Archive for July, 2010
Top-seeded Youzhny loses to Schukin at Swiss Open
Tennis newsTop-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarterfinals. The 31-year-old Schukin, who came through qualifying, reached his first career semifinal by defeating the 14th-ranked Russian 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 on Friday. Schukin will play seventh-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet in Saturdays semifinals. Gasquet, the 2006 champion on Gstaads outdoor clay, [...]
Defending champ Querrey beats Schuettler in Los Angeles
Tennis newsWhen he wasnt yelling at himself and breaking two rackets, defending champion Sam Querrey kept it together long enough to beat Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic on Friday. The second-seeded American used back-to-back big serves in the tiebreaker to win at the Los Angeles Tennis [...]
Kirilenko advances to quarterfinals at Stanford
Tennis newsMaria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic on Thursday. Israels Shahar Peer, another seeded player, wasnt as fortunate. Former world No. 1 Sharapova, the fifth seed, beat Belarus Olga Govortsova, 6-3, 6-3 and the eighth-seeded Azarenka topped American Melanie Oudin, 6-3, 6-1 in the [...]
Misfiring dooms top seed Schiavone at Istanbul Cup
Tennis newsBritains Elena Baltacha upset top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup. Schiavone, the French Open champion, was troubled by poor serving and quickly fell behind in the second set in Thursday nights match. The Italian had eight double faults to none by Baltacha, and her first serve percentage [...]
Montanes, Gasquet rally to avoid Swiss Open upsets
Tennis newsSeeded players Albert Montanes and Richard Gasquet have each rallied from a set down to win at the Swiss Open and will meet in the quarterfinals. Fourth-seeded Montanes from Spain, who is seeking a third title on outdoor clay courts this season, beat Austrian qualifier Andreas Haider-Maurer 3-6, 6-1, 6-0. No. 7 Gasquet from France [...]
Champ Davydenko cruises into Croatia Open quarters
Tennis newsDefending champion Nikolay Davydenko beat Stephane Robert 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the Croatia Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The top-seeded Russian will meet Juan Ignacio Chela, who defeated Italian qualifier Simone Bolelli 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-1. Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 2009 finalist, downed Pablo Cuevas 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 for his 25th clay-court victory of [...]
Women’s US Open Betting – Venus Keeps It In The Family At Flushing Meadows
Tennis betting newsOnline betting players are used to seeing a Williams hoisting a trophy after one of tennis’ Grand Slam tournaments has ended, by recently it has been all Serena, who has won five Grand Slams since Venus has won her last, Wimbledon in 2008. We’re banking on Venus to take advantage of her injured sister, as [...]
Blake rolls over Mayer in first-round match in L.A.
Tennis newsJames Blake, still sharpening his game after missing over two months with a right knee injury, rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Tuesday night in a first-round match at the Farmers Classic. Blake, once No. 4 in the world and now No. 117 after a string of injuries, has [...]
Murray, coach Maclagan split after less than 3 years
Tennis newsFourth-ranked Andy Murray is splitting with coach Miles Maclagan after less than three years. A statement on the British players website on Tuesday said that “following a review of his coaching needs, Andy has parted company” with Maclagan. The statement says “the situation” will be reviewed after the U.S. Open from Aug. 30-Sept. 12. Still [...]
Federer hires ex-Sampras coach for trial period
Tennis newsRoger Federer has hired Paul Annacone, a former coach of Pete Sampras, for a test period as he seeks a return to winning ways. Federer has slumped from No. 1 in the ATP rankings earlier this season to third following his quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon – his lowest position since November 2003. The 16-time Grand [...]
