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14 Mar 2010 at 12:59am
Svetlana Kuznetsova had a succinct explanation after losing her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open. "The tennis ball is perfect. I am not perfect," the top-seeded Russian said after a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 loss to Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro in the second round Saturday. Kuznetsova, who hadn't played in a month and had a first-round bye, made 69 unforced errors and double-faulted seven... 11 Mar 2010 at 6:04am Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009. In 2008, Nadal was the first man to win at the French Open, Queen's Club and Wimbledon in the same year, but his persistent knee problems prevented him from defending his titles on grass at Queen's and Wimbledon last year. 11 Mar 2010 at 3:52pm Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT announced its 10-team schedule on Thursday. Hingis will play for the New York Buzz and face Serena on July 9 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Hingis is a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and the youngest woman to be ranked No. 11 Mar 2010 at 9:17am U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their 2010 grass-court seasons at Eastbourne. Clijsters celebrated her return to professional tennis following a two-year layoff with victory at last year's U.S. Open -- where the 26-year-old Belgian beat Wozniacki in the final. She won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award on Wednesday for her surprise victory in New York. 10 Mar 2010 at 7:12pm Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman's prize. Bolt won three gold medals at last year's track world championships and set world records in the 100 and 200-meter races. Williams, who also earned the award for a second time, won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles and regained the No. 7 Mar 2010 at 5:21pm
The Davis Cup run for the United States is over in the first round. Novak Djokovic withstood 24 aces and outlasted John Isner 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 on Sunday, giving Serbia a clinching 3-1 lead against an American team looking for its 33rd Davis Cup title. In the last rubber, Sam Querrey beat Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-2 to make the final score 3-2. |
14 Mar 2010 at 2:33pm March 14 (Reuters) - Indian Wells men's singles second round results in California on Sunday (prefix denotes seeding). 9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 6-1 6-3 Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) beat 30-Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 3-2 (Tipsarevic retired) 14 Mar 2010 at 7:34am KARACHI, March 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Tennis Federation has given up hope of hosting its Davis Cup tie against New Zealand in July after Friday's suicide bomb attacks in Lahore. 14 Mar 2010 at 1:52am March 13 (Reuters) - Indian Wells men's singles second round results from California on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding; * new result). *26-Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Carlos Moya (Spain) (withdrew) *17-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-3 6-4 *2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Mardy Fish (U.S.) 6-1 0-6 6-2 25-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Philipp Petzschner (Germany) 6-3 6-2 15-John Isner (U.S.) beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 6-3 7-5 21-Juan Monaco (Argentina) b 14 Mar 2010 at 1:34am * Nadal shrugs off gusty conditions to win at Indian Wells 14 Mar 2010 at 12:11am March 13 (Reuters) - Indian Wells women's singles second round results from California on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding; * new result). * Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat 24-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-2 6-4 * 12-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) beat Sloane Stephens (U.S.) 6-4 7-5 * Sara Errani (Italy) beat 26-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 7-5 6-4 Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat 21-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-3 7-5 6-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat Petra Martic (Croatia 13 Mar 2010 at 11:23pm * Twice champion Clijsters eases through (Adds late match, para 15) 13 Mar 2010 at 10:05pm INDIAN WELLS, California, March 13 (Reuters) - Maintaining the best possible balance between marriage, motherhood and life on the WTA Tour has become the driving force for former world number one Kim Clijsters. 13 Mar 2010 at 8:38pm March 13 (Reuters) - Indian Wells men's singles second round results from California on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding; * indicates new result) * 11-Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) beat Daniel Koellerer (Austria) 6-3 6-0 * 3-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-4 6-4 * Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) beat 8-Marin Cilic (Croatia) 7-6(1) 6-0 * 19-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Florent Serra (France) 7-5 4-6 6-4 * 20-Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 6- 13 Mar 2010 at 7:51pm March 13 (Reuters) - Indian Wells women's singles second round results from California on Saturday (prefix denotes seeding; * indicates new result) 13 Mar 2010 at 5:41pm INDIAN WELLS, California, March 13 (Reuters) - Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova was bundled out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament when she was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-1 by Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in the second round on Saturday. |
25 Jan 2010 at 9:07am Perhaps it's an overstatement to call Andy Murray's match against Rafael Nadal a moment of truth for the Scot. But it's close.24 Jan 2010 at 11:09am  The nondescript Nikolay Davydenko a media darling? Indeed, and that's just one of our midweek Down Under musings.14 Mar 2010 at 1:25pm  Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, in what began as an attempt at levity during a charity doubles match, launched their legendary rivalry into uncharted waters over the weekend in Indian Wells, Calif.14 Mar 2010 at 12:58am  Svetlana Kuznetsova had a succinct explanation for losing her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open.14 Mar 2010 at 6:56am  Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009.11 Mar 2010 at 3:56pm  Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition.11 Mar 2010 at 12:12am  Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman's prize.9 Mar 2010 at 12:12pm  Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player.7 Mar 2010 at 5:24pm  Serbia has knocked the U.S. out of the Davis Cup with Novak Djokovic outlasting John Isner 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 to give Serbia an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the first-round match.8 Mar 2010 at 12:24pm  Chile has secured a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Fernando Gonzalez defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to give the South Americans an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their first-round series.8 Mar 2010 at 3:53pm  Britain promises "swift and decisive" action regarding its Davis Cup team following a 3-2 loss to Lithuania.7 Mar 2010 at 4:17pm  David Nalbandian has sent Argentina into the Davis Cup quarterfinals by defeating Sweden's Andreas Vinciguerra in the last reverse singles for a 3-2 series win.7 Mar 2010 at 7:37pm  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia has won her first WTA title, defeating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday in the final of Monterrey Open.7 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm  The WTA Tour has reached a contract extension with Sony Ericsson that continues their relationship through the end of 2012 but drops the mobile phone company as a title sponsor of the women's tennis tour.5 Mar 2010 at 1:42pm  Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women's player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti.13 Mar 2010 at 9:25pm Reigning champion Rafael Nadal breezed into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Germany's Rainer Schuettler on Saturday. 
11 Mar 2010 at 5:50am Rafael Nadal will return to Queen's this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:10pm U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their 2010 grass-court seasons at Eastbourne.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:11pm Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition.
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