Archive for July, 2010

Los Angeles Sunday Preview

Top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray takes on No. 2/defending champion Sam Querrey in Sunday’s final of the Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz.

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Azarenka reaches Stanford final

Victoria Azarenka celebrates her 21st birthday with victory over Sam Stosur in the Stanford semi-finals.

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Querrey Saves M.P. To Reach Final

Defending champion Sam Querrey needed to call on all his fighting abilities Saturday, saving a match point in the second set en route to a 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-4 win over sixth-seeded Serbian Janko Tipsarevic at the Farmers Classic. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Umag Sunday Preview

One of the most accomplished players on the ATP World Tour will face one of this week’s giant-killers as the final of the Studena Croatia Open Umag takes place Sunday.

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Gstaad Sunday Preview

They have both already won ATP World Tour titles on clay this year and they are both working their way back up the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings.

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Ferrero To Meet Starace In Umag Final

World No. 64 Potito Starace came from a set down to defeat eighth seed Juan Ignacio Chela 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 Saturday in the semi-finals of the ATP Studena Croatia Open, an ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tennis tournament in Umag

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Ferrero To Meet Starace In Umag Final

Brazilians Melo-Soares Reach Gstaad Final

Fourth seeds Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares reached their third ATP World Tour final of the year together Saturday at the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad as they defeated George Bastl and Dustin Brown 4-6, 6-3, 10-5. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Sharapova reaches Stanford semi

Maria Sharapova defeats fellow Russian Elean Dementieva 6-4 2-6 6-3 at the Stanford Classic in California to set up a semi-final against Agnieszka Radwanska.

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Almagro Wins All-Spanish Semi-final

World No. 18 Nicolas Almagro reached his second ATP World Tour final in three weeks Saturday as he defeated fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, an ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tennis tournament in Switzerland. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Almagro Wins All-Spanish Semi-final

Below-par Murray reaches LA semis

Britain’s Andy Murray beats Alejandro Falla at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, but the top seed has plenty to work on ahead of his semi-final.

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Los Angeles Saturday Preview

Three of the top four seeds are into the semi-finals of the Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz on Saturday as top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray of Scotland takes on No. 4 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain and No. 2/defending champion Sam Querrey meets No.

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Baltacha bows out of Istanbul Cup

Elena Baltacha fails to build on her win over top seed Francesca Schiavone as she loses 6-4 6-0 to Germany’s Andrea Petkovic at the Istanbul Cup.

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Querrey Goes The Distance In L.A.

Defending champion Sam Querrey fought back from the brink of defeat Friday afternoon at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, prevailing against German Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(4) to reach the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Ferrero Cruises Into Semis; Top Two Seeds Davydenko, Melzer Fall

Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero avoided the seeds exodus in the quarter-finals of the ATP Studena Croatia Open Friday as he advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tennis tournament with a crushing 6-1, 6-2 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Ferrero Cruises Into Semis; Top Two Seeds Davydenko, Melzer Fall

Champion Bartoli defeats Ivanovic

Reigning champion Marion Bartoli advances to the Stanford Classic quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over former world number one Ana Ivanovic.

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TV Schedule: Washington

The ATP World Tour circuit continues this week with one ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tournament, part of the Olympus US Open Series, the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, in Washington D.C.. ATP World Tour stars will attempt to gain crucial match practise ahead of the US Open, the final Grand Slam championship of the year.

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Brunstrom-Nieminen Edge Top Seeds For Gstaad Final Berth

Johan Brunstrom and Jarkko Nieminen booked their places in the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad final on Friday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Borwell & Kops-Jones in last four

British doubles number one Sarah Borwell and her American partner Raquel Kops-Jones are into the semi-finals of the WTA Tour event in California.

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Murray battles through LA opener

Andy Murray survives a second-set wobble to beat Tim Smyczek 6-1 4-6 6-2 and book his place in the Farmers Classic quarter-finals in Los Angeles.

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Gimeno-Traver Reaches Gstaad SFs

World No. 74 Daniel Gimeno-Traver has reached his second ATP World Tour semi-final in the post-Wimbledon clay-court swing

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Melzer, Starace Win First Of Three Matches

Second seed Jurgen Melzer required just 46 minutes to beat Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-0 on Friday morning for a place in the ATP Studena Croatia Open quarter-finals in Umag. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Los Angeles Friday Preview

Five of the top six seeds are into the quarter-finals of the Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz on Friday, led by top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray of Scotland, No. 2/defending champion Sam Querrey and No.

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Gstaad Friday Preview

Two Top 20 stars are among the line-up on Friday as all four quarter-finals take to the clay courts of Gstaad. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Umag Friday Preview

For just the third time in Umag’s tournament history, there was a complete rain-out, as all Thursday matches were pushed to Friday (the first two rain-outs came on quarter-final Fridays in 1993 and 2001).

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Baltacha beats champion Schiavone

British number one Elena Baltacha causes a major upset at the Istanbul Cup by beating French Open champion Francesca Schiavone.

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Lopez Reaches Quarter-finals; Falla Upsets Gulbis

Fourth seed Feliciano Lopez advanced to the quarter-finals of the Farmers Classic Thursday with a 7-6(2) 6-4 win over Dudi Sela at the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in Los Angeles. The left-handed Spaniard served 12 aces and saved the line break point he faced in his first meeting with the Israeli. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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No Play Possible In Umag Due To Rain

No play was possible on Thursday at the ATP Studena Croatia Open due to heavy rain in Umag, Croatia. It is only the third full washout in the history of the ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament; is also happened in 1993 and 2001, both on Friday quarter-final days.

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Dementieva returns with victory

World number six Elena Dementieva returns from an eight-week injury lay-off with victory over Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm in Stanford, USA.

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Youzhny Takes Place In Sixth QF This Year

Top seed Mikhail Youzhny won a rain-delayed match against World No. 437 Alexander Sadecky, a Swiss wild card, 7-5, 6-4 at the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad on Thursday for a place in his sixth ATP World Tour quarter-final this year. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Alberto Martin Retires After 15 Years As A Pro

Spaniard Alberto Martin has decided to retire after 15 years as a professional tennis player. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Murray Ready For Strong US Swing

World No. 4 Andy Murray will be looking to win his fourth ATP World Tour title in California this week as he makes his debut at the Farmers Classic, an ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tournament in Los Angeles. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Los Angeles Thursday Preview

Top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray of Scotland, No. 4 Feliciano Lopez of Spain, No. 5 Ernests Gulbis of Lativa and wild card James Blake headline Thursday’s second round action on Straus Stadium

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Umag Thursday Preview

The second round wraps up at the Studena Croatia Open Umag on Thursday, with the last four quarter-final spots at stake.

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Gstaad Thursday Preview

The quarter-final line-up will be filled up on Thursday at the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, as the five remaining second round matches take the courts. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Baghdatis Rallies To Second-Round Win

German veteran Rainer Schuettler knocked out American Robby Ginepri 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Wednesday in Los Angeles to become the first player to reach the quarter-finals at the Farmers Classic, an ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament.

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Federer Teams With Annacone For ‘Test’

Roger Federer will team up with veteran coach Paul Annacone, the five-time ATP World Tour Champion has revealed on his web site.

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Former Finalist Ferrero, Dolgopolov Reach QFs

Last year’s finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero, the fourth-seeded Spaniard, beat Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas for the second time this year with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory in two hours and 10 minutes on Wednesday at the ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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What now for Murray?

Jonathan Overend delves into the ‘amicable’ split between star and his coach

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Bryans Begin Record-Breaking Bid

Top seeds and defending champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan opened their pursuit of a record-breaking 62nd team title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles on Wednesday evening at their hometown tournament, the Farmers Classic.

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Moodie-Norman, Melo-Soares Reach Gstaad SFs

Top seeds Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman hit eight aces and did not face a break point to knock out Frederico Gil and Florent Serra 6-4, 6-3 in 61 minutes on Wednesday at the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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