POERTSCHACH: Croatian third seed Ivan Ljubicic fought off miserable conditions and a terrible start to beat Czech qualifier Jan Hajek 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the opening round of the Poertschach International on Wednesday. The Croat looked as leaden as the sky during the opening exchanges, losing his...
Former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of the French Open, the only Grand Slam singles event she hasn't won.Tournament organizers said Tuesday that Davenport, 31, withdrew for "personal reasons," without elaborating.The French Open, which will begin Sunday, also said two other Americans...
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS • May 20, 2008 Matt Lea allowed one run and five hits over 5š innings and Chris Dominguez drove in three runs to lead Louisville past Seton Hall, 12-3, in the opening round of the Big East Conference championship Tuesday. Lea (5-0), the son of former major league pitcher...
May 20 (Reuters) - Poertschach International men's singles first round results from Austria on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, * new result) * 5-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Oliver Marach (Austria) 3-6 6-4 6-4 3-Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia) beat Jan Hajek (Czech Republic) 4-6 6-0 6-3 John Isner...
VIENNA, May 20 (Reuters) - Croatian third seed Ivan Ljubicic fought off miserable conditions and a terrible start to beat Czech qualifier Jan Hajek 4-6 6-0 6-3 in the opening round of the Poertschach International on Tuesday. Originally scheduled for a morning start, the world number 29 had to...
POERTSCHACH: Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic rallied to beat Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in the first round of the Hypo Group International. The 29th-ranked Croatian, a two-time champion of the event, dropped his opening service game and lost the set without creating a...