|
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 HAMBURG, Germany: Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recovered from a first set white-wash to beat French compatriot Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the Hamburg Masters Series here on Monday. And Britain’s number one Andy Murray also moved into the second...
HAMBURG: Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recovered from a first set white-wash to beat French compatriot Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the Hamburg Masters Series here on Monday. And Britain's number one Andy Murray also moved into the second round with a comfortable 6-4, 6-1...
Tennis ATP $3.5 MILLION MASTERS At Rome Championship Singles Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Championship Doubles Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 tiebreak. WTA $1.34 MILLIION GERMAN OPEN At...
Roger Federer got by one of his most challenging opponents Tuesday, beating Guillermo Cañas 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Rome Masters. ... Roger Federer is back on track. Also Tuesday, Andy Roddick defeated Mardy Fish 6-1, 6-4 in an all-American matchup to get his...
With the French Open less than three weeks away, the prospect of the host nation’s best player giving the home crowd reason to celebrate is looking as likely as an empty road on the Parisian périphérique. In losing 6-4, 6-1 to Peru’s Luis Horna, the world No 111, in the first round of the Rome...
Rafael Nadal blasts the men's tour while Maria Sharapova criticizes the women's. ... By RAVI UBHA SPECIAL TO THE P-I Rafael Nadal isn't a happy camper these days. Because of the summer Olympics, the dirt season was shortened by a week, so Nadal and a few others who thrive...
Boxing De La Hoya dominates: Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion. In what was little... ... STEPHEN DUNN / GETTY IMAGES Oscar De La Hoya, top, celebrates after beating Steve Forbes on Saturday. Boxing De La...
Angela Hucles scored in injury time and Abby Wambach had two more goals to push closer to the 100-goal milestone, giving the U.S. women's soccer team a 5-4 win over Australia in Saturday's friendly. ... Cat Whitehill's free kick went to Wambach, who headed it to Hucles...
Fernandez Gonzalez remained unbeaten on clay this year and reached the BMW Open final with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win Saturday against Younes El Aynaoui. ... The second-seeded Chilean ended the run of El Aynaoui — the oldest semifinalist on the ATP tour since Jimmy Connors 15...
MUNICH: Top seed Paul-Henri Mathieu suffered an upset yesterday as Italy's Simone Bolelli booked his place in today's final with a dramatic win after a three-hour marathon battle. ... The 22-year-old Italian, ranked 58th in the world, won a dramatic last set tie-break...
