Archive for October, 2009
China Open Results
Tennis newsResults Monday from the China Open, a $3,3 million (men) and $4,5 million (women) ATP/WTA tournament played on hard courts at the National Tennis Center. Singles Mens First Round Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-3, 7-5. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-1. Julien Benneteau, France, def. Marcos Daniel, [...]
Simon beats Troicki 7-5, 6-3 to win Thailand Open
Tennis newsGilles Simon of France won the Thailand Open on Sunday, defeating Serbias Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 in the final to capture his first ATP title of the year and sixth overall. I expected a very hard time on the court, and I had some (difficulty). Its never easy to win a tournament, said the second-seeded [...]
Davydenko tops Verdasco to win Malaysia Open
Tennis newsTop-seededed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia defeated Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-4, 7-5 to win the Malaysia Open on Sunday. Davydenko extended his record to 6-1 over Verdasco and gave him a third title this year. He also won the German Open in Hamburg and Croatia Open in Umag. I played well but there were lucky [...]
Safina, Kuznetsova, among winners at China Open
Tennis newsTop seeded Dinara Safina ousted Italys Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-4 Sunday to put her China Open tennis campaign on track. The Russian world No. 1 never dropped serve to take the match in one hour, 24 minutes and advance to the second round. In other matches, Russian sixth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova downed Chinas Zheng Jie 7-6 [...]
Malaysian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday from the Malaysian Open, a $947,750 ATP tournament on hard indoor courts at Kuala Lumpur (seedings in parentheses). Singles Semifinals Nikolay Davydenko (1), Russia, def. Robin Soderling (3), Sweden, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2. Fernando Verdasco (2), Spain, def. Fernando Gonzalez (4), Chile, 6-4, 7-5.
Goolagong gets another big career achievement
Tennis newsEvonne Goolagong Cawley can add another big achievement in her tennis career – the unveiling Saturday of a giant replica of her signature wooden racket that helped her win seven Grand Slam singles titles. Goolagong Cawley was back in the small town that spawned her tennis career to help Barellan – population about 400 and [...]
Thailand Open Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday from the $608,500 Thailand Open, played on indoor hard courts at the Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani (seedings in parentheses). Singles Semifinals Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Jurgen Melzer (6), Austria, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Viktor Troicki (4), Serbia, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1), France, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Toray Pan Pacific Results
Tennis newsResults Saturday from the Toray Pan Pacific Open, a $2 million WTA Tour event on hard courts at Ariake Colosseum (seedings in parentheses). Finals Singles Maria Sharapova, Russia, def. Jelena Jankovic (7), Serbia, 5-2, ret. Doubles Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Ai Sugiyama, Japan, 6-4, 6-2.
ATP-Malaysian Open Results
Tennis newsResults Friday from the Malaysian Open, a $947,750 ATP tournament on hard indoor courts at Kuala Lumpur (seedings in parentheses). Singles Quarterfinals Robin Soderling (3), Sweden, def. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2. Nikolay Davydenko (1), Russia, def. Gael Monfils (5), France, 6-3, 6-3. Fernando Gonzalez (4), Chile, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. [...]
Thailand Open Results
Tennis newsResults Friday from the $608,500 Thailand Open, played at the Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani in the Bangkok suburb of Nonthaburi (seedings in parentheses). Singles Quarterfinals Jurgen Melzer (6), Austria, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-4, 6-2. Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Evgeny Korolev, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
