France24 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Russia's world number three Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday became the fifth top 10 player to commit to January's WTA/ATP Sydney International, organisers said. The French Open champion, 24, was runner-up in the event in 2008, bowing out in a tough three-set final against Justine Henin, then the world number one. "I have had some really great results there in the past and I am looking forward...
ABC (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will launch her 2010 Australian Open campaign at the Sydney International. The 24-year-old Russian joins Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka as the fifth player in the women's top 10 rankings to sign up for the January 10-16 event.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will launch her 2010 Australian Open campaign at the Sydney International.
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Gilles Simon to play at Brisbane International 2010 Gilles Simon confirmed that he will start his 2010 tennis season at the Brisbane International. Simon said he was excited participate at the Brisbane tennis event in 2010 and cannot wait to see what the city has to offer. “I have heard quite a lot from my friends on the tour about the Brisbane International. They have told me that it is a great...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Novak Djokovic used to have a reputation for frailty, a man who could not be relied upon to last the distance. When he retired in the fourth set of his Australian Open quarter-final in January, it was the eighth time in the Serb's senior career that he had thrown in the towel during a match.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
• Andre Agassi defends decision to write about crystal meth use • 'I feel like my story has real power in people's lives' Andre Agassi has said he has no regrets about baring the details of his life in his recently published memoirs and his use of crystal meth , adding that his wife Steffi Graf was proud of him. In his book Open, Agassi describes loathing the tennis life he was pushed into...
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Juan Martin Del Potro to play Kooyong Classic 2010 Juan Martin del Potro will replace Marcos Baghdatis at the Kooyong Classic 2010 tennis exhibition. The Kooyong Classic will be played on January 13-16 as a preparation for the Australian Open 2010 . Del Potro was offered a place in the eight-man field after Baghdatis said he wanted to switch to the Sydney International tennis event. “It is most...
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Marat Safin Interview This Biofile interview with Marat Safin was conducted on August 31, 1998 at the US Open when Safin was 18 years old. At the time Safin was a highly regarded teenager but was still ranked outside the top 50. He reached the round of 16 in Flushing Meadows before losing to Pete Sampras. Safin officially retired from the ATP World Tour after losing to Juan Martin Del Potro at...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
SYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has been added to an elite warm-up event for next year's Australian Open after Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus pulled out.
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
French world number 12 Gilles Simon has been confirmed as a starter in the ATP/WTA Brisbane International event in January, according to organisers. Simon, 24, will join compatriot Gael Monfils, former world number one Andy Roddick and American James Blake in the men's draw. Simon has won six career titles and was a quarter-finalist at this year's Australian Open. The Brisbane International will take...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
• World No1 loses to Frenchman Julien Benneteau 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 • Murray beats American James Blake 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 Roger Federer, after savouring one of his greatest career moments in the French capital five months ago when he won his first French Open title at Roland Garros, thereby becoming only the sixth player to win all four majors, suffered an opening match defeat in the Paris Indoor...
The Age (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has joined the field for January's Sydney International tennis tournament.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis has joined the field for January's Sydney International tennis tournament.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
He is still the world No 2 and acclaimed as one of the greatest clay-court players of all time, but as the 2009 season approaches its finale the tennis world might start to wonder whether it might already have seen the best of Rafael Nadal. The 23-year-old Spaniard has not won a tournament since May and is looking a shadow of the player who left Roger Federer in tears when he took possession of the...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Former No. 1 Marat Safin's career is over after a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 loss to Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Paris Masters. The 29-year-old Safin, a two-time Grand Slam title winner, put on a solid performance on center court Wednesday but was unable to overcome the U.S. Open champion. Safin, a three-time winner in Paris, captured the 2000 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open among 15 singles...
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borachio085ie | 11/07/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin lost to qualifier Andriy Stakhovsky 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the St. Petersburg Open semifinals. Safin won back-to-back titles in St. Petersburg in 2000-01. The Russian is playing his last season on the ATP Tour and will enter his last competitive tournament - the Paris Masters - on a wild card. "I've reached the semifinals and it's...
armadabu91d | 11/07/2009
DOHA - Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final. Serena broke twice in the first set and lost just seven points on serve in her last match of the year. She looked sharper than Venus in every facet of a match that featured few long rallies and little of the spectacular tennis the two have provided in some of their...
okalanij17cs | 11/07/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping US$6.5 million in 2009. Williams broke the WTA mark of slightly under $5.5 million, earned by Justine Henin in 2007. The American won the season-ending tour championships Sunday, beating older sister Venus in the final, and ends the year ranked No. 1. The younger Williams also won the...
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