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Sharapova, Venus win Istanbul openers 2007-05-22 12:47:52
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Top-seeded Maria Sharapova
and Venus
Williams advanced at the Istanbul Cup on Tuesday to continue their preparations for next week’s French Open.
Sharapova, who missed two scheduled tournaments this year because of various injuries, beat Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-4, 7-6 in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals.
The fourth-seeded Williams routed Tatiana Poutchek 6-1, 6-2 in the first round.
Williams, the 2005
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Davydenko cruises in Austrian first round 2007-05-22 12:46:47
POERTSCHACH, Austria — Luis Horna of Peru upset third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 on Tuesday in the second round
of the Hypo Group International.
The No. 7-ranked Ljubicic produced 10 aces and missed the only break point in the first set, but lost the tiebreaker 7-5 to Horna, who is ranked 82nd.
Horna lost only two points in his service in the second set, using an early break to seal the victory.
Fourth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt defeated
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Bryans break long American WTC skid 2007-05-22 12:45:34
DUESSELDORF, Germany — Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan clinched the United States’ first victory in three years at the ATP World Team Championship on Tuesday, combining for a straight-set victory that toppled Argentina 2-1.
In another tie, Chile eliminated Sweden with a 2-0 victory, winning for the second time in as many days to lead the Red Group.
James Blake rallied to beat Agustin Calleri 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, before Jose Acasuso defeated Mardy Fish 7-5, 6-4 to even the
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Injured Haas, Murray pull out of French 2007-05-22 12:43:51
PARIS — Tommy Haas and Andy Murray
withdrew from the French
Open on Tuesday due to injuries.
The 10th-ranked Haas injured his right shoulder, while No. 11 Murray pulled out in the first round of the Hamburg Masters last week because of a right wrist problem.
The French Open begins Sunday and continues through June 10.
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UCLA women bounce Stanford in semis 2007-05-22 02:43:47
ATHENS, Ga. — UCLA ended Stanford’s run of three consecutive national titles, beating the Cardinal 4-2 Monday night in the NCAA women’s tennis championships to earn a spot in the final against Georgia Tech.
Top-seeded Stanford (24-2) had its 23-match NCAA Tournament winning streak come to an end, falling for the first time since losing to Florida in 2003.
The Bruins (21-7) had not beaten Stanford (24-2) since April 3, 1998.
“This
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Hewitt avoids French favourites 2007-05-21 20:04:34
LLEYTON Hewitt
’s timely resurgence has saved him from a potential first-week clash with either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal at the French
Open starting on Sunday.
Until turning his season around with a surprise run to the Hamburg Masters semi-finals, Hewitt had been facing the prospect of meeting Federer or Nadal as early as the third round in Paris.
In his biggest rankings rise in three years, Hewitt has climbed five spots to No.16 in the
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Lazarus Lleyton 2007-05-21 20:02:45
DISMISSED two weeks ago as a French Open title contender, Lleyton Hewitt has roared back into contention for Roland Garros as fourth elect behind Rafael Nadal.
Friendless in betting after a humbling first-round loss to Oscar Hernandez at the Rome Masters, Hewitt drifted to $201 for Paris.
But after a gripping run to the Hamburg semi-finals last week and a tough three-set loss to Nadal, Hewitt has been backed into $26.
"It’s a
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Roddick negotiates first round 2007-05-21 20:02:12
ANDY Roddick
safely negotiated the opening round
of the ATP tournament in Poertschach, Austria, overnight, seeing off local wildcard Alexander Peya 6-4 7-5.
Not usually at his best on clay, the world No.3 put in a concentrated performance against the world No.99, winning through thanks to breaks in the final game of each set.
Although he managed only two aces to his opponent’s six, Roddick was otherwise formidable on serve -
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Pironkova wins, to play Sharapova next (AP) 2007-05-21 19:23:59
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Olga Govortsova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Monday to set up a second-round match against top-seeded Maria Sharapova
in the Istanbul Cup.
Sharapova had a bye in the first round of the clay-court tournament that also features Venus Williams, who is seeded fourth and is scheduled to face Tatiana Putchek in the first round.
Second-seeded Elena
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Blake, Fish fall as Chile beats U.S. team 2007-05-21 16:52:47
DUESSELDORF, Germany — The United States lost to Chile 2-1 at the World Team Cup on Monday when James Blake and Mary Fish were both beaten in singles.
Fernando Gonzalez defeated Blake 6-4, 7-5, while Nicolas Massu beat Fish 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) in the round-robin clay-court event. The top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan gave the United States its only point with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Jorge Aguilar and Julio Peralta.
Blake, who demonstrated his ability
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Scud to bypass Wimbledon 2007-05-25 15:54:28
FORMER finalist Mark Philippoussis has ruled himself out of another run at Wimbledon
next month.
The 30-year-old Australian has not played a tournament since suffering a knee injury at the Hopman Cup in December that required surgery for a fourth time.
Philippoussis announced today he was postponing his comeback until July on the advice of his trainer Gil Reyes.
"He is only at about 95 per cent fitness and Gil didn’t want him
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Monfils beats Hewitt, rolls to Austria final 2007-05-25 12:32:36
POERTSCHACH, Austria
— Gael Monfils of France will play Juan Monaco of Argentina in the Hypo Group International final on Saturday.
In Friday’s semifinals, Monfils upset fourth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt
6-4, 7-5 and Monaco defeated Luis Horna of Peru 6-4, 6-4.
“This is probably the best tennis I have ever played,” said the 20-year-old Monfils, who beat Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals.
Monfils will aim for his second title in his fifth career final. Monaco
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Mauresmo wins Strasbourg semi in 3 sets 2007-05-25 12:31:54
STRASBOURG, France — Amelie Mauresmo
will face Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final of the Strasbourg International.
The top-seeded Frenchwoman defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3 to reach her third final of the season. Medina Garrigues advanced when second-seeded Jelena Jankovic withdrew before their semifinal with a stomach illness.
Mauresmo won at Antwerp, Belgium, but lost in the final at Dubai, U.A.E. She won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles
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Rolling Rezai stops Sharapova in Istanbul 2007-05-25 12:29:46
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Aravane Rezai beat top-seeded Maria Sharapova
6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the Istanbul Cup.
The 20-year-old Frenchwoman, who is ranked 62nd, will meet another Russian player, Elena Dementieva, in Saturday’s final of the clay-court French Open warmup.
“I am glad that I came here and I played a few matches before Roland Garros, though it is unfortunate to lose in the semifinals,” Sharapova said.
Sharapova, who served seven
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Americans face challenge on clay 2007-05-25 05:44:09
By Douglas Robson, Special for USA TODAY The problem for U.S. players at the French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris, isn’t on the surface — it
is
the surface.
No American man or woman has won a
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Nadal looms for Hewit 2007-05-25 04:08:47
AUSTRALIA’S Lleyton Hewitt will meet Max Mirnyi of Belarus in his opening match of the French Open with a clash against clay court maestro Rafael Nadal
looming in the fourth round.
The draw mirrors the one Hewitt faced in Paris last year, when he lost a four-setter against Nadal in the round of 16.
If results go as expected, No.14 seed Hewitt will meet Argentina’s Gaston Gaudio in the second round, and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the
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Chela fires for Argentina 2007-05-25 04:07:19
ARGENTINA sealed a place in the final of the World Team Cup for the second time in three years when it beat Chile 3-0 in a Red Group clash overnight.
Juan Ignacio Chela
set Argentina
on its way with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Fernando Gonzalez in the opening singles and Jose Acasuso gave it a winning 2-0 lead when he maintained his perfect record this week by beating Nicolas Massu 6-3 6-4.
A 6-4 7-5 doubles win for Agustin Calleri and
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Federer, Henin get top French Open seeds (AP) 2007-05-25 03:20:06
PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer will face American Michael Russell in the first round of the French
Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he hasn’t won.
In the draw Friday, two-time defending champion Justine Henin of Belgium opens against Elena Vesnina of Russia, and No. 2 Maria Sharapova will face Emilie Loit of France.
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Kick in the head: Fish out of French Open 2007-05-25 00:42:42
DUESSELDORF, Germany — Mardy Fish will miss the French
Open after injuring his foot kicking a football.
Fish and his U.S. teammates at the World Team Cup visited the NFL Europa team Rhein Fire on Wednesday. He apparently sprained ligaments in his foot while trying to kick a field goal.
The 31st-ranked Fish has returned to the United States for treatment, ruling him out of the French Open beginning Sunday.
“I don’t know how severe it is,” teammate James
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No. 1 Sharapova has ‘good’ tough match 2007-05-25 00:42:22
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Maria Sharapova
beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup.
The top-seeded Russian will meet Aravane Rezai of France in the semifinals of the last warmup tournament before the French Open.
“I’m happy for seeing my shoulders are healthy,” said Sharapova, who missed two tournaments this year with a right shoulder injury. “It’s good for me to play tough matches like this.”
Rezai
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Stosur breezes into round two 2007-05-28 12:28:46
SAMANTHA Stosur cruised into the second round
of the French Open today, the only Australian to complete a match as rain once again played havoc with the schedule at Roland Garros.
Stosur, the No.27 seed, needed just 55 minutes to defeat Jamea Jackson of the US 6-1 6-2 before persistent showers prompted a mass cancellation of matches for the second straight day.
She next
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Stosur heads Australian names 2007-05-28 12:25:55
SAMANTHA Stosur opens her French Open campaign against Jamea Jackson of the US on the second day of action at Roland Garros tonight (AEST).
Stosur, the world No.30 and No.27 seed, who upset Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo in the second round of the Italian Open earlier this month, is among four Australian
s in action tonight.
Queensland veteran Nicole Pratt meets Italian Flavia Pennetta, while Casey Dellacqua, the 22-year-old wild card from
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Venus advances; rain suspends play 2007-05-28 11:19:29
By Chris Lehourites, The Associated Press PARIS — Venus
Williams was among only seven players to complete a match Monday at the French Open before rain suspended play.
Williams advanced to the second round by
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Federer can’t afford me: Killer 2007-05-28 02:08:35
AUSTRALIA Davis Cup coach Darren Cahill has scotched speculation that he will coach world No.1 Roger Federer or compatriot Lleyton Hewitt.
Cahill has been touted as a possible successor to fellow Australian Tony Roche, who was dumped by Federer in the lead-up to the French Open.
"I don’t think he (Federer) would have enough money to pay me," Cahill told ESPN
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Hewitt puts faith in hard work 2007-05-28 02:06:33
THE toil of a French Open campaign is just about to start for Lleyton Hewitt
, but Australia’s top-ranked player is confident he already has a good base of hard work behind him.
The toil of a French Open campaign is just about to start for Lleyton Hewitt, but Australia’s top-ranked player is confident he already has a good base of hard work behind him.
After a two-month injury layoff, Hewitt returned to action with a first-round defeat in
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Federer fired up to break drought 2007-05-28 02:05:06
SOUNDING an ominous warning to his rivals, Roger Federer has indicated that he no longer has any excuses not to win the French Open.
With rain threatening the opening round at Roland Garros overnight, Federer walked off the practice court at the weekend and revealed the clouds had parted in his own world.
He is no longer intimidated by the clay court, he said, surprising some that he ever was. He has figured out how to beat clay court
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French Open notes: Henin not pleased 2007-05-27 21:49:23
PARIS — Starting her French
Open title defense on a Sunday did not rest easy with Justine Henin.
“It’s strange. I’m not sure it’s a good idea,” Henin said after beating Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-4, 6-3. “It breaks our habits. Everyone’s a bit lost.”
The fact she had to wait more then five hours to play because of a rain delay didn’t help much, either.
“It was so crowded at the player’s cafeteria, men and women everywhere, overcrowded,” Henin said.
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Isner prevails, advances to singles final 2007-05-27 21:47:30
ATHENS, Ga. — Few players in college tennis can match Georgia’s John Isner when he is serving well. On Monday, he’ll get a chance for redemption against the last one who did.
The top-seeded Isner will play No. 2-seed Somdev Devvarman of Virginia for the NCAA men’s singles championship, after defeating Washington’s Alex Slovic 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals Sunday.
In the women’s tournament, top-seeded Audra Cohen of Miami advanced to the finals
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Rain respite allows Serena to recover at French Open 2007-05-27 17:05:26
PARIS (AP) — Serena
Williams struggled through the first set Sunday before a long rain delay allowed her to regroup and dominate Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 on the opening day of the French
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N.D. tennis player ends high school career 129-0 2007-05-27 17:02:31
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks Red River’s Liza Wischer defeated teammate Callie Ronkowski 6-2, 6-4 to win the North Dakota state girls tennis singles championship.
A lone state title would have been a big
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