Melzer, Haase reach Zagreb semis
Fourth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria earned the 300th tour win of his career Friday to set up a Zagreb Indoors semifinal against Robin Haase of the Netherlands.
Melzer defeated Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, while Haase ousted Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.
Melzer jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set and saved four of the five...
St Petersburg Open Results
Results Wednesday from the St. Petersburg Open, an ATP event on indoor carpet at Peterburgksy Sports Complex (seedings in parentheses):
Singles First Round Jurgen Zopp (8), Estonia, def. Andrey Kumantsov, Russia, 6-3, 6-5, retired.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Denis Istomin (2), Uzbekistan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 7-5.
Ricardas...
Germany's top 2 players to miss Australia match
Germany will be without its top two players when it faces Australia in the Davis Cup playoff later this month.
The winner of the Sept. 14-16 series will remain in the top-tier World Group.
Captain Patrik Kuehnen did not call up 20th-ranked Philipp Kohlschreiber, who has criticized relations within the team and with Kuehnen. Tommy Haas, ranked No. 21, dropped out for family reasons...
Ferrer and Petrova Capture UNICEF Open Crowns
David Ferrer and Nadia Petrova took home grass court on Saturday at the UNICEF Open in the Netherlands. Ferrer knocked out Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-4 for his 15th career title.
“Today was a tough match. The key was with my serve,” noted Ferrer. I served very good all the match. I played my best match of this week. I was more consistent than in my last matches.
“I’m very...
Ferrer wins Unicef Open again
Top-seeded David Ferrer beat unseeded Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to win the Unicef Open grass court tournament for the second time.
Ferrer broke the German twice in the opening set and once in the second, closing the match with a love game to comfortably win the Wimbledon warm-up.
Ferrer, who also won the title in 2008, said he ''played his best match of the week...
Unicef Open Results
Results Monday from the Unicef Open, a ?450,000 ($568,000) ATP and $225,000 (?178,000) WTA tournament played on outdoor grass at Autotron Rosmalen (seedings in parentheses):
Men Singles First Round Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Mikhail Ledovskikh, Russia, 6-4, 6-2.
Olivier Rochus, Belgium def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-3, 4-0, retired.
Benoit Paire, France, def. David Goffin...
Defending champion Davydenko upset in Munich
Colombian qualifier Robert Farah upset defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round of the BMW Open on Tuesday.
The seventh-seeded Russian, who also won the tournament in 2004, dropped serve four times.
Sixth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, the 2010 champion, edged out Philipp Petzschner of Germany 7-5, 7-5, and eighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus outlasted...
Roddick Wins Opener in Delray Beach (Video)
Just posting this video of Andy Roddick’s press conference after his three set win over Philipp Petzschner at the Delray Beach event last night. Roddick got off to a horrible start and didn’t return well at all but managed to turn things around at the end of the second set before closing out a 4-6, [...]
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Roddick, Isner into 2nd round at Delray Beach
Andy Roddick started slowly but picked up his game steadily to beat Philipp Petzschner of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
Roddick, top seed Isner win matches in Delray Beach
Andy Roddick started slowly but picked up his game steadily to beat Philipp Petzschner of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
Top-seeded Isner, Roddick advance at Delray Beach (Yahoo! Sports)
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) Andy Roddick started slowly but picked up his game steadily to beat Philipp Petzschner of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
Top-seeded Isner, Roddick advance at Delray Beach
Andy Roddick started slowly but picked up his game steadily to beat Philipp Petzschner of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
Rochus, Petzschner beat seeds at Memphis
Olivier Rochus of Belgium and Philipp Petzschner of Germany pulled off upsets Wednesday during opening-round play in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships.
Rochus, Petzschner beat seeds at Memphis
Olivier Rochus of Belgium and Philipp Petzschner of Germany pulled off upsets Wednesday during opening-round play in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships.
Americans Isner, Querrey and Harrison Advance in Memphis
Americans Sweeting, Querrey, Isner and Harrison Advance in Singles; Benneteau/Rochus Take Out 2011 US Open Champs Petzschner/Melzer
By Brad Hunter
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (February 21, 2012) – On Court 1 at The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships on Tuesday, Frenchman, 30-year old Julien Benneteau teamed with (his fourth different doubles partner in four tournaments played in 2012...
Argentina beats Germany 3-0 in Davis Cup
Argentina's David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank rallied from two sets down in doubles against Germany on Saturday, reaching the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup with a 3-0 lead.
The Argentine pair beat Tommy Haas and Philipp Petzschner 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the first-round series ahead of reverse singles on Sunday.
Argentina, which finished runner-up to Spain last...
Argentina tops Germany to reach quarters (AP)
Argentina's David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank rallied from two sets down in doubles against Germany on Saturday, reaching the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup with a 3-0 lead. The Argentine pair beat Tommy Haas and Philipp Petzschner 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the first-round series ahead of reverse singles on Sunday.
Argentina leads 2-0 over Germany in Davis Cup
David Nalbandian rallied to beat Florian Mayer 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (5) and give Argentina a 2-0 lead over Germany Friday in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Earlier, Juan Monaco defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Nalbandian fell behind 4-0 and failing to mount much of a challenge in the first set. But the 30-year-old Argentine veteran dominated the next two sets. He fired...
Nalbandian keeps Argentina up on Germany (AP)
David Nalbandian rallied to beat Florian Mayer 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (5) and give Argentina a 2-0 lead over Germany Friday in the first round of the Davis Cup. Earlier, Juan Monaco defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Nalbandian fell behind 4-0 and failing to mount much of a challenge in the first set.
Germany-Argentina Davis Cup Draw List
Draw for the Davis Cup World Group first-round series between Germany and Argentina on an indoor court in the Stechert Arena in Bamberg:
Friday Singles Philipp Petzschner, Germany, vs. Juan Monaco, Argentina
Florian Mayer, Germany, vs. David Nalbandian, Argentina
Saturday Doubles Tommy Haas and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, vs. Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina...
Petzschner to open against Monaco
Philipp Petzschner will open Germany's Davis Cup first-round series with Argentina against Juan Monaco.
In the second singles Friday, Florian Mayer will play David Nalbandian. Mayer is Germany's top-ranked player at No. 21, while Nalbandian is No. 84. Petzschner is ranked 56th and Juan Monaco is Argentina's leading player at No. 23.
Tommy Haas makes a Davis Cup comeback...
Straight Sets: Petzschner's Bid for Punishing Perfection Falls Just Short
Philipp Petzschner wanted a triple bagel at the Australian Open. He came close.
Del Potro move on in Vienna; Davydenko upset
Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach his seventh quarterfinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open.
Del Potro reaches Vienna quarters
Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Philipp Petzschner of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach his seventh quarterfinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open.
The second-seeded Argentine, who is seeking one of three remaining spots at next month's ATP finals, saved four break points in the opening set but held serve throughout against Petzschner, who won his only tour title here three...
Erste Bank Open Results
Results Tuesday at the Erste Bank Open, an ATP tour event on indoor hard courts at Wiener Stadthalle (seedings in parentheses):
Singles First Round Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (4), retired.
Daniel Brands, Germany, def. Martin Fischer, Austria, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Fabio Fognini (8), Italy, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 7-6 (7), 5-7, 2-1, retired.
Philipp...
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