Archive for September, 2009
Davis Cup Results
Tennis newsWORLD GROUP
Semifinals.
Winners to World Group final, Dec. 3-5
Czech Republic 4, Croatia 1
At Sportska Dvorana Zatika
Porec, Croatia
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 16-14.
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Marin Cilic and [...]
ATP-BCR Open Romania Results
Tennis newsResults Monday from the $660,000 BCR Open Romania, played on outdoor clay at the BNR Arenas (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
First Round
Peter Luczak, Australia, def. Karol Beck, Slovakia, 7-5, 7-6 (6).
Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Petru-Alexandru Luncanu, Romania, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-1.
WTA Guangzhou International Womens Open Results
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the Guangzhou International Womens Open, a $220,000 WTA Tour tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Final
Shahar Peer (5), Israel, def. Alberta Brianti (8), Italy, 6-3, 6-4
Hingis lobbed out of TV dance contest in 1st round
Tennis newsThe British public doesnt care much for Martina Hingis dancing skills.
The five-time Grand Slam tournament winner on Saturday became the first celebrity lobbed out of Strictly Come Dancing, the new BBC reality talent show.
After coming in the bottom two when phone votes were added to the judges score, Hingis and partner Matthew Cutler lost a [...]
Davis Cup Results
Tennis newsWORLD GROUP
Semifinals.
Winners to World Group final, Dec. 4-6
Croatia 0, Czech Republic 3
At Porec, Croatia
Singles
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 16-14.
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, [...]
WTA-Bell Challenge Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday from the Bell Challenge, a $220,000 WTA Tour event on indoor carpet at Laval University (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Semifinals
Lucie Safarova (4), Czech Republic, def. Julia Goerges (8), Germany, 6-3, 6-2.
Melinda Czink (5), Hungary, def. Aleksandra Wozniak (3), Canada, 6-3, 6-3.
Davis Cup Results
Tennis newsWORLD GROUP
Semifinals.
Winners to World Group final, Dec. 3-5
Croatia 0, Czech Republic 2
At Porec, Croatia
Singles
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 16-14.
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Spain 2, Israel 0
At Torre Pacheco, Spain
Singles
David Ferrer, Spain, def. Harel Levy, Israel, 6-1, [...]
WTA-Bell Challenge Results
Tennis newsResults Thursday from the Bell Challenge, a $220,000 WTA Tour event on indoor carpet at Laval University (seedings in parentheses).
Singles
Second Round
Lilia Osterloh, United States, def. Amra Sadikovic, Switzerland, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, def. Vania King, United States, 6-3, 6-3.
Lucie Safarova (4), Czech Republic, def. Valerie Tetreault, Canada, 6-2, 6-2.
Aleksandra Wozniak (3), Canada, def. [...]
Israel gets tough test against Spain in Davis Cup
Tennis newsDefending champion Spain, even without Rafael Nadal in its lineup, will be a tough test for semifinal newcomer Israel in the Davis Cup.
Nadal and Fernando Verdasco have pulled out of Spains team for the best-of-five series that starts Friday on outdoor clay in Torre Pacheco because of injuries.
Top-ranked Roger Federer, however, is expected to be [...]
Ex-Fed Cup captain Garrison suit dropped
Tennis newsFormer Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison settled her racial discrimination lawsuit with the US Tennis Association.
Papers filed in federal court on Wednesday show that a deal was signed on Aug. 27, though its terms were not disclosed.
USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier said the association was happy the case was resolved and was looking forward to working [...]
