Second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic will take on seventh-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Open after both men maintained their good form in Russia on Friday. The other semifinal will feature fourth-seeded Marin Cilic against the 2004 winner Mikhail Youzhny, seeded fifth. In Fridays quarterfinals, Tipsarevic, who won his second title at [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2011 by admin
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Petra Kvitova reached the semifinals of the WTA Championships after dominating top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday, winning 6-4, 6-2 to hand the Dane her second loss at the season-ending tournament. Kvitova joined Victoria Azarenka in the last four, with the Belarusian having earned a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Li Na in the early match. [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2011 by admin
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Maria Sharapova pulled out of the WTA Championships with a sore ankle Wednesday after losing her second straight match at the season-ending tournament. Sharapova entered the tournament despite not having played since pulling out of the quarterfinals in Tokyo last month because of an ankle injury. After losing 7-6 (4), 6-4 to Li Na in [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2011 by admin
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Kevin Anderson defeated 2010 finalist Andreas Haider-Maurer of Austria 6-4, 6-4 Monday in the opening round of the Erste Bank Open. The sixth-seeded South African relied on his serve, breaking Haider-Maurer once in each set. He closed out the win with his 10th ace. Anderson won his first career title in Johannesburg this season. He [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2011 by admin
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Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and three-time major winner Maria Sharapova lead two round-robin groups for the WTA Championships this week as Turkeys biggest city hosts the event for the first time. Wozniacki is joined in the red group by Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Vera Zvonareva and Agnieszka Radwanska. Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, French Open champion Li Na [...]
Posted on October 24th, 2011 by admin
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Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia won her first career WTA title on Sunday, rallying to beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 in the final of the Kremlin Cup. The eighth-seeded Cibulkova is the first womens player to win a maiden title in Moscow since the tournament started in 1994. The 20th-ranked Slovak had [...]
Posted on October 23rd, 2011 by admin
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Top-seeded Gael Monfils beat South Africas Kevin Anderson 7-5, 7-5 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Stockholm Open. The 10th-ranked Frenchman rallied through a slump in the second set, allowing his fifth-seeded opponent to break his serve twice and even the set after Monfils raced to a 5-1 lead. Monfils will now [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by admin
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Tennis agent Ken Meyerson, who represented Grand Slam winners Andy Roddick, Chris Evert and Justine Henin, has died. He was 48. Meyerson died Wednesday night at his home in Florida, according to a statement by his agency, Lagardere Unlimited. The cause of death was not immediately known. Meyerson had been president of Lagarderes tennis division [...]
Posted on October 21st, 2011 by admin
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After four consecutive years of rain-postponed mens finals, the U.S. Open is looking into changing its schedule as soon as next year and could become the first Grand Slam tennis tournament to switch permanently to a Monday finish. Tournament director Jim Curley told the Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday that the U.S. Tennis [...]
Posted on October 20th, 2011 by admin
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David Nalbandian dropped the first set before going on to beat Xavier Malisse of Belgium 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Stockholm Open on Tuesday. The Argentine will next face Ivan Dodig of Croatia, who beat Adrian Mannarino of France 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). American James Blake beat Belgiums Olivier [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2011 by admin
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