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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26543871456171361852024-08-28T18:26:20.049-07:00Hot News About TennisLast hot news about tennistenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2617125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-39200258952975786982011-11-17T15:16:00.001-08:002011-11-17T15:16:23.633-08:00Venus to return vs. Serena

MILAN - Venus Williams plans to make her comeback in an exhibition match against her sister Serena in Colombia on Wednesday after being forced to pull out of the U.S. Open because of an immune system disease. Venus tells the Gazzetta dello Sport that she has changed her diet to fill it with vegetables after being diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, which can cause fatigue and joint pain. The

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-3487335638177772222011-11-15T15:21:00.001-08:002011-11-15T15:21:08.655-08:00Fish thrilled to make ATP Finals

When it comes to the ATP World Tour Finals, Mardy Fish is quick to admit he's simply happy to be there. "I'm sort of taking the approach of, 'Kind of excited to be a part of this thing,'" said Fish, who will be making his debut at the season-ending tournament for the top eight men in tennis a few weeks before his 30th birthday. "I know well enough that you can't take it for granted," the

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-33527892453476108152011-11-14T15:13:00.001-08:002011-11-14T15:13:57.431-08:00Kvitova wins player of year

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been honored as the WTA's player of the year for 2011. The 21-year-old Kvitova went 60-13 with six singles titles, including at the season-ending tour championships, and rose from No. 34 to No. 2 in the rankings. She helped the Czech Republic win the Fed Cup and won more than $5 million in prize money. In the awards announced

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-31510554473126608262011-11-12T15:15:00.001-08:002011-11-12T15:15:35.689-08:00Qualifying

PARIS (AP) -Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish filled out the last qualifying berths for the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday. All three earned their spots for the elite London tournament after Berdych beat Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-5, 6-4 in the third round of the Paris Masters. Tipsarevic needed to win the title in Paris to qualify for the season-ending event,

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-91165110580241085342011-11-11T15:17:00.001-08:002011-11-11T15:17:43.985-08:00Bryans top year-end doubles ranking for 7th time

LONDON (AP) -American twins Bob and Mike Bryan will finish the year ranked as the No. 1 ATP doubles pair for a record seventh time. The 33-year-old Bryans' first-round win at the Valencia Open on Wednesday means they cannot be overtaken by No. 2-ranked pair Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic. Since 2003, the Bryans have only twice failed to finish No. 1 - in 2004 and 2008. This year, they

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-6757745666346019532011-11-10T15:14:00.001-08:002011-11-10T15:14:21.386-08:00Djokovic, Murray, Ferrer win

PARIS (AP) -Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to beat fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 and reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer of Spain and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France also advanced. The top-ranked Djokovic looked a pale shadow of the player who dominated the first half of the season, making 44 unforced errors

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-30715525986828155212011-11-09T15:17:00.001-08:002011-11-09T15:17:13.519-08:00Djokovic denies money key for playing in Paris

PARIS (AP) -Novak Djokovic denied his participation in the Paris Masters was linked to a $1.6 million bonus. The ATP bonus pool is split among the world's top dozen players at the end of the year, and No. 1-ranked Djokovic would have lost his entire share if he had not played in Paris, thus missing the last two Masters events. "It was really somehow funny for me to see how people are coming up

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-64871638766458076952011-11-08T15:19:00.001-08:002011-11-08T15:19:28.695-08:00Ivanovic wins Tournament of Champions

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) -Ana Ivanovic successfully defended her WTA Tournament of Champions title with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Anabel Medina-Garigues on Sunday. The Serb gained momentum against her Spanish opponent early and was untroubled throughout in winning her first final since the same event last year. "I feel great. Very unexpected, actually," said Ivanovic. "I think I played an

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-46637417024603507812011-11-07T15:15:00.001-08:002011-11-07T15:15:20.803-08:00Czechs win first Fed Cup title in 23 years

MOSCOW (AP) -The Czech Republic won its first Fed Cup title in 23 years on Sunday after Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke beat Maria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-2 in the decisive doubles match to secure a 3-2 win over Russia in the final. It was the sixth title in the competition for the Czechs but their first since 1988, when it competed as Czechoslovakia and beat the Soviet Union 2-1 in

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-91370627845985146762011-11-06T15:10:00.001-08:002011-11-06T15:10:42.366-08:00Kvitova to face Kirilenko in Fed Cup final opener

MOSCOW (AP) -Maria Kirilenko was surprisingly picked by Russia to face Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the opening singles of the Fed Cup final on Saturday. Kirilenko, whose Fed Cup experience was limited to two matches five years ago, was tagged as Russia's No. 2 by captain Shamil Tarpischev in Friday's draw. Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia's

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-37628406688025037632011-11-05T16:22:00.001-07:002011-11-05T16:22:32.795-07:00Swiss opt for indoor clay to face US in Davis Cup

BASEL, Switzerland - Switzerland has chosen to host the United States on an indoor clay court at Fribourg in the 2012 Davis Cup. The Swiss tennis federation says the first-round series will be played Feb. 10-12 at the 7,200-capacity Forum Fribourg arena. Switzerland's biggest indoor arenas in Geneva and Zurich were unavailable to stage the match. The Swiss team did not say whether Roger

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-67861436450955123592011-11-04T16:15:00.001-07:002011-11-04T16:15:14.057-07:00Djokovic beats Baghdatis

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -Novak Djokovic fought back from losing the first set to beat Marcos Baghdatis 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Swiss Indoors quarterfinals on Friday. The top-ranked Djokovic stayed on course to meet hometown favorite Roger Federer in the final for a third straight year, after the defending champion beat Andy Roddick of the United States 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic had his serve broken twice

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-73035685937351812922011-11-03T16:16:00.001-07:002011-11-03T16:16:23.493-07:00Nadal pulls out of Paris to focus on ATP finals

MADRID - Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters to focus on the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals and Davis Cup final. The second-ranked Nadal says on his Facebook page the decision to pull out of next week's event at Bercy was necessary "to prepare well for the end of this season and also for 2012." The Spaniard has not played since losing to the 23rd-ranked Florian Mayer in the

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-20723601540361366572011-11-02T16:14:00.001-07:002011-11-02T16:14:24.769-07:00Big finish

MOSCOW (AP) -Petra Kvitova will have a chance to cap her remarkable season by leading the Czech Republic to its first Fed Cup win in 23 years this weekend against a Russia team struggling with injuries. Kvitova is coming off her first WTA Championships title that lifted her to No. 2 in the world rankings, and is expected to play singles along with Lucie Safarova for the Czech team. "I know

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-88455092742392057732011-11-01T16:14:00.001-07:002011-11-01T16:14:03.805-07:00Melzer to skip 2 tourneys because of ailing back

VIENNA - Jurgen Melzer has pulled out of the Swiss Indoors in Basel and Paris Masters because of a back injury, ending his singles season and raising doubts if he can play doubles at next month's season-ending ATP Finals in London. Melzer's manager, Ronnie Leitgeb, told the Austria Press Agency on Monday that it's "a very difficult decision to probably end the season here, but it's his only

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-90936350775173992192011-10-31T16:30:00.001-07:002011-10-31T16:30:15.671-07:00Davydenko beats 5th-seeded Simon in Valencia

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -Nikolay Davydenko beat fifth-seeded Gilles Simon 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Valencia Open, denting the Frenchman's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals. Davydenko mostly controlled the match at the City of Arts and Sciences despite dropping the second set, but the 36th-ranked Russian rallied in the decisive set with a forehand winner for

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-83655664318281105082011-10-29T15:15:00.001-07:002011-10-29T15:15:16.332-07:00Safin running for parliament

CHENGDU, China - Former top-ranked tennis player Marat Safin says he's running for the Russian parliament. The 31-year-old Safin is up for election to the State Duma on Dec. 4. He could join other Russian sports stars, including gold medal-winning gymnast Svetlana Khorkina, in the lower house of the parliament. Speaking at an ATP Champions Tour event in Chengdu, Safin says he has "a lot to

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-20558498207766156362011-10-28T15:12:00.001-07:002011-10-28T15:12:54.325-07:00Top-seeds Tsonga, Del Potro into semis in Vienna

VIENNA (AP) -Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame an error-prone start to beat Xavier Malisse 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Friday and reach his eighth semifinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open. Tsonga will play qualifier Daniel Brands of Germany, while No. 2 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina and No. 6 Kevin Anderson of South Africa will meet in the other semifinal. The ninth-ranked Tsonga,

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-67585095006608727092011-10-27T15:14:00.001-07:002011-10-27T15:14:12.426-07:00Bogomolov Jr. advances at St. Petersburg Open

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -Alex Bogomolov Jr. of the United States and Marin Cilic of Croatia both won three-set matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday, while eighth-seeded local favorite Dmitry Tursunov was eliminated in straight sets in the second round. The seventh-seeded Bogomolov Jr. beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, while

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-58753057406717112852011-10-26T15:22:00.001-07:002011-10-26T15:22:20.702-07:00Cibulkova wins first WTA title

MOSCOW - Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic beat defending champion Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Serb ATP final to win the Kremlin Cup on Sunday, and Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia won her first career WTA title, rallying to beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 for the women's crown. Tipsarevic, who won his first career title in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this season, broke Troicki

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-70289277172872534972011-10-25T15:21:00.001-07:002011-10-25T15:21:43.943-07:00Azarenka wins Luxembourg Open

LUXEMBOURG (AP) -Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Luxembourg Open on Sunday, beating unheralded Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-2, 6-2. The No. 3-ranked Azarenka won the tournament without losing a set all week, and had no problems against a player who was in her first WTA Tour final. It was the 22-year-old Azarenka's eighth career title. The 34th-ranked Niculescu has spent most

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-86550864663938646822011-10-24T15:16:00.001-07:002011-10-24T15:16:27.388-07:00WTA expresses condolences over Turkey quake

ISTANBUL (AP) -Players at the WTA Championships in Istanbul lent their support Monday to those affected by Turkey's devastating earthquake. Sunday's quake happened in eastern Turkey, far from the tournament location in the west. Women's Tennis Association officials briefed the eight elite players on the 7.2-magnitude quake near the border with Iran. About 270 people were confirmed dead by

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-70798354389789805722011-10-23T15:19:00.001-07:002011-10-23T15:19:54.866-07:00Wozniacki, Sharapova headline WTA Championships

ISTANBUL - Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and three-time major winner Maria Sharapova lead two round-robin groups for the WTA Championships this week as Turkey's biggest city hosts the event for the first time. Wozniacki is joined in the red group by Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Vera Zvonareva and Agnieszka Radwanska. Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, French Open champion Li Na and U.S. Open

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-41542626146191908072011-10-22T15:18:00.001-07:002011-10-22T15:18:23.643-07:00Falconi, McHale may be next American tennis stars

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - American tennis players Irina Falconi and Christina McHale will be playing for medals at the Pan American Games on Friday, and it might not be long before they'll be contending at a Grand Slam. The promising duo already made an impression at this year's U.S. Open, making it to the third round, and their game has been improving at such a pace that they might soon

tenishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533189098234703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654387145617136185.post-33358430702437158672011-10-21T15:10:00.001-07:002011-10-21T15:10:59.006-07:00Zvonareva upset, Bartoli withdraws at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW (AP) -Dominika Cibulkova advanced to her second straight semifinal Friday, rallying to upset top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup. In later quarterfinals, Kaia Kanepi upset sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2 to set up a semifinal clash with Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, who ousted another Russian, Vera Dushevina, 6-4, 6-4

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