Top-seeded Andy Roddick took a methodical 6-4, 6-4 victory over Rik De Voest of South Africa in their first-round match Wednesday at the Countrywide Classic. Andre Agassi, the four-time and defending Los Angeles champion, bounced back from a first-set loss to defeat Swiss qualifier George Bastl 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1 in their night match.
Archive for July, 2006
Mirza, Chakvetadze reach Stanford finals (AP)
July 27th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Top-seeded Kim Clijsters held off Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic. Clijsters, who reached the semifinals in each of her last three tournaments, is seeking to defend her title and win the event for the fourth time in six years.
Roddick doubtful Connors will join him (AP)
July 26th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News In a July 24 story about Jimmy Connors taking over as Andy Roddick’s coach, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of Grand Slam titles Connors won during his career. He won eight singles Grand Slam events, not four.
Volandri ends 7-match skid in Croatia (AP)
July 26th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Eighth-seeded Filippo Volandri of Italy advanced to the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open on Wednesday, beating Spain’s Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Volandri will face Spain’s Albert Portas in the quarterfinals. Portas beat the Czech Republic’s Jan Hernych 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Also Wednesday, Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland rallied from a break down in the final set to beat 17-year-old…
Rain washes out play at Austrian Open (AP)
July 26th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Top seeds Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Tommy Robredo of Spain lost their opening matches in the Generali Open on Wednesday. The top-seeded Davydenko had 31 baseline errors, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador. The second-seeded Tommy Robredo lost 6-2, 7-5 to Jurgen Melzer of Austria. Davydenko, ranked No.
Cornet wins first WTA title at Budapest (AP)
July 26th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands beat Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1 Wednesday to advance to the Budapest Grand Prix quarterfinals. The second-seeded Krajicek, sister of 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek, forced a second-set tiebreaker after trailing by three games. “Clay is quite a difficult surface for me, and I prefer grass or hard-court,” Krajicek said.
Unseeded Zvonareva wins Cincy tournament (AP)
July 23rd, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Unseeded Vera Zvonareva completed her sweep of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, beating fourth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to win her second tournament of the year. Zvonareva, who opened the week ranked 52nd on the WTA Tour, made taking the title look easy by winning every set during the Tier III tournament.
2006 Championships in Review
July 9th, 2006
The Official Site of The Championships, Wimbledon The 120th Championships were a resounding success with both men’s and women’s singles crowns annexed by the number one seeds, Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo.
Statistics From Wimbledon 2006
July 9th, 2006
The Official Site of The Championships, Wimbledon Facts and Figures from The 120th Championships.
Kellen Damico and Nate Schnuggs: Wimbledon Champs!!
July 9th, 2006
Administrator Congratulations to Kellen and Nate on winning the Junior Boys Doubles Championships at Wimbledon today!
Winning Bryan Boys Fly Flag for US
July 8th, 2006
The Official Site of The Championships, Wimbledon Bob and Mike Bryan not only completed a career Grand Slam when they lifted the men’s doubles trophy, but their win also served to restore faith in American tennis.
Ram, Zvonareva win mixed doubles final (AP)
July 8th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Andy Ram of Israel and Russia’s Vera Zvonareva won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title Saturday, beating Venus Williams and Bob Bryan of the United States, 6-3, 6-2. It was Ram’s first Grand Slam title. Zvonareva won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with Bob Bryan in 2004. The ninth-seeded pair won their semifinal match earlier Saturday, beating No.
Bryan brothers win Wimbledon doubles (AP)
July 8th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Bob and Mike Bryan won the Wimbledon doubles title Saturday to complete a career Grand Slam. The American twins, chest-bumping and hugging after key points, beat Fabrice Santoro of France and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. It was the brothers’ seventh consecutive appearance in a Grand Slam doubles final.
Nadal withdraws from Swedish Open (AP)
July 7th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Two-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from next week’s clay-court Swedish Open on Friday Nadal, the defending Swedish Open champion, has won a record 60 matches on clay. He pulled out because he plays Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis in the Wimbledon semifinals later Friday. “It is incredibly frustrating to have to withdraw from my favorite tournament,” Nadal said in a…
Serena, Venus named to U.S. Fed Cup team (AP)
July 6th, 2006
Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News With Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport injured, and Venus Williams begging off, Jill Craybas, Jamea Jackson, Vania King and Mashona Washington will play for the United States against Belgium in the Fed Cup semifinals. The U.S. team was announced Thursday for the best-of-five series July 15-16 at Ostend, Belgium, on an indoor hard court.


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