Archive for December, 2009
Rafael Nadal closes 2009 season with another title
Tennis newsRafael Nadal closed out his most challenging season with another title, ending a four-match losing streak by earning two points for Spain in the Davis Cup final. Nadal opened the best-of-five series on indoor clay with a victory over Tomas Berdych. He then beat Jan Hajek 6-3, 6-4 Sunday at Palau Sant Jordi to help [...]
This Time I Aim To Be More Fun
Tennis newsJustine Henin has played down her chances of emulating Kim Clijsters spectacular return to grand slam Tennis. The seven-time major champion is making her return to the WTA Tour next month after surprisingly retiring while world number one in May last year. Henin is following her Belgian countrywoman Clijsters, who sensationally won the US Open [...]
Nadal and Ferrer complete Spain whitewash
Tennis newsRafael Nadal and David Ferrer completed Spains Davis Cup final whitewash over the Czech Republic in Barcelona. Defending champions Spain had sealed their fourth Davis Cup title on Saturday when the doubles pair of Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez demolished their Czech opponents to give the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead. And world number two [...]
Attractive items up for grabs at auction tonight
Tennis newsDubai An all-expense paid trip for two to Wimbledon 2010 and similar packages for the US Open at Pebble Beach and The Masters at Augusta are among the items on offer at tonights charity gala dinner and auction to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City. The event is an initiative from Dubai [...]
Doubles Victory Propels Spain to Davis Cup Title
Tennis newsFormer Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo has confirmed her retirement from professional Tennis. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, who also won the Australian Open and was ranked No 1 in the world in 2004, announced her decision at a news conference this morning. Mauresmo said: I came here to announce the end of my career. I made this [...]
Doubles Victory Propels Spain to Davis Cup Title
Tennis newsSpain won its second straight Davis Cup on Saturday by capturing its doubles match against the Czech Republic. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco beat Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych 7-6 (7), 7-5, 6-2 on clay to give the Spaniards an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five final. Spain won its fourth title since 2000 and [...]
Czechs to clash Spaniards in 2009-Davis Cup finals
Tennis newsThe Czech Republic will play for the first time in almost 20 years in the finals of the mens most prestigious Tennis tournament, the Davis Cup, on Friday against Spain. The Spanish team, represented among the others by Worlds No.2 Rafael Nadal will take on the Czechs at their home stadium Palau Sant Jordi in [...]
Mauresmo decides to call it a day
Tennis newsWhen Amelie Mauresmo reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open as a 19-year-old, the word frail was not in anybody s mind. Despite losing to Switzerland s Martina Hingis, who referred to her as half a man , many believed the hugely talented Frenchwoman, with a superlative top-spin single-handed backhand, would reel off a [...]
Spain will meet the Czech Republic in Barcelona in the 2009 Final of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
Tennis newsParis – Spain, the holder of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, will be looking for a second consecutive victory in the competition when it faces the Czech Republic in the Final scheduled for 4-6 December 2009 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. BNP Paribas, the worlds number one Tennis sponsor, has supported Davis [...]
Federer nips in
Tennis newsRoger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro were last night waiting todiscover 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 of [...]
