Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Maria Sharapova moved within one win of capping her comeback from injury with a title by reaching the Toray Pan Pacific Open final on Friday. Ai Sugiyama, meanwhile, ensured her career will end with a bang after securing safe passage to the same stage of the doubles competition and staving off retirement for one last day.
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
The former world No.1s are the last women standing in Tokyo, while Ai Sugiyama reaches the doubles final in her last tournament
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Former world No. 1s Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic remained on course for a final showdown with quarterfinal wins at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday, while Ai Sugiyama raged against the dying light to move into the semifinals of the doubles competition. Russia's Sharapova, feeling her way back after a 10-month injury layoff, put in an all-action, fist-pumping performance to beat Iveta Benesova...
Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
... the top seeds fall in Tokyo. The world No. 1 Dinara Safina is out. The No. 2 seed Venus Williams , out. The No. 5 seed and Roland Garros champion Svetlana Kuznetsova , out. All of them to qualifiers. Who will take advantage of such bare, bare branches? :: Getty Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan reacts with joy just after defeating world number one player Dinara Safina of Russia during their second round...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Ai Sugiyama endured heartbreak in the final singles match of her 17-year career on Monday as the former Japanese No. 1 was forced to retire during her first-round match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Clearly struggling from the start of the day's opener at Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Sugiyama pulled out in the second set trailing 6-0, 2-1 to 13th-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova, saying the aftereffects...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Japan's Ai Sugiyama was forced to retire from the final singles match of her 17-year career at the Pan Pacific Open due to illness.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
• World No1 beaten 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 by Chang Kai-chen • 'The way I played the game was not right' The world No1 Dinara Safina cut a dejected figure after suffering a 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 shock defeat to the Taiwanese qualifier Chang Kai-chen in her opening match at the Pan Pacific Open. The Russian, who lost in the third round of the US Open earlier this month, struggled from the start against a player...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
World number one and defending champion Dinara Safina crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open Monday at the hands of qualifier Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan, as Japan's Ai Sugiyama was forced to retire from the final singles match of her career
The Age (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
World number one and defending champion Dinara Safina crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open Monday at the hands of qualifier Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan, as Japan's Ai Sugiyama was forced to retire from the final singles match of her career
Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Getty Dinara Safina of Russia, Ai Sugiyama of Japan, Ayumi Morita of Japan and Venus Williams of the USA pose during a press conference for the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2009 at Hotel Grand Pacific Le Daiba on September 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The main draw of the tournament is to be held at Ariake Colosseum from September 27 to October 3.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Amid a frustrating slide in form that has seen her plunge to No. 71 in the world rankings, Ai Sugiyama said Wednesday she has decided to end her playing career at the end of this season. The Toray Pan Pacific Open getting underway on Sept. 27 at Ariake Tennis Forest Park will be the last tournament of Sugiyama's career. Read the full story
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama says she is likely to retire at the end of this tennis season. The 34-year-old Sugiyama has indicated the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this month likely will be her last in a 17-year career in which her singles ranking rose to a high of No. 8. "I am normally the type that can picture what the near future holds, but to be honest at this moment in time, I can't see myself...
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
2009 us open Tennis Day 8 Monday September 7th Order of Play Complete Order of Play Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Start Women's Singles - 4th Round Kateryna Bondarenko(UKR) vs. Gisela Dulko(ARG) Women's Singles - 4th Round Melanie Oudin(USA) vs. Nadia Petrova(RUS)[13] Not Before:14:30 Men's Singles - 4th Round Roger Federer(SUI)[1] vs. Tommy Robredo(ESP)[14] 19:00 Start Women's Singles - 4th Round Caroline...
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Mens Doubles: Round 3 Carsten Ball (Aus) & Chris Guccione (Aus) bt Leos Friedl (Cze) & Jaroslav Levinsky (Cze) 6-2 6-1 (4) Lukas Dlouhy (Cze) & Leander Paes (Ind) bt Julian Knowle (Aut) & Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 7-5 6-4 (3) Mahesh Bhupathi (Ind) & Mark Knowles (Bah) bt Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe) & Dudi Sela (Isr) 6-4 6-4 (2) Daniel Nestor (Can) & Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) bt Robert Kendrick...
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Mens Singles: Round 1 (1) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Devin Britton (USA) 6-1 6-3 7-5 Simon Greul (Ger) bt Giovanni Lapentti (Ecu) 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-0 7-6 (11-9) Olivier Rochus (Bel) leads Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) 1-0 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt Peter Polansky (Can) 6-4 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-1 (14) Tommy Robredo (Spa) bt Donald Young (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3 (12) Robin Soderling (Swe) bt Albert Montanes (Spa) 6-1 3-6...
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syama | 06/26/2009
Wimbledon Tennis Match:Ai Sugiyama vs Daniela Hantuchova live Time :09:51 GMT Date :26June, 2009 Competition:Ladies' Singles - 2nd Round Details:Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2009 Live/Repeat: Live venue: London, England Live streaming link here
syama | 06/26/2009
Wimbledon Tennis Match:Daniela Hantuchova vs Ai Sugiyama live Time :12:00 Start Date :26June, 2009 Competition:Ladies' Singles - 2nd Round Details:Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2009 Live/Repeat: Live venue: London, England Live streaming link here
syama | 06/26/2009
Wimbledon Tennis Match:Daniela Hantuchova vs Ai Sugiyama live Time :09:51 GMT Date :26June, 2009 Competition:Ladies' Singles - 2nd Round Details:Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2009 Live/Repeat: Live venue: London, England Live streaming link here
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