Archive for November, 2009
Davydenko in spotlight for all right reasons
Tennis newsIT IS rare for the winner of the ATP World Tour Finals not to have won a grand slam title. The tournament, which began in 1970 as simply The Masters, is restricted to the world s leading players, and the great names have won it.
Before the victory yesterday by Russia s Nikolay Davydenko, only [...]
Los Santos gets wildcard entry
Tennis newsJUAN Los Santos could be heading for a big tournament next month if he impresses the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia in the LTAM- ITF Mens Pro Futures 6, which starts tomorrow at the National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
Los Santos, ranked 192nd in the world junior rankings, has been given a main draw [...]
Davydenko gains last spot in world tennis semifinal
Tennis newsNikolay Davydenko grabbed the last semifinal spot at the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Robin Soderling 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 Friday, knocking defending champion Novak Djokovic out of the tournament.
Davydenko, Djokovic and Soderling all finished with two wins in the round-robin phase, but the third-ranked Serb was eliminated on sets. Soderling had already secured [...]
Federer nips in
Tennis newsRoger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro were last night waiting to discover their opponents in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals today following the late-night drama on Thursday that saw Andy Murray knocked out, writes Dylan Hill.
Federer was two points away from elimination in a second-set tie-break but ended up top [...]
Nadal, Verdasco struggle ahead of Davis Cup final
Tennis newsWith a week to go before Spain attempts to defend its Davis Cup title against the Czech Republic, its top two players, Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco, are struggling to find a way to win.
Nadal lost his third straight match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday, a day after Verdasco lost the last [...]
Lewis bags brace as league leaders come alive in second half
Tennis newsAMELIA Lewis scored twice as Oxted scored all their goals in a superb second half display to remain top of the league.
Oxted had been frustrated in the first half but they looked like a different team after the break, when they really came alive.
Oxted suffered an early blow when a free hit was deflected on [...]
Maths mayhem at world tennis finals
Tennis newsIt was a nailbiting situation at Londons O2 Arena as three of the planets top Tennis players were left clueless as to whether they had made it through to the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals.
Two of them had qualified from Group A - Del Potro and Federer, as it turned out [...]
Soderling stuns Djokovic to reach semis
Tennis newsGroup B outsider Robin Soderling became the first player to reach the semifinals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday night.
The Swede shocked defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in the afternoon match for his second successive win, and then was handed a place in the last four when Nikolay Davydenko [...]
Nadal on the brink after another defeat
Tennis newsSecond seed Rafael Nadal must beat Novak Djokovic on Friday to have any chance of qualifying for the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals after a 6-1 7-6 defeat by Nikolay Davydenko at the O2 Arena in London.
The world number two, who lost 6-4 6-4 to Robin Soderling in his first round-robin match, [...]
Marach and Kubot come through epic ATP Masters struggle
Tennis newsAustrian Tennis star Oliver Marach and his Polish partner Lukasz Kubot saved three match points on their way to their second win at the ATP Masters in London today (Weds). The duo beat Belarusian-Israeli team Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram in an epic game, taking the match on their fourth match point to win 4-6, [...]
