April 2007
Monthly Archive
Haas gives Germany 1-0 lead over Belgium (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 6 Apr 2007 11:28 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tommy Haas beat an injured Kristof Vliegen 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to give Germany a 1-0 lead over Belgium in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Haas, ranked 10th in the world, struggled on the slow clay and received some unexpected help when Vliegen hurt his back late in the second set. Belgium's Olivier Rochus was to play Philipp Kohlschreiber in Friday's second match.
Mathieu helps France take Davis Cup lead (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 6 Apr 2007 11:14 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Paul-Henri Mathieu rallied to beat Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 on Friday, giving France a 1-0 lead over defending champion Russia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Mikhail Youzhny was to face Richard Gasquet in the second singles match. Davydenko dominated in the first set, but Mathieu soon dragged the Russian into long rallies and trapped him in the corners, leaving the court wide open.
Mathieu helps France take Davis Cup lead (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 6 Apr 2007 9:59 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Paul-Henri Mathieu rallied to beat Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 on Friday, giving France a 1-0 lead over defending champion Russia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Mikhail Youzhny was to face Richard Gasquet in the second singles match. Davydenko dominated in the first set, but Mathieu soon dragged the Russian into long rallies and trapped him in the corners, leaving the court wide open.
With U.S. advancing, Roddick has day off (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 5 Apr 2007 5:08 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Roddick leaned back in his chair, drink in hand, and yelled, "Let's go, Bob!" With the United States assured a spot in the Davis Cup semifinals, Roddick rested his sore left hamstring on a stress-free Sunday. But he remained a cheerleader for a competition he desperately wants to win. The Americans entered the day with a 3-0 lead over Spain in the best-of-five event, making reverse singles...
Kuerten to play doubles in Davis Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 5 Apr 2007 10:45 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Gustavo Kuerten will only play doubles for Brazil in Davis Cup matches against Canada this weekend. The three-time French Open champion is ranked No. 667 with a 2-7 record this year after playing sparingly in 2006 because of chronic hip problems. He will team with Andre Sa on Saturday. Brazil is trying to return to the World Group for the first time since 2003.
Roddick expects to play in Davis Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 3 Apr 2007 3:18 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Roddick practiced Tuesday despite a strained left hamstring and plans to play for the United States in the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Spain this week. "Right now I'm going to play, barring some setback," Roddick said. "I started playing some points this morning and those went OK." Roddick was injured while lunging for a shot in the fifth game of a quarterfinal match against Andy Murray...
Julia O’Loughin’s New Tennis Web Site!
Posted by Administrator on 3 Apr 2007 12:18 pm. Filed under Tennis.
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Sharapova wins first tournament on clay (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 2 Apr 2007 9:30 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Maria Sharapova entered the Bausch & Lomb Championships with hopes of gaining some experience on clay. She got a lot more than that -- her first title on the soft, slippery surface. Sharapova overcame five double-faults and 33 unforced errors to beat Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Sunday. The top-seeded Russian became the first player on the WTA Tour to win three times in 2008.
Sharapova withdraws from Family Circle (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 2 Apr 2007 6:38 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week's Family Circle Cup in Charleston and will miss making her Fed Cup debut next month because of injuries. The world's No. 2 ranked player, who lost her top ranking to Justine Henin two weeks ago, continues to be plagued by a right shoulder injury previously suffered along with an injured left hamstring.
Peer juggles army service and tennis (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 2 Apr 2007 2:23 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Shahar Peer is wearing an olive green military uniform now, far removed from her star turn at the U.S. Open two weeks ago. Peer, ranked No. 16 in women's tennis, made it to the quarterfinals in New York. But in a country where military service is mandatory, the Israeli player has other duties these days.
Canas’ doping ruling upheld after appeal (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 2 Apr 2007 2:01 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The ruling against Argentine tennis player Guillermo Canas, who served a 15-month ban for doping, was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Swiss supreme court ordered the CAS to review its ban following his appeal. The ATP tour suspended Canas for two years after he tested positive for a diuretic on Feb.
Britain’s Murray in doubt for Davis Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 2 Apr 2007 11:19 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Murray, bothered by a hip injury, will play the opening singles match for Britain against the Netherlands in the Davis Cup on Friday. Murray was drawn Thursday to play Raemon Sluiter on indoor hardcourts at the NEC Arena. Tim Henman will play Robin Haese in the second singles match. They will swap for Sunday's reverse singles.
