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Russian Ruler: Davydenko Downs Del Po In London Final
Nikolay Davydenko has a well-earned reputation as a diminutive dynamo among the colossal competitors comprising the ATP elite.
Eight French players in Brisbane ATP draw
Eight Frenchmen, spearheaded by world number 13 Gael Monfils, dominate the men's draw for the Brisbane International in January, organisers said on Thursday.
A fairly comfortable first set then for the world number 37 as he wraps it up with a forehand winner down the line, after running round the ball, after 31 minutes Mathieu P.-Troicki V. 5-4 - We're still on serve in the opening set of the Mathieu-Troicki clash with the Serb preparing to serve to stay in it after the Frenchman battered down an ace ...
Davydenko rolls over qualifier Falla in Valencia opener
Second-seeded world No. 7 Nikolay Davydenko was an easy first-round winner Monday at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.
Frenchmen dominant at Lyon tennis event
Frenchmen Gilles Simon, Julien Benneteau and Paul-Henri Mathieu were among Wednesday's winners at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix at Lyon, France.
Former champ Ljubicic through to Lyon quarters
Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday by beating Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ljubicic, the 2001 Lyon champion, served 27 aces and broke his opponent twice to extend his perfect record against Kiefer to 4-0. Ljubicic will face Florent Serra of France in his eighth quarterfinal ...
Former Champion Mathieu Reaches Second Round
Olivier Rochus reached the Stockholm final last week. Fifth-seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau didn't face a break point in a 7-5, 6-2 victory over South African qualifier Kevin Anderson Wednesday at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon , an ATP World Tour 250 tournament.A The World No.
Azarenka off to winning start in Doha
VICTORIA Azarenka of Belarus made a winning debut yesterday in the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, defeating Jelena Jankovic in the first round-robin group match.
Mikhail Youzhny on a roll in Moscow. Ita TMs been a breakthrough week for qualifiers at the Kremlin Cup as Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko and Kazakhstan qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin are through to their first ATP World Tour semi-final. This marks the first time on the ATP World Tour since June 2007 in a s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands two ...
Moscow Preview - Former Champion Andreev, Th...
Igor Andreev won the Moscow title in 2005. Centre Court Mikhail Biryukov vs Sergiy Stakhovsky A First Meeting A A Biryukov FastFacts : 2009 Highlights: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: April 28, 1992 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 1156 a A Biryukov , 17, is the youngest player and lowest-ranked in the draw and hea ...
Berdych Ousts Finals Hope Cilic
Tomas Berdych next will face former World No. 1 Marat Safin. ATP World Tour No. 14 Gael Monfils maintained his good run of form with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over French compatriot Paul-Henri Mathieu Tuesday in the first round of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 Presented by Rolex, the penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season.
Roddick retires with knee pain at Shanghai Masters
John Isner of the United States throws his racket after losing a point against Lleyton Hewitt of Australia at the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in more... Australia's Lleyton Hewitt returns a ball against John Isner of the U.S. at the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Monday, Oct.
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Hewitt continued his good form from the Japan Open. Lleyton Hewitt cut big-serving American John Isner down to size with a 6-2, 6-4 victory in the first round of the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday.
Required Reading: Has Roger Federer Brainwashed the Atp Tour?
Steve Tignor wrote an interesting viewpoint piece at tennis.com with the title "Excessive civility muting the men's game?" Have you read it already? If not, click here .
Monfils downs Kohlschreiber to take Metz crown
Frenchman Gael Monfils thrilled the home crowd on Sunday by winning the Open de Moselle tennis event, beating Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets.
Gael Monfils is trying to reach the Metz final for the second time. The semi-finals of the Open de Moselle include the top three seeds in the tournament, led by top seed and 2005 finalist Gael Monfils , No.
Mathieu Signs With Lagard re Unlimited
Paul-Henri Mathieu has signed a multi-year representation agreement with Lagardere Unlimited.
Safin posts mild upset in Bangkok
Former world No. 1 star Marat Safin highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the $608,500 Thailand Open.
Metz Open men's singles result
Sept 26 - Metz Open men's singles semi-final result from France on Saturday . 2-Philipp Kohlschreiber beat 3-Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 6-4 This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire.
Top-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils will meet second seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the Open de Moselle final in Metz, an ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tennis tournament.A Monfils won the pair's previous clash in the 2008 Bank Austria TennisTrophy semi-finals at Vienna.
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