Video: St Petersburg 2009 AndreyKuznetsov Profile Former Wimbledon boys' champion AndreyKuznetsov, who claimed his first ATP World Tour match win at the St. Petersburg Open, talks about his lofty goals.
Youzhny retires at St. Petersburg Open Mikhail Youzhny was forced to retire due to a lower back pain while trailing Denis Istomin 6-2, 2-1 in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open. Istomin will play the winner of the match between Igor Andreev and Marat Safin. In othe results today, Sergiy Stakhovsky beat AndreyKuznetsov 6-1, 6-4, and Igor Kunitsyn defeated Michail Elgin 6-2,...
Ukraine qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky beat Russian wild card AndreyKuznetsov 6-1, 6-4 Thursday in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open. Stakhovsky broke Kuznetsov, the Wimbledon junior champion, three times to reach the quarterfinals of a tournament for the second straight week. He lost to eventual champion Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the final eight of the Kremlin Cup last...
Tennis Video: St Petersburg 2009 Tuesday HighlightsIgor Andreev gets a much-needed win over Potito Starace while AndreyKuznetsov wins a three-setter against Marcel Granollers to claim his first ATP match win.
... the US Open in September, is looking for his fourth career title.Wimbledon junior champion AndreyKuznetsov of Russia scored his first victory in an ATP event, rallying to beat six-year pro Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-4."Midway through the second set, I found his weak point - backhand," Kuznetsov said. "So I tried to play to his left and frequently approached...
Eighth-seeded Argentinian Horacio Zeballos battled past Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan 7-6 (11/9) 6-3, while there were also first-round successes for AndreyKuznetsov, Michail Elgin, Illya Marchenko and Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.
... came for Ukrainians Illya Marchenko and qualifier Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. and Russian wild cards AndreyKuznetsov and Michail Elgin. Dolgopolov Jr. was leading Robby Ginepri 6-2, 1-0 when the American retired due to a hip injury.British star Andy Murray, who is not defending his titles here this week, won a second straight championship here a year ago by besting Kazakhstan's Andrey...
... retired due to a left knee injury. Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky halted Russian wild card AndreyKuznetsov 6-1, 6-4. Igor Kunitsyn knocked off fellow Russian Michail Elgin 6-2, 6-3 Related posts: Petrova Wins At China Open, Tsonga Edges Gulbis In Japan Safina, Venus Williams, Kuznetsova Fall At Pan Pacific; Sharapova Advances Shaky Safina Prevails, Dementieva Falls...
... He [Istomin] has nothing to lose," Safin said.Earlier, Ukrainian qualifier beat Russian wild card AndreyKuznetsov 6-1, 6-4, and defeated wild-card 6-2, 6-3 in an all-Russian match.Stakhovsky will play German veteran , while Kunitsyn will face second-seeded Victor Hansecu of Romania.Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
... Moscow.In other second-round play, Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky stopped Russian wild card AndreyKuznetsov 6-1, 6-4 and Igor Kunitsyn handled wild card and fellow Russian Michail Elgin 6-2, 6-3 on the indoor hardcourts at SCC Peterburgsky.The other quarterfinals will pit second-seeded Romanian Victor Hanescu against Kunitsyn, eighth-seeded Argentine Horacio Zeballos versus...