Archive for November, 2009
Federer reclaims year-end No 1 ranking
Tennis newsLondon Swiss ace Roger Federer achieved yet another landmark when he finished as the ATP World Tour Champion for the fifth time following his win against Andy Murray at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals late on Tuesday. In doing so, Federer became just the second player in the history of the South African Airways [...]
Del Potro keeps World Final hopes alive
Tennis newsUS Open champion Juan Martin del Potro kept alive his challenge at the ATP World Tour Finals in London with a nervy 6-4 3-6 7-6 victory over Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday. After losing his opening Group A match to Andy Murray, Del Potro knew he had to see off Verdasco in their first-ever Tour meeting [...]
Pakistan: Nadal beaten, Djokovic wins, Federer faces Murray in World Tour Tennis
Tennis newsRobin Soderling of Sweden shocked Rafael Nadal of Spain to qualify for the second round in the ATP World Tour Tennis here on Monday.On the second day of the event, Soderling defeated Nadal 6-4, 6-4 and threw him out of the tournament.The world number two was looking helpless before Soderling.In another match, Novak Djokovic of [...]
Basford veteran helps win world title for great Britain
Tennis newsBasford veteran June Fisher and her Great Britain team-mates captured a gold medal at the ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships in Australia. The foursomes victory in the womens over-65s event also meant Great Britain claimed the Kitty Godfree Cup for the first time in more than a decade. Fisher and her side were the [...]
Underrated Davydenko value to claim O2 crown
Tennis newsNikolay Davydenko wont be on most fans radar at the World Tour Finals, and fortunately for punters he seems to have slipped too far down the bookmakers focus as well at 11-1. The end-of-season championship is the biggest tournament ever held in Britain outside Wimbledon , yet it will be a far cry from the [...]
ATP World Tour Finals Results
Tennis newsResults Sunday from the ATP World Tour Finals, a $5 million season-ending event at the O2 Arena (seedings in parentheses). Singles Group A Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Fernando Verdasco (7), Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Doubles Group A Mariusz Frystenberg and [...]
Murray, Federer satisfy record ATP finals crowd
Tennis newsA new name, a new venue and a new record crowd for a single tennis match in Britain. If that wasnt enough to get the ATP World Finals (formerly the Tennis Masters Cup) off to a flying start at the O2 Arena in Londons Docklands, then Andy Murray, the local hero, and Roger Federer, the [...]
ATP says it cant reopen Agassi drug case
Tennis newsThe ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997. Agassi revealed in his recent autobiography that he failed a 1997 drug test, a result he says was thrown out after he lied by claiming he unwittingly took crystal meth. However, [...]
Del Potro to play at Queens Club tournament
Tennis newsUS Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next years Queens Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final but has never advanced past the second round in three appearances at Wimbledon. Del Potro says this is [...]
Nadal: In perfect shape going into ATP finals
Tennis newsAll the involuntary rest because of injuries gives Rafael Nadal a good feeling heading into the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. When most players are nursing weary bodies after a long season, Nadal says things couldnt be better. Im in perfect shape, both mentally and physically, Nadal said Friday. Ive had the best end of [...]
