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Roger ruins Aussie Jack’s record 2007-06-10 01:55:51
ROGER Federer reached a record eighth consecutive grand slam final by overcoming Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 7-5 7-6 7-6 in a thrilling French Open semi-final overnight.
World No.1 Federer bettered the record of seven successive final appearances set by Australian Jack Crawford in the 1930s but was made to work for it.
The elegant 25-year-old Swiss, chasing the only grand slam title to elude him, showed more composure when it mattered to set up a final against either defending champion more… Read more:Roger
, Aussie
Henin wins fourth French Open title 2007-06-09 18:41:05 Henin has a tremendous record in Paris
Justine Henin has racked up her fourthFrench
Open title with an authoritative 6-1 6-2 win over Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the women’s final at Ronald Garros.
The Belgian made it three successive tournament triumphs on the famous clay courts after her opponent struggled to raise her game to the levels which had accounted for Maria Sharapova in the previous round.
Ivanovic had looked in the mood to cause another upset when she broke Henin’s serve in the more…
Henin’s Paris love affair 2007-06-09 15:38:48
JUSTINE Henin joined the Roland Garros greats by defeating Ana Ivanovic 6-1 6-2 last night to complete a hat-trick of French Open titles.
In what was an embarrassingly one-sided 65-minute final, the 25-year-old Belgian became just the second woman in the post-1968 Open era to win three straight titles after Monica Seles between 1990 and 1992.
It was also her fourth win in five years in Paris
and the sixth grand slam title of her career, taking her past both Martina Hingis and Venus more…
Doubles winners in a quandry 2007-06-09 15:37:13
MARK Knowles and Daniel Nestor captured a third grand slam doubles title together at the French Open overnight, but could be split after Wimbledon.
The Bahamas-Canada pairing overcame No.9 seeds Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner from the Czech Republic 2-6 6-3 6-4.
After winning the US Open in 2004 and the Australian Open in 2002, only the Wimbledon title is missing from its collection.
"We’re getting the best out of each other, we’re playing great," Nestor said.
"Our more… Read more:Doubles
Ana has the manpower for victory 2007-06-09 15:35:04
EXPOSED to the supreme shot selection of Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova believes the Serbian needs only to hold her nerve against Justine Henin to win tonight’s French Open women’s singles title.
Ivanovic has made no secret of being a fan of the men’s game, and yesterday she unleashed everything she had learned from it against Sharapova.
The No.7 seed placed her serve perfectly to put the No,.2 seed from Russia under extreme pressure while picking up cheap points in the 6-2 6-1 more…
Henin sweeps Ivanovic to win fourth French Open title 2007-06-09 10:29:43 PARIS — An hour after clutching her fourthFrench
Open trophy, Justine Henin cradled other precious cargo in her arms: her 6-week-old niece.
Talking and laughing with friends and relatives in a lounge just off center court, Henin slowly rocked her brother’s baby, then gently kissed her head. As much as a sixth Grand Slam title meant to the top-ranked Belgian, this scene was worth far more.
For Henin, life off the court has long presented far more problems than life on it. So more… Read more:Ivanovic
Sharapova hurting as grass season starts 2007-06-09 10:27:58 BIRMINGHAM, England — Maria Sharapova
is prepared to ignore her injured right shoulder to try to regain the Wimbledon title.
The second-ranked Russian required cortizone injections before her six clay-court matches at the French Open, but is determined to compete on her favored grass
surface.
The transition between the most contrasting surfaces is tough on the body, but Sharapova will risk playing at the DFS Classic that begins Monday.
“I can’t even begin to say how happy I am more… Read more:hurting
Notes: Ivanovic looks ahead to next time 2007-06-09 10:26:38 PARIS — Ana Ivanovic
’s shaky nerves left her frustrated and angry and unable to keep up with Justine Henin in the French Open final.
“I guess I can use this as experience,” said the 19-year-old Ivanovic, a first-time Grand Slam finalist. “And next time I’ll be in that situation, I will probably know how to deal with it better.”
Ivanovic lost 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. She started well but was hit by the yips serving at 1-0, 40-love.
Her ball toss became erratic, and she hit a serve more… Read more:Notes
, ahead
Henin dominant in winning third straight French Open 2007-06-09 09:28:29 PARIS (AP) — Justine Henin sat in her chair during a changeover, opened an envelope and pulled out a note bearing the word “Allez” — French
for “Let’s go.”
When it comes to the French Open, Henin is fluent.
The Belgian claimed her third
consecutive Roland Garros title and fourth overall Saturday, taking advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic’s nervous play to win 6-1, 6-2.
Henin closed out the victory with a forehand volley, then flipped away her racket, buried her head in her more…
First-timers restore pride 2007-06-09 05:23:27
NATHALIE Dechy hooked up with Israel’s Andy Ram to heal dented France pride by winning the mixed doubles title at the French Open today (AEST).
The No.8 seeds beat Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic, from Serbia, 7-5 6-3 to win their first title together.
With France producing its worst Roland Garros singles results since 1997, with only Marion Bartoli reaching the fourth round, Dechy ensured that home fans would have at something to cheer.
"It was the first time more… Read more:First
Blake tops Korolev, reaches Halle quarters 2007-06-13 10:37:46 HALLE, Germany — American James Blake advanced to the quarterfinals at the Gerry Weber Open by beating Russian teenager Evgeny Korolev 7-5, 6-1 Wednesday.
Blake, who had 16 aces, said he improved from Monday’s three-set win over Sam Querrey in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
“I think that is as well as I have served in a while, not letting a break chance against me,” said Blake, who lost to Korolev in February. “I think he is a good returner, so maybe that’s more… Read more:Halle
, quarters
Sharapova, Jankovic move along at DFS 2007-06-13 10:35:23 BIRMINGHAM, England — French Open semifinalists Maria Sharapova
and Jelena Jankovic advanced to the third round at the DFS Classic on Wednesday.
Sharapova, who is trying to win her third straight title at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament, struggled early but beat American qualifier Lilia Osterloh 6-4, 6-0. Jankovic defeated Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-4, 6-1.
Both Sharapova and Jankovic lost in the semifinals last week at the French Open.
“(Grass) is so different more… Read more:along
Nadal reaches third round at Queen’s Club 2007-06-13 08:02:26 LONDON (AP) — Rafael Nadal
made a successful transition to grass, beating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round
at Queen
’s Club.
The French Open champion broke Del Potro in the ninth game of the first set and again to open the second.
“It’s a big change from clay to grass, but I feel good,” the top-seeded Nadal said. “The final last year in Wimbledon gave me a lot of confidence.”
Nadal, who has won three straight French Open titles, lost to top-ranked more… Read more:third
Berdych books quarter-final spot 2007-06-13 05:25:44
TOMAS Berdych has overcame a late fightback from Fabrice Santoro to secure the first quarter
-final berth of the ATP Gerry weber Open in Halle, Germany.
The No.4 seed from the Czech Republic, who lost to Roger Federer in the 2006 Halle final, defeated the Frenchman 6-3 7-6 (7-5) to set up a quarter-final against unseeded Simon Stadler from Germany or No.6 seed Mikhail Youzhny from Russia.
"I am pleased to get the win," Berdych said.
"Every match against more…
Eye blow jolts Davydenko 2007-06-13 05:24:23
RUSSIA’s Nikolay Davydenko
, the No.1 seed, made the second round of the ATP tournament here overnight, but admitted he is worried about an eye injury sustained in his win over Austria’s Jurgen Melzer.
After world No.1 Roger Federer withdrew on Monday morning suffering from fatigue and a groin strain after reaching the French Open final on Sunday, Davydenko is now favourite to pick up the 96,000 euros ($152,000) winner’s cheque - providing his eye recovers.
The 26-year-old, ranked third more…
Injuries take Wimbledon toll 2007-06-13 05:22:06
ANASTASIA Myskina and Paradorn Srichaphan have withdrawn from Wimbledon
because of injuries.
Myskina, the 2004 French Open champion, has lost seven successive matches since injuring a toe on her left foot in August.
She missed the Australian Open after surgery on the toe, and lost in the first round at the French Open.
China’s Jie Zheng and Italy’s Romina Oprandi also withdrew with injuries overnight.
The three women will be replaced by Colombia’s Catalina Castano, Melinda Czink more… Read more:Injuries
Pakistani qualifier stuns Gasquet 2007-06-12 21:37:44
SEEDED Frenchman Richard Gasquet became the biggest first-round casualty at the ATP tournament in Halle overnight when he was shocked by Pakistani
qualifier Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.
The 27-year-old player from Lahore shocked No.6 seed Gasquet in straight sets, knocking out the 20 year old ranked No.11 in the world, 293 places higher than Qureshi.
Qureshi was delighted to take out a seeded player in straight sets and after winning the first set on a tie-breaker, he put in a commanding more…
Pakistan qualifier steals show 2007-06-12 13:47:12
PAKISTAN qualifier Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi produced the biggest upset in the first round of the ATP tournament here overnight.
The 27-year-old, from Lahore, ranked world No.304, beat France’s No.1, Richard Gasquet, 7-6 (10-8) 6-4.
Qureshi was delighted to take out a seeded player (No.5) in straight sets and, after winning the first set in a tiebreaker, put in a commanding display to take the second 6-4 as Gasquet, 20, struggled to modify his game on grass.
"It’s not about winning more… Read more:Pakistan
, steals
Coria sues vitamin maker over suspension (AP) 2007-06-12 13:45:45
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Guillermo Coria, once the No. 3-ranked tennis player in the world, is suing a New Jersey supplement manufacturer, claiming its steroid-contaminated vitamins led to a positive drug test and a suspension
that cost him millions.
In a trial set to begin Monday in New Jersey Superior Court in New Brunswick, N.J., Coria will seek to clear his name and will ask a jury to award him in excess of $10 million for lost prize money more… Read more:maker
Myskina, Paradorn pull out of Wimbledon (AP) 2007-06-12 13:44:28
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Anastasia Myskina and Paradorn Srichaphan withdrew from Wimbledon
on Tuesday because of injuries.
Myskina, the 2004 French Open champion, has lost seven straight matches since injuring a toe on her left foot in August. She missed the Australian Open after surgery on her toe, and lost in the first round at the French Open.
Jie Zheng of China and Romina Oprandi of Italy also withdrew with injuries.
The three women will be replaced by Catalina Castano of Colombia, more…
Sharapova wins twice at Wimbledon tuneup 2007-06-16 17:06:57 BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Maria Sharapova
reached the DFS Classic semifinals by defeating two opponents Saturday — Tamira Peszak and Elena Likhovtseva.
With rain postponing her third-round match against Peszak for two days, the top-seeded Sharapova will have to win four matches in two days if she is to capture the title of the grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon
.
“Mentally, you have to be ready for a very long day. You have to be ready no matter how many stops there are,” Sharapova more…
Roddick waits out rain, eliminates Tursunov 2007-06-16 17:05:36 LONDON — Andy Roddick
advanced to the final of the Queen’s Club grass-court championships Saturday by beating Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-4, 7-5.
The second-seeded American improved to 2-1 against the seventh-seeded Tursunov, who beat Roddick in the 2006 Davis Cup semifinals by winning the fifth set 17-15.
“I thought I played a lot better today, pretty consistently,” Roddick said. “I was making returns, wasn’t making a lot of sloppy errors. So I was pleased.”
He will play more…
Malisse, Melzer withdraw from Wimbledon 2007-06-16 17:04:45 WIMBLEDON, England — Xavier Malisse and Jurgen Melzer are the latest players to pull out of Wimbledon
.
Malisse, who reached the semifinals in 2002, has a wrist injury which forced him to withdraw
from the French Open last month. The Belgian is replaced in the men’s singles draw by Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan.
Melzer withdrew for an unspecified reason. The Austrian is replaced by Michael Berrer of Germany.
Paradorn Srichaphan, 2004 French Open champion Anastasia Myskina, Jose Acasuso, Jie more…
Blake shown door by local 2007-06-16 11:53:37
TOP remaining seed James Blake was dumped out of the ATP Halle tournament quarter-finals in straight sets by German Philipp Kohlschreiber overnight.
Despite serving up 10 aces to Kohlschreiber’s five, Blake, ranked No.8 in the world, had no answer to his German opponent who delivered some telling shots and broke the American’s serve twice.
Kohlschreiber, ranked 26 places below Blake, won the ATP tournament in Munich last month on clay and has continued his purple patch onto grass, more…
Sharapova moves on as rain finally relents 2007-06-16 09:13:02 BIRMINGHAM, England — Maria Sharapova
defeated 16-year-old Tamira Paszek 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the DFS Classic quarterfinals in a match that was postponed two days because of rain.
The top-seeded Sharapova faced the prospect of playing three more matches by the end of the weekend in the grass-court warm-up event for Wimbledon. Sharapova next was to face Elena Likhovtseva in a quarterfinal later Saturday. But more rain started falling immediately after her match against Peszak. more… Read more:moves
Baghdatis, Berdych to meet for Halle title 2007-06-16 09:11:34 HALLE, Germany — Marcos Baghdatis defeated home favorite Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 on Saturday to set up a meeting with Tomas Berdych in the Gerry Weber Open final.
The fourth-seeded Berdych advanced to the final for a second straight year with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win against Jarkko Nieminen.
Baghdatis hit a couple of key aces in saving six break chances for the German, who had beaten Baghdatis in their last two matches.
Baghdatis, a Wimbledon more… Read more:Halle
Nadal makes up for lost time 2007-06-16 04:00:37
RAFAEL Nadal
needed just three minutes on Friday to swat aside Max Mirnyi 7-6 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s.
The French Open champion had been on the brink of winning his third-round match on Thursday when rain suspended play for the day.
Stranded at 7-6 5-3 overnight, Nadal was in no mood to hang around on Friday as he knew he would have to return to the court later in the day for his last-eight outing.
The Belarussian managed to win only one point on the Spaniard’s more… Read more:makes
Nadal dumped from Queen’s 2007-06-15 20:08:55
FRENCH Open champion Rafael Nadal
suffered a rare taste of defeat as unseeded Nicolas Mahut knocked him out of Queen
’s in the quarter-finals overnight.
Nadal was well below his best as Mahut set up an all-French semi-final against Arnaud Clement with an impressive 7-5 7-6 (7-0) victory over the top seed.
The Spaniard had arrived at the Wimbledon warm-up event on the back of another triumphant clay-court campaign that had concluded with his third consecutive French Open title last more…
Davydenko ‘holiday’ cut short 2007-06-15 20:06:15
RUSSIA’S Nikolay Davydenko
, the No.1 seed, was the biggest casualty, but admitted he was not surprised to exit the ATP Halle tournament after his second-round defeat by Germany’s Florian Mayer today (AEST).
the world No.3 lost the first set and, with the home crowd behind its hero Mayer, ranked 37th in the world, he needed just two break points and 70 minutes to seal his first win over the Davydenko.
Mayer’s 6-4 6-4 win gives him a quarter-final berth against Wimbledon semif-finalist more… Read more:lsquo
Nadal falls short of semifinals; ’spotty’ Roddick wins 2007-06-15 17:29:42 LONDON — French Open champion Rafael Nadal
was knocked out of the Queen’s Club grass-court championships Friday, losing 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) to 106th-ranked Nicolas Mahut of France.
Second-seeded Andy Roddick
advanced to the semifinals after defeating Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).
Nadal, looking sluggish throughout the match, was broken in the last game of the first set and then failed to win a single point in the tiebreaker.
“It was tough,” the Spaniard said. “I more…
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