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13 Oct 2008 at 1:28pm Roger Federer is back on the ATP tour after a five-week break, and he is confident he has what it takes to win this week's Madrid Masters. The 2006 Madrid champion has not played in a tournament since winning the U.S. Open -- only stepping on a competitive court to help Switzerland return to the Davis Cup's World Group. 13 Oct 2008 at 10:17am Mardy Fish hit 13 aces to beat Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-1, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Madrid Masters. Fish, a U.S. qualifier ranked 26th, will play Richard Gasquet of France in the second round. Lucky loser Simone Bolelli also advanced, defeating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-1. The Italian will next face U.S. 12 Oct 2008 at 11:50am
Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic won her third title in three weeks Sunday, beating Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Kremlin Cup. Igor Kunitsyn won the men's tournament, upsetting fellow Russian Marat Safin for his first ATP Tour title. Kunitsyn, who survived seventh-seeded Safin's 21 aces to win 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-3, said he had prepared a speech to congratulate his opponent on the... 12 Oct 2008 at 11:06am
Top-seeded David Nalbandian capped a near perfect week with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over local favorite Robin Soderling in the Stockholm Open final on Sunday. The seventh-ranked Argentine lost just one set in five matches on the Royal Tennis Hall's hard courts. "It was great," Nalbandian said. "The conditions are perfect to play indoors. 12 Oct 2008 at 12:35pm Philipp Petzschner upset Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 Sunday in the BA Tennis Trophy final for his first ATP Tour title. The 125th-ranked German, who had never been beyond the quarterfinals of an ATP event before, had to play two qualifying rounds to reach the main draw and became only the third qualifier this season to win an ATP tournament. 10 Oct 2008 at 9:57am The Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain will be held at the Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata. Argentina had proposed holding the Nov. 21-23 event in Cordoba at the Orfeo Stadium. "This was one of the most challenging decisions we have made during my more than a decade-long tenure on the Davis Cup Committee," said Juan Margets, chairman of the International Tennis Federation panel on... 8 Oct 2008 at 11:18am The 2009 Australian Open will offer $15.6 million in prize money, with the men's and women's singles winners receiving an 18 percent increase. Tournament officials said Wednesday the singles winners will receive about $1.15 million each based on current exchange rates. The Australian Open, the year's first Grand Slam event, will be held Jan. |
13 Oct 2008 at 2:53pm Oct 13 (Reuters) - Zurich Open women's singles first round results from Switzerland on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding, * new result) * Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Amelie Mauresmo (France) 6-2 6-1 Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat 8-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 7-5 6-2 Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine) beat Alize Cornet (France) 1-6 6-3 7-6(6) 13 Oct 2008 at 1:42pm MADRID, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Italian Simone Bolelli upset local favourite Nicolas Almagro 7-6 6-1 at the Madrid Masters on Monday to make it through to a second round meeting with fourth seed Andy Murray. 13 Oct 2008 at 1:17pm MADRID, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A weary Roger Federer will pace himself carefully for the rest of the season, the world number two said on Monday. 13 Oct 2008 at 12:04pm Oct 13 (Reuters) - Madrid Masters men's singles first round results from Spain on Monday (* new result) * Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Olivier Rochus (Belgium) 6-3 7-5 Gilles Simon (France) beat Igor Andreev (Russia) 4-6 6-1 7-6(7) Simone Bolelli (Italy) beat Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-6(4) 6-1 Mardy Fish (U.S.) beat Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-1 6-4 13 Oct 2008 at 4:47am Oct 13 (Reuters) - Women's tennis world rankings on Monday (previous week's rankings in brackets): 12 Oct 2008 at 12:05pm Oct 12 (Reuters) - Madrid Masters men's singles first round results from Spain on Sunday Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) 5-7 6-4 7-5 Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-1 6-1 12 Oct 2008 at 11:21am MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Unheralded Igor Kunitsyn upset former world number one Marat Safin 7-6 6-7 6-3 in an all-Russian Kremlin Cup final to clinch his maiden title on Sunday. 12 Oct 2008 at 10:05am STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Argentine David Nalbandian held his nerve to beat Swede Robin Soderling 6-2 5-7 6-3 on Sunday and win the Stockholm Open in his first appearance at the tournament. 12 Oct 2008 at 9:52am Oct 12 (Reuters) - Kremlin Cup men's singles final result from Moscow on Sunday (prefix number denotes seeding) Igor Kunitsyn (Russia) beat 7-Marat Safin (Russia) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-3 12 Oct 2008 at 9:38am VIENNA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - German qualifier and world number 125 Philipp Petzschner completed a remarkable week's tennis on Sunday when he beat French eighth seed Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 in the Vienna Open final. |
21 Sep 2008 at 1:53pm Rafael Nadal has beaten Andy Roddick to secure Spain's berth in its sixth Davis Cup final. 20 Sep 2008 at 2:09pm Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish rallied from a set down and then held off Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday as the U.S. staved off elimination by Spain in the Davis Cup semifinals. 13 Oct 2008 at 1:53pm Italian Simone Bolelli upset Nicolas Almagro 7-6, 6-1 at the Madrid Masters on Monday to advance to a second-round meeting with fourth seed Andy Murray. 12 Oct 2008 at 12:43pm Jelena Jankovic overpowered Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday to win her third title in a row. 12 Oct 2008 at 10:06am Argentine David Nalbandian held his nerve to beat Swede Robin Soderling 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Stockholm Open in his first appearance at the tournament. 12 Oct 2008 at 10:07am German qualifier and world No. 125 Philipp Petzschner completed a remarkable week's tennis on Sunday when he beat French eighth seed Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 in the Vienna Open final. 12 Oct 2008 at 9:23pm The top players could boycott next year's WTA Tour if their questions are left unanswered, third-ranked Dinara Safina said Saturday. 10 Oct 2008 at 10:27am The Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain will be held at the Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata. 8 Oct 2008 at 11:38am The 2009 Australian Open will offer $15.6 million in prize money, with the men's and women's singles winners receiving an 18 percent increase. 8 Oct 2008 at 1:49pm The German Tennis Federation plans to appeal a ruling that cleared the way for the ATP Tour's planned tournament restructuring -- a move that would downgrade a tournament in Hamburg. 6 Oct 2008 at 9:19pm Lleyton Hewitt will return to competitive tennis at the Sydney event before the Australian Open. 2 Oct 2008 at 10:23am Croatia was penalized points and fined an undisclosed amount for playing Davis Cup matches against Brazil on a court that failed to meet international standards. 23 Sep 2008 at 9:11am The United States' chase for a 33rd Davis Cup title will start against Switzerland, while Spain and Argentina will both play their first matches at home following this year's final. 23 Sep 2008 at 10:06am Argentina's bid to host the Davis Cup final against Spain on indoor carpet will only be accepted if the country's tennis federation selects a venue that meets stringent crowd capacity requirements. 5 Oct 2008 at 8:25am Czech Tomas Berdych halted fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro's hot streak by beating the Argentine 6-1, 6-4 to win the Japan Open on Sunday. 12 Oct 2008 at 8:24am Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic beat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Kremlin Cup and her third straight title in as many weeks. 13 Oct 2008 at 11:21am Mardy Fish hit 13 aces to beat Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-1, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Madrid Masters. 13 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm Roger Federer is back on the ATP tour after a five-week break, and he is confident he has what it takes to win this week's Madrid Masters. 12 Oct 2008 at 9:52am Philipp Petzschner upset Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win the BA Tennis Trophy and his first ATP Tour title. 12 Oct 2008 at 10:53am Top-seeded David Nalbandian capped a near perfect week with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over local favorite Robin Soderling to win the Stockholm Open final on Sunday. |
13 Oct 2008 at 12:32pm Unseeded Igor Kunitsyn stunned Russian compatriot, and former world number one, Marat Safin to win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday in a three-set marathon which gave the 71st-ranked player his first career ... 13 Oct 2008 at 12:04pm PHOTO: AFP Unseeded Igor Kunitsyn stunned Russian compatriot and former world No. 1 Marat Safin to win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday in a three-set marathon which gave the 71st-ranked player his first c... 13 Oct 2008 at 11:59am - Past Articles More Tennis 13 Oct 2008 at 11:42am Roger Federer was making no promises Monday as to how long his sudden return to tennis would last this season, saying he's only looking as far ahead as this week's Madrid Masters. Less than a fortnigh... 13 Oct 2008 at 11:40am Thirteen-time grand slam winner Roger Federer has pulled out of next week's Stockholm Open. The world number two, who has not played since winning his fifth consecutive US Open title last month, rev... 13 Oct 2008 at 11:40am Andy and Jamie Murray's participation in the Madrid Masters doubles ended at the first hurdle on Monday as they were dumped out by Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra. The match lasted less than an ho... 13 Oct 2008 at 9:54am HYDERABAD, INDIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 13, 2008) - The CRJ900 NextGen regional jet is en route to Hyderabad as part of Bombardier Aerospace's show of strength at India Aviation 2008. A global success st... 13 Oct 2008 at 9:12am ST PETERSBURG, FL - The No.1 ranking has changed hands several times since the May retirement of Justine Henin, as several players producing outstanding results on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. But the ... 13 Oct 2008 at 9:12am MOSCOW, Russia – No.4 seeds Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik won their first title together at the Kremlin Cup on Sunday, upsetting the top-seeded combination of Cara Black and Liezel Huber ... 13 Oct 2008 at 5:54am TOKYO, Oct. 13 (AP) - (Kyodo)Rising teenager Kei Nishikori climbed to 66th in the ATP rankings released Monday to become the second-highest Japanese on the top-tier men's tennis circuit. Nishiko... 13 Oct 2008 at 5:46am MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) - Five Russian tennis players are in the top 10 of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ratings published on Monday. Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, who won the K... 13 Oct 2008 at 12:20am Serbia's Jelena Jankovic (L) stands next to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during an award ceremony after their Kremlin Cup final tennis match in Moscow October 12, 2008. [Agencies] 12 Oct 2008 at 10:51pm Czech Radek Stepanek and Latvian Ernests Gulbis were first-round winners Sunday at the Madrid Masters.Gulbis defeated Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, to earn a second- round encounter with Ra... 12 Oct 2008 at 10:20pm JULIA HORTON and ALISON CHIESA A tennis racquet used by Andy Murray in the US Open final has been donated to help raise funds for The Herald's Friends of Maggie's campaign. The signed racquet is one... 12 Oct 2008 at 10:19pm MADRID, Spain (AP)—Rafael Nadal’s reign at No. 1 is still young and already the Spaniard heads into the Madrid Masters expecting a fight to hold on to the top spot. |
