Tommy Robredo rallies past Marat Safin at rainy Rome MastersROME — Tommy Robredo rallied to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 Tuesday in a rain-delayed match in the first round of the Rome Masters. Mikhail Youzhny advances at Rome Masters before more rain halts playROME — Tommy Robredo rallied to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 Tuesday in a rain-delayed match in the first round of the Rome Masters. Azarenka wins, Safina set to enjoy life at the topSTUTTGART - Victoria Azarenka won the first women’s tennis indoor clay court match on the WTA Tour while new world No.1 Dinara Safina enjoyed a birthday cake. Rafael Nadal beats fellow Spaniard David Ferrer to win 5th straight Barcelona OpenBARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal won his fifth straight Barcelona Open title on Sunday, beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-2, 7-5. Former French Open champ Gaudio picks up first round win at Barcelona for 1st win in two yearsBARCELONA, Spain — Former French Open champion Gaston Gaudio won his first match in nearly two years by Argentine countryman Diego Junqueira 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Injured Gasquet to miss Monte CarloMONTE CARLO - French tennis hope Richard Gasquet will miss his second straight major event as he skips the Monte Carlo Open starting Sunday with the right shoulder injury that earlier kept him out of Miami. Nadal returns to Queen’s for third straight yearLONDON - Rafael Nadal has confirmed his hopes of repeating as champion at Queen’s club saying that he will return as defending champion at the grass-court event June 8-14. Murray will win Wimbledon this year, says doubles legend FlemingLONDON - England’s No.1 tennis player Andy Murray has been tipped to win Wimbledon this year by doubles legend Peter Fleming. Federer pounds Kiefer to advance at MiamiMIAMI - Roger Federer polished his mighty game at the expense of Nicolas Kiefer as he hammered the German 6-4, 6-1 to storm into the third round of Miami Masters tennis. Federer flails Karlovic to advance at Indian WellsINDIAN WELLS - Roger Federer avenged his lone career loss against Ivo Karlovic with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win over the towering Croatian to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters. Venus Williams disappointed Peer didn’t get visaDUBAI - Venus Williams said that amid her disappointment over the exclusion of Israeli Shahar Peer from the Barclays Championships, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will not be rushed into a decision on the future of the now-controversial Gulf event. Yuki will have to play a lot to go up, says Ramesh KrishnanNEW DELHI - Former Davis Cupper Ramesh Krishnan put Junior Australian Open champion Yuki Bhambri’s future in perspective, saying that the youngster has to play a lot of matches to make a mark in men’s tennis. Bhupathi wins his 11th Grand Slam, first for Sania (Statistics)NEW DELHI - India’s Mahesh Bhupathi added an 11th title to his Grand Slam tally while Sania Mirza won her maiden Grand Slam as the duo won the Australian Open Mixed doubles Sunday. Bhupathi and Sania win Australian Open mixed doubles titleMELBOURNE - Mahesh Bhupathi won his 11th Grand Slam title, the first with an Indian partner Sania Mirza when they beat Israel’s Andy Ram and Nathalie Dechy of France in the Australian Open final here Sunday. Australian Open: Yuki wins junior title; narrow miss for Bhupathi-KnowlesMELBOURNE - While India celebrated the new tennis sensation Yuki Bhambri winning his first junior Grand Slam title, its senior pro Mahesh Bhupathi narrowly failed to add to his three majors as he and Mark Knowles of Bahamas lost the final to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan at the Australian Open here Saturday. Delhi boy Yuki creates history, wins junior Australian OpenMELBOURNE - Delhi boy Yuki Bhambri Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to win the junior Australian Open title, beating Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas of Germany 6-3, 6-1 in the final here. Nadal rebels against new anti-doping codeMELBOURNE - A group of 65 sportsmen already challenged it before Belgian courts, but the new World Anti-Doping Code received a severe blow from one of the biggest names in sport, tennis world No.1 Rafael Nadal. Tennis match brought Dokic back to gameMELBOURNE - Jelena Dokic reveals that it was a tennis match that reignited her passion to play the game. Balkan rivalries remain at a simmer as Djokovic advancesMELBOURNE - Balkan passions played out on court while fans remained restrained as Serb Novak Djokovic posted a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win Friday over Bosnian-American Amer Delic to advance at the Australian Open. Federer needs a fight to pass first round(Australian Open round-up)MELBOURNE - Swiss champion Roger Federer clawed into the second round of the Australian Open Monday night with a demanding 2009 Grand Slam opening win over Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. Quick-fire Federer fulfils his social obligation (Australian Open Notebook)MELBOURNE - Roger Federer was all business at the Australian Open player party, putting in a quick appearance before making an exit out the back door to return to his peace and tranquillity prior to his Monday start. Australian Open has history of surprisesMELBOURNE - Australian Open has the reputation of throwing surprise champions who then fade into oblivion. Federer feels it’s possible to win calendar Grand SlamSYDNEY - World no.2 Roger Federer feels it is possible for the present crop of tennis players to win all the four Grand Slams in a calendar year. Somdev better than his rankings: MoyaCHENNAI - Somdev Devvarman plays the way he looks - a warrior, complete with headband and all - and one who simply refuses to give in no matter who the opponent or what the match situation is. For sure, Carlos Moya will readily testify to all these attributes. Somdev shocks Moya to enter Chennai Open quartersCHENNAI - India’s No.1 Somdev Devvarman authored the best win of his blossoming career when he defeated sixth seed and former World No.1 Carlos Moya of Spain 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, to enter the quarter-finals of the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament, here Thursday. India’s Somdev through to Chennai Open second roundCHENNAI - Somdev Devvarman advanced to the second round of the Chennai Open tennis with a 6-3, 6-3 win against American Kevin Kim here Tuesday keeping Indian interest alive as in the $450,000 tournament. ‘Gorgeous’ Jhumpa Lahiri among ‘thinking man’s sex symbols’NEW YORK - Indian origin author Jhumpa Lahiri, with her ‘hypnotic eyes’, has been named among the top 10 ’sex symobls of the thinking man’ for 2008, which put Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic in the number one slot. Chance for youngsters to make a mark at Chennai Open tennisCHENNAI - The top seed at the ATP Chennai Open has not won the title in the past two years and Nikolay Davydenko could keep this in mind as the 14th edition of the tournament commences here Monday. |
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