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Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic rallied to defeat Jan Hajek 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Hypo Group International. American John Isner defeated Italian qualifier Simone Vagnozzi 6-3, 6-2. Isner will next play top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko. Ljubicic dropped his opening service game...
Leander Paes and his Spanish partner Tommy Robredo scored a straight set victory over Ivan Ljubicic and R Soderling to storm into the doubles semi-finals of the Euro 2,270,000 Hamburg ATP Masters Series on Friday. The unseeded Indo-Spanish pair won 6-2, 7-6 (3) to set up a semi-final clash with...
— Photo: AP Anna Chakvetadze in action at Rome. HAMBURG: Defending champion Roger Federer and rising star Novak Djokovic are safely through to the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters Series after both enjoyed straight-set wins here on Friday. Australian Open winner Djokovic was always in control...
On a busy street in Beijing I discovered a tennis shop stocked with Wilson and Prince racquets. Since I didn’t have time to ask the sales staff much, it’s unclear how knowledgeable they were. But you don’t need very experienced staff if your clientele aren’t sophisticated. The prices were about...
Advanced CrossBow Technology is featured in five new racquets this season PHOENIX, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- HEAD Penn Racquet Sports, one of the industry leaders in forward-thinking racquet design and technology, has launched its latest revolutionary technology: CrossBow. (Photo:...
New Delhi News.Net Thursday 15th May, 2008 (IANS) Leander Paes and his new partner Tommy Robredo moved into the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters tennis tournament, stunning third seed Israeli pair of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the second round. The unseeded Indo-Spanish pair had to...
Justine Henin is quitting professional tennis, according to a Belgian newspaper. Ditka, a Hall of Fame player who later coached the Bears to a Super Bowl title, has criticized the players' union for ignoring the medical needs of former players with serious injuries who can't afford to pay for...
Florida Southern's Michael Knoedler and Senka Softic. were named the ITA men's and women's players to watch from the Southeast Region. Knoedler, a junior, led the Mocs to a 17-9 record and a spot in the Southeast Regional finals. The two-time Sunshine State Conference Men's Player of the Year, he...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008; Page E02 Referees should have the power to stop matches if players are subjected to racial abuse at next month's European Championship, France defender Lilian Thuram said during a news conference yesterday in Paris. Players such as Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o have...
— Photo: AP IN CONTROL: Nikolay Davydenko eased past Ivan Ljubicic to enter the third round of the Hamburg Open. HAMBURG: Neither fourth-seed Nikolay Davydenko nor fifth-seed David Ferrer wasted any time booking their places in the third round after comfortable wins at the Hamburg Masters Series...
