July 2006
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Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 27 Jul 2006 1:28 am. Filed under
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Radek Stepanek upset second-seeded James Blake 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-2 to win the ATP Countrywide Classic on Sunday. It was the second career title for Stepanek, who entered the match with a 13-15 record this season. He advanced to the final when wild card Nicolas Kiefer of Germany withdrew due to a sore knee.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 27 Jul 2006 1:21 am. Filed under
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Anna Chakvetadze won her second consecutive tournament, making quick work of surprise finalist Sania Mirza and taking the Bank of the West Classic 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday. "I'm pleased with the way I played and happy I won," Chakvetadze said. "I didn't serve that well the whole week but I played well. I had to concentrate more on every point." She improved to 6-0 in tournament finals and will rise to No.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 Jul 2006 10:34 pm. Filed under
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Andy Roddick thinks Gloria Connors' impact on his career will last long after her death. Gloria Connors, who coached her son Jimmy Connors for most of his stellar career, died at the age of 82 on Monday at her home in Belleville, Ill. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday. Jimmy Connors, who won eight Grand Slam singles titles and spent 160 consecutive weeks atop the world rankings, has been...
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 Jul 2006 7:20 pm. Filed under
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Two-time finalist Filippo Volandri ended a seven-match losing streak when he beat Italian compatriot Flavio Cippola 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Croatia Open on Monday. Volandri, the runner-up in 2003 and 2004 who has never failed to reach the quarterfinals in five previous visits, won for the first time since Barcelona in April.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 Jul 2006 4:49 pm. Filed under
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First-round play on the opening day of the Austrian Open was postponed because of rain Monday. Organizers had to postpone three singles and four doubles matches several times before calling them off for the day. The matches were rescheduled for Tuesday. Earlier, heavy rain also canceled play on the opening day of the Gastein Ladies tournament in nearby Bad Gastein.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 Jul 2006 12:37 pm. Filed under
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Alize Cornet of France won the Budapest Grand Prix on Sunday, defeating Andreja Klepac of Slovenia 7-6 (5), 6-3 for her first victory on the WTA Tour. The second-seeded Cornet, ranked 20th, was down 5-3 in the first set before winning three games in a row. She served for the set, but Klepac broke back to force a tiebreaker.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Jul 2006 4:05 pm. Filed under
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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.
Posted by The Official Site of The Championships, Wimbledon on 9 Jul 2006 8:00 pm. Filed under
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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.
Posted by The Official Site of The Championships, Wimbledon on 9 Jul 2006 8:00 pm. Filed under
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Facts and Figures from The 120th Championships.
Posted by Administrator on 9 Jul 2006 12:44 pm. Filed under
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Congratulations to Kellen and Nate on winning the Junior Boys Doubles Championships at Wimbledon today!
Posted by The Official Site of The Championships, Wimbledon on 8 Jul 2006 8:00 pm. Filed under
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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.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 8 Jul 2006 3:58 pm. Filed under
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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.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 8 Jul 2006 3:53 pm. Filed under
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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.
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Jul 2006 6:50 am. Filed under
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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...
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 6 Jul 2006 5:28 pm. Filed under
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Serena and Venus Williams were picked Wednesday to play for the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals against Russia on July 14-15. Doubles specialist Lisa Raymond and teenager Vania King complete the U.S. squad announced by captain Zina Garrison. The Williams sisters, currently competing at Wimbledon, were part of the American team that beat Belgium 5-0 in the quarterfinals at Delray Beach, Fla.,...
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