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Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters by beating Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday. ... Using a two-handed backhand to counter Ljubicic's booming serve, Djokovic saved two break points in the eighth game of the second set but was...
Tommy Robredo of Spain defeated Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-4, 7-5 Tuesday in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters. ... Neither player looked comfortable in an error-strewn match, but the 12th-seeded Robredo capitalized on more opportunities and broke...
Monte Carlo - Undiluted Spanish clay-courter Rueben Ramirez Hidalgo will provide the first test at the Monte Carlos Masters for Roger Federer as the pair meet on Wednesday in the second round. The challenger, ranked a modest 137, booked his place aga...
Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten added the Barcelona Open to his farewell tour. ... Kuerten was given a wild card to play in the April 28-May 4 tournament in Spain, his final event before playing at Roland Garros for the last time in his 14-year career....
Kuerten’s game might not have held up, but his clothes did. He wore an orange/red kit from Diadora Guga Kuerten. We'll sure miss his flair after retirement. ... Guga Kuerten lost his first round match against Sebastien Grosjean in the first round of the Sony Ericsson...
Australian Open champ Novak Djokovic could be No. 1 in the world -- if time warnings don't make him lose focus. ... By RAVI UBHA SPECIAL TO THE P-I Remember what happened at the Australian Open when Novak Djokovic got a time warning against Roger Federer as he tried to...
Venus, Serena unfazed by high-ranked foes When Venus and Serena Williams enter top events like the Sony Ericsson Open with dust on their game, there's always that chance they'll quickly shake it off before cleaning the field's clock. ... Venus, Serena unfazed by...
Three big seeds have fallen at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami as Novak Djokovic, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet all bowed out in the Miami tournament's second round on Friday (US time). ... Second seed Rafael Nadal accounted for German Benjamin Becker in a 7-5 6-2...
MIAMI: Former world No 1 Gustavo Kuerten lost 6-1, 7-5 to Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean on Wednesday in his last appearance at the Sony Ericsson Open.The Brazilian, plagued by a long-time hip injury bu... ... MIAMI: Former world No 1 Gustavo Kuerten lost 6-1, 7-5 to...
Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten started his farewell campaign by making an early exit from the Sony Ericcson Open in Miami, beaten 6-1 7-5 by Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean. ... Kuerten had not played an ATP match for 13 months before his appearance in Miami. The 31-year-old...
