November 2006
Monthly Archive
Safin’s win gives Russia Davis Cup title (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 Nov 2006 1:08 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Admitting he was downright scared, Marat Safin composed himself and won the Davis Cup title for Russia. The two-time Grand Slam champion had 16 aces in beating Jose Acasuso 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Sunday in the fifth and deciding match, giving Russia a 3-2 decision over Argentina for its second Davis Cup crown.
Venus, Dent on U.S. team for Hopman Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 24 Nov 2006 12:23 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Venus Williams and Taylor Dent will represent the United States at this year's Hopman Cup team tennis tournament. The Americans will play Germany's Nicolas Kiefer and Martina Muller on Dec. 30. Organizers said Thursday that South Korea was forced out of the tournament after Cho Yoon-jeong was injured in a women's practice match.
WTA Tour hopes to shorten season in 2009 (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Nov 2006 12:12 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The WTA Tour wants to shorten its season, reduce the number of mandatory tournaments and give the top women more of a break after Grand Slam events. The tour said Tuesday it hopes to implement the changes for the 2009 season. The WTA board is expected to approve them in March. The proposals also call for more competition between elite players, the creation of four events that coincide with ATP...
Richard Williams liable, owes no damages (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 16 Nov 2006 1:18 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams is liable but doesn't have to pay damages in a lawsuit that claimed he reneged on a deal for his daughters to play in an exhibition match. A jury Thursday cleared Venus Williams of all allegations but said Serena Williams let her father act as an agent for her.
WTA could legalize in-match coaching (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 15 Nov 2006 3:21 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The WTA Tour is considering legalizing in-match coaching at its tournaments, a major rule change that would be the latest bid to drum up interest in tennis. A proposal will be drawn up in the coming months, tour CEO Larry Scott said Wednesday, acknowledging "coaching from the stands is simply too difficult to police." The issue of in-match coaching came to the fore during the U.S.
Clijsters declines 2008 Olympic offer (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 14 Nov 2006 5:33 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Kim Clijsters declined an offer from the Belgian Olympic Committee on Tuesday to compete in the 2008 Beijing Games -- instead insisting she will retire from tennis next year. "It is a superfluous question," she said on her Web site. "When I take a decision, I stick to it." The 23-year-old Belgian, who has battled an assortment of injuries the past few years, returned from a wrist ailment two weeks...
Bryans aim for third Masters Cup title (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 13 Nov 2006 1:04 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The top-ranked Bryan brothers are vying for another title. Facing elimination at the Masters Cup, Bob and Mike Bryan rallied to edge Martin Damm and Leander Paes 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5) Tuesday in the season-ending tournament. The twins are seeking their third Masters Cup title in four years, having won in 2003 and 2004.
Venus aiming for Australian Open return (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 11 Nov 2006 11:34 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams hopes to return from a left wrist injury in time for the Australian Open. "The wrist is OK, and even if it wasn't or is (100 percent), the year is over and it's all about training for next year," Williams said Saturday at the WTA Championships. "I think January and Melbourne is a good date (to return)." Williams is scheduled to compete at the Hopman Cup...
Nadal, Federer, Djokovic in Masters Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 11 Nov 2006 9:57 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal, No. 1-ranked Roger Federer and No. 3 Novak Dkojokic have qualified for the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup. The ATP announced Wednesday that those three singles players and doubles teams Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, and Bob and Mike Bryan clinched berths at the Nov.
Kuerten to return from layoff next week (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 10 Nov 2006 1:03 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Gustavo Kuerten will play in a Challenger Series event in Paraguay next week, his first singles tournament since February. Kuerten's last match came in Brazil's Davis Cup event against Sweden in September. He played doubles, losing in four sets. The 30-year-old Kuerten has been sidelined with chronic hip injuries.
Roddick gets to Shanghai, with Connors (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 10 Nov 2006 12:38 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Roddick is finally going to play at the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, and he's bringing Jimmy Connors with him. Connors, who won the first ever professional tennis tournament played on the Chinese mainland at Guangzhou in 1980, is making his first return to China. "Playing the tournament was the top priority for me back then, so I don't have any particular memory of this country," Connors said.
Federer, Nalbandian to open Masters Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 8 Nov 2006 8:58 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The same two players who closed out the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup will open this year's version of the season-ending championships. Roger Federer will meet David Nalbandian in the opening Red Group match Sunday at Qizhong Stadium. Nalbandian beat No. 1 Federer in the Masters Cup final last year. Federer, who is after his third Masters Cup title, and Nalbandian will be joined in the Red Group by Andy...
Former tennis star Richardson, 73, dies (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 8 Nov 2006 4:37 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Hamilton F. "Ham" Richardson, a former U.S. Davis Cup player and Tulane University tennis star, died Sunday night. He was 73. Richardson died of complications from diabetes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, Tulane announced. After winning the National Boys Championship at age 15, Richardson captured a pair of NCAA singles titles and four Southeastern Conference singles and doubles...
No Americans at WTA Championships (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Nov 2006 1:58 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Something's missing from the WTA Championships. There are no Americans in the field for the first time since the elite season-ending tournament began in 1972. Their absence was unusual but not completely surprising to the eight European stars, who started play Tuesday in an event that features a $1-million prize.
Federer excited to compete in Davis Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Nov 2006 10:59 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
When the Davis Cup playoffs come around, Roger Federer will be ready to help Switzerland. Instead of relaxing after winning his fourth straight U.S. Open, the world's top-ranked player will compete for his country this week as it attempts to remain in the World Group. "I'm really looking forward to the Davis Cup weekend again," Federer said.
