, the 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., said Monday after losing 6-4, 7-5 to 11th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. I think its just like another step [...]
Dementieva 1st to reach quarterfinals at Wimbledon
Tennis newsFourth-seeded Elena Dementieva has become the first player to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon after beating fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3.
Dementieva faced little resistance in the first set Monday and never faced a break point in the match. She sealed the win by breaking for the second time in the second set, converting her [...]
Teens shake up womens draw at Wimbledon
Tennis newsThere was a grizzled look to the mens field, at least by tennis standards, after one week at Wimbledon.
On the womens side, youth was being served - and whacking return winners.
Those reaching the gentlemens round of 16 included six players aged 27 or older, among them Tommy Haas, 31, Radek Stepanek and Ivo Karlovic, both [...]
17-year-old Oudin loses at Wimbledon
Tennis newsAmerican 17-year-old Melanie Oudin (oo-DAN) has been eliminated in the fourth round at Wimbledon. Oudin, a qualifier from Marietta, Ga., lost Monday to No. 11-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska (ag-nee-ESH-ka rad-VAN-ska), 6-4, 7-5.
Missed chances hurt Oudin. She flubbed an easy volley to lose the first set, and she was up a break in the second set before [...]
Agassi adds World Team Tennis to busy portfolio
Tennis newsAndre Agassi is making a return to competition starting with the American-based World Team Tennis next month.
The 39-year-old Agassi will play two league matches for the Philadelphia Freedoms in July before moving on to additional tournaments this year.
Its been a few years since Ive sort of been connected with the game in any direct kind [...]
Azarenka displays ruthless streak to rout Olaru
Tennis newsVictoria Azarenka put everything she had into beating Iona Raluca Olaru at Wimbledon on Wednesday - even though she probably didnt need to.
The 19-year-old Belarusian won 6-0, 6-0 in the second round for the tournaments second double bagel this year, displaying a ruthless streak she said was essential to challenge for major titles.
We had some [...]
Wimbledon Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday from Wimbledon at The All England Club (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Men
First Round
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, def. Taylor Dent, United States, 7-5, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4.
Second Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9), France, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, walkover.
Mardy Fish (28), United States, def. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Rainer Schuettler (18), Germany, [...]
Venus Williams beats Voegele at Wimbledon
Tennis newsFive-time champion Venus Williams recovered from an early stumble in her opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday to beat Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2.
It was Williams first appearance on Centre Court since the 2008 final, when she beat sister Serena for her second Wimbledon title in a row.
I really enjoyed being out there, Venus [...]
