November 2007
Monthly Archive
Injured Serena withdraws from Sony (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 8 Nov 2007 7:30 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Serena Williams withdrew from the Sony Ericsson Championships on Thursday after being forced to retire from a match the previous day against Anna Chakvetadze with a left knee injury. The fifth-ranked Williams had lost the first set 6-4 in Wednesday's match before having an MRI scan. It's the same knee that underwent surgery in 2003 and also forced her to miss 10 tournaments last year.
Nalbandian not traveling to Masters Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Nov 2007 7:01 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Former champion David Nalbandian will not travel to the Masters Cup in China as the first alternate because it's too far away. Nalbandian beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal twice each en route to Masters Series victories in Madrid and Paris in the last three weeks, and missed out on the eight-man season-ending ATP championships by 11 points.
ITF finds no evidence Haas was poisoned (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Nov 2007 2:32 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
There is no evidence to substantiate allegations that German player Tommy Haas was poisoned before a Davis Cup match against Russia, the International Tennis Federation said Monday. Haas pulled out before his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspected stomach virus, and Russia won both reverse singles matches in Moscow on Sept.
Sharapova returns to form in Sony win (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Nov 2007 3:52 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
With her ailing shoulder out of mind, Maria Sharapova just about played like her usual self. The sixth-ranked Russian won her first match in more than two months Tuesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships, grinding out a 6-4, 7-5 win against Daniela Hantuchova. An ongoing shoulder injury had limited Sharapova to a single match since her Aug.
Bryan brothers pull out of Masters Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 5 Nov 2007 9:18 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan pulled out of next week's Tennis Masters Cup doubles tournament because Mike has an elbow injury. The Bryans, members of the U.S. Davis Cup team, are the world's No. 1-ranked doubles pair. They'll be replaced in the field by Israel's Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. "I am extremely disappointed that I won't be able to compete in the Tennis Masters Cup this year," Mike...
Asthma may cause Henin to skip Olympics (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 5 Nov 2007 1:47 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Justine Henin might not defend her tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, fearing the city's air pollution could trigger her asthma. The top-ranked Belgian withdrew from the China Open in September because of her asthma. "I've had asthma for a few months now and I felt very bad in New York at the end of the (U.S.
Serena prepared for competition at Sony (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 4 Nov 2007 10:11 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Serena Williams looked at her draw for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships and was pleased to see top-ranked Justine Henin in her difficult group. Williams has lost three straight matches against Henin since she beat the Belgian star to win the Miami Masters title in April. Henin knocked Williams out of the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S.
Hingis denies using cocaine, retires (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 1 Nov 2007 3:20 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Martina Hingis revealed she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, proclaimed her innocence and retired from tennis for a second time -- all in one fell swoop. It was a swift and stunning end to a career highlighted by five Grand Slam singles titles and a rise to the top of the rankings at 16, the youngest No.
ATP head would ban match fixers for life (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 1 Nov 2007 12:07 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The head of men's tennis would ban players for life if they are caught match-fixing, but would give a second chance to players who had doped. ATP president Etienne de Villiers told a sports business conference in London on Thursday that tennis was being threatened by match fixing and gambling syndicates.
