Archive for August, 2009
Chakvetadze ousts Petrova in New Haven
Tennis newsAnna Chakvetadze ended Nadia Petrovas final hardcourt tuneup for the US Open with a 0-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 win Sunday in the Pilot Pen. After being utterly blanked in the first set, Chakvetadze held off Petrovas late charge in the third set to upset No. 4 seed. If I had won the second game of [...]
Cash defeats Courier at Champions Cup
Tennis newsPat Cash of Australia defeated Jim Courier to defend his singles title at the Hall of Fame Champions Cup on Sunday. Cash defeated the American 6-3, 6-4 in the championship match at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. It was Cashs second career victory on the Outback Champions Series, the global tennis circuit for tennis [...]
ATP-Western Southern Financial Group Masters Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday from the Western Southern Financial Group Masters, a $3 million ATP World Tour event on hard-courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses). Singles Semifinals Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Andy Murray (3), Britain, 6-2, 7-6 (8). Novak Djokovic (4), Serbia, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-1, 6-4.
Dementieva, Sharapova in all-Russian Toronto final
Tennis newsElena Dementieva reached the Rogers Cup final with a 7-6 (2), 6-1 win over Serena Williams on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Dementieva will face unseeded Maria Sharapova in Sundays all-Russian final after the former world No. 1 outlasted compatriot Alisa Kleybanova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the other semifinal. Sharapova has dominated Dementieva in her career, winning [...]
WTA-Rogers Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday at the Rogers Cup, a $2 million WTA Tour event on outdoor hard-courts at Rexall Centre (seedings in parentheses). Singles Semifinals Elena Dementieva (4), Russia, def. Serena Williams (2), United States, 7-6 (2), 6-1. Maria Sharapova, Russia, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Minar out of US Open; Sweeting gets wild card
Tennis newsIvo Minar of the Czech Republic has pulled out of the US Open because of an injury, allowing 2005 boys champion Ryan Sweeting of the United States to get into the tournament. The 63rd-ranked Minars withdrawal moves Rajeev Ram of the United States into the main draw. Ram had been awarded a wild card. Because [...]
WTA-Rogers Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Wednesday at the Rogers Cup, a $2 million WTA Tour event on outdoor hard-courts at Rexall Centre (seedings in parentheses). Singles Second Round Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-3, 6-3. Aravane Rezai, France, def. Dinara Safina (1), Russia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. Agnieszka Radwanska (14), Poland, def. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 6-1, 6-1. [...]
ATP-Western Southern Financial Group Masters Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday from the Western Southern Financial Group Masters, a $3 million ATP Tour event on hard-courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 7-5, 6-2. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (11), Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4). Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Feliciano [...]
WTA-Rogers Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Tuesday at the Rogers Cup, a $2 million WTA Tour event on outdoor hard-courts at Rexall Centre (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Ana Ivanovic (11), Serbia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, def. Julie Coin, France, 2-6, 6-1, [...]
WTA Tour Rogers Cup Results
Tennis newsResults Monday at the Rogers Cup, a $2 million WTA Tour event on outdoor hard-courts at Uniprix Stadium (seedings in parentheses). Singles First Round Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Stephanie Dubois, Canada, 6-1, 6-2. Aravane Rezai, France, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 7-5. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, [...]
