Bellucci Beats Janowicz in Raucous Match in Miami
By Amy Fetherolf (March 23, 2013) MIAMI — In a match where crowd involvement surpassed the tennis for entertainment, world No. 40 Thomaz Bellucci upset world No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz, 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 in the second round of Miami. The crowd was heavily behind the Brazilian, and it immediately became clear that dealing with [...]
Bellucci Loses to Volandri in São Paulo and Gets Booed Out
Thomaz Bellucci photo by Gaspar Nóbrega/Inovafoto
By Barbara Galiza
(February 14, 2013) São Paulo – Brazil’s biggest hope of a home winner ended today, after the country’s No. 1, Thomaz Bellucci, was upset by Filippo Volandri, in two sets. In a match full of errors, the fifth seed of the ATP 250 São Paulo fell in the second round to the Italian, 6-3, 6-2, and the crowd...
Bellucci to Play Up-and-Coming Compatriot in São Paulo’s First Round
Thomaz Bellucci
By Barbara Galiza
(February 11, 2013) São Paulo -Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil’s highest ranked player at number 35 in the world, will face a young compatriot in his first round match at ATP 250 São Paulo: Guilherme Clezar. Last year, Clezar made a splash on the tour, becoming the top player on the under-19 ATP rankings. At 20 years old, he is the youngest player...
USA-Brazil Davis Cup Reflections
If the USA wins a hotly contested, live, fifth rubber against Brazil, and no one’s there to see it, did it still happen? This past weekend’s first round Davis Cup tie is a fine example of why you can never count on anything in tennis. On paper, the USA should’ve had no trouble dispatching the Brazilians. Not only did they have the privilege of choosing the venue and surface...
Querrey saves US from epic collapse
The United States was in trouble when Sam Querrey began his Davis Cup match against Thiago Alves on Sunday.
A few booming serves later, the Americans were headed for the quarterfinals.
Querrey beat Alves 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to give the U.S. a dramatic 3-2 victory over Brazil, stepping up after teammate John Isner lost to Thomaz Bellucci to send the countries to the deciding...
“Uncle Sam” Saves U.S. – Querrey helps Americans squeak past Brazil and into the Quarterfinals
DAVIS CUP: “UNCLE SAM” SAVES U.S.
Querrey helps Americans squeak past Brazil and into the Quarterfinals
By Junior Williams
(February 3, 2013) JACKSONVILLE – The U.S. Davis Cup team avoided a huge upset when Sam Querrey clinched the First Round tie for the Americans over Brazil, 3-2, in a fifth and decisive rubber on Sunday at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena...
Brazil forces deciding match vs. US in Davis Cup
Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci beat John Isner in five sets Sunday to force a fifth and deciding match against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Bellucci beat his higher-ranked opponent 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-3 to pull the Brazilians into a 2-2 tie with the Americans, leaving the second singles match later Sunday between Sam Querrey and Brazil's Thiago...
Bellucci beats Isner in five sets
Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci beat John Isner in five sets Sunday to force a fifth and deciding match against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Bellucci beat his higher-ranked opponent 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-3 to pull the Brazilians into a 2-2 tie with the Americans, leaving the second singles match later Sunday between Sam Querrey and Brazil's Thiago...
Davis Cup: US leads Brazil 2-0
John Isner and Sam Querrey each won their matches on Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Brazil in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Isner earned a straight-set win over Brazil's Thiago Alves 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Isner's win came two hours after Querrey earned a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Thomaz Bellucci.
The United States is one win away from advancing. Bob...
US has 2-0 lead over Brazil
John Isner and Sam Querrey each won their matches on Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Brazil in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Isner earned a straight-set win over Brazil's Thiago Alves 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Isner's win came two hours after Querrey earned a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Thomaz Bellucci.
The United States is one win away from advancing. Bob...
Brazil tops Bryan bros., cuts deficit
Brazil's Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares upset the top-ranked Mike and Bob Bryan 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and kept the United States from clinching the first-round Davis Cup tie on Saturday.
It was only the third time the Bryan brothers dropped a Davis Cup rubber. It was just the second time they lost a five-set match. Their only other five-set defeat was in 1999 at Wimbledon...
Isner will lead US Davis Cup team vs. Brazil
John Isner will play the No. 1 singles spot for the U.S. team against Brazil in the first round of Davis Cup World Group matches.
Team captain Jim Courier made the announcement Thursday at the draw ceremony.
Isner has not played competitively since withdrawing from his opening-round match at the APIA International Sydney three weeks ago with a knee injury.
Sam Querrey will play...
Paris Masters Results
Results Monday at the Paris Masters, an ATP World Tour event on indoor hard courts at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy:
Singles First Round Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-2, 6-1.
Jerzy Janowicz, Poland,...
Federer beats Bellucci in 3 sets at Swiss indoors
Roger Federer edged Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
The top-ranked Federer saved four consecutive set points in the second-set tiebreaker before the 34th-ranked Bellucci tied the second-round match.
It was not until match point that Federer, who held serve throughout, had the decisive...
Federer Edges Bellucci in Basel
Roger Federer survived Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 on Wednesday to move into the quarterfinals of his home tournament – the Swiss Indoors in Basel.
RESULTS – WEDNESDAY, 24 OCTOBER, 2012
Singles – Second Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d T Bellucci (BRA) 63 67(6) 75
[3] R Gasquet (FRA) d [WC] M Chiudinelli (SUI) 61 64
G Dimitrov (BUL) d J Benneteau (FRA) 76(5) 67(1) 76(3)
Singles...
Federer beats Bellucci in three sets
Roger Federer edged Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.
The top-ranked Federer saved four consecutive set points in the second-set tiebreaker before the 34th-ranked Bellucci tied the second-round match.
It was not until match point that Federer, who held serve throughout, had the decisive...
Wozniacki and Seppi Claim Moscow Titles
(October 20, 2012) Caroline Wozniacki won her 20th career title Sunday, while Andreas Seppi won his third in Moscow on Sunday.
No. 11 Wozniacki defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 while Seppi rallied past Thomaz Bellucci 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 for the Kremlin Cup.
“I think both of us played very good tennis out there,” Wozniacki said after coming back from a break down in the...
Davis Cup: Brazil 3, Russia 0
Results Sunday after a Davis Cup World Group playoff between Brazil and Russia on outdoor clay at the Harmonia Tenis Clube:
BRAZIL 5, RUSSIA 0 Singles Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-2, 6-1, retired.
Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4).
Doubles Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, Brazil, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr...
Olympic Tennis Results for July 29, 2012
MEN’S SINGLES FIRST ROUND
(2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 67(7) 62 62
(3) Andy Murray (GBR) d. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 63 63
(4) David Ferrer (ESP) d. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 64 64
(5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 67(5) 64 64
(15) Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 76(4) 76(4)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Somdev Devvarman (IND) 63 61
...
US players struggle as tennis opens
Andy Roddick and John Isner lost their opening doubles match at the Olympics on Saturday against Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares of Brazil, 6-2, 6-4.
The other US men's team, top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan, edged Thomaz Bellucci and Andre Sa of Brazil, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3. The Bryans never lost serve.
Donald Young remained winless since February when he lost his Olympic debut...
Bellucci Stuns Tipsarevic for Gstaad Title
A week after Gustavo Kuerten was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, another Brazilian has made news. World No. 60 Thomaz Bellucci prevented top seed Janko Tipsarevic from defending his Swiss Open title by upsetting the Serb 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2 in the final on Sunday.
For Bellucci this is his second Gstaad crown and his third overall ATP World Tour tournament victory...
Bellucci wins Swiss Open title
Unseeded Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2 in the Swiss Open final on Sunday.
Bellucci, ranked No. 60, got his third career title and second at Gstaad. He won the clay-court event as a qualifier in 2009.
Tipsarevic was denied a second straight title after winning on clay last week at Stuttgart, Germany, where he beat Bellucci...
Swiss Open Results
Results Tuesday from the Swiss Open, a ?358,000 ($437,000) ATP tour event on outdoor clay at Roy Emerson Arena (seedings in parentheses):
Singles First Round Feliciano Lopez (5), Spain, def. Adrian Ungur, Romania, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Julien Benneteau (6), France, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-1.
Lukasz...
Tipsarevic, Monaco in Stuttgart final
Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia and No. 2 Juan Monaco of Argentina will contest the final of the Mercedes Cup.
Tipsarevic reached his first final on clay by beating Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday.
Monaco had to work even harder against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain. Monaco wasted five match points in squandering a 5-0 lead in the third...
Tomic, Haas out of Mercedes Cup
Qualifier Pavol Cervenak of Slovakia upset eighth-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup.
Third-seeded Bernard Tomic of Australia was also eliminated, losing to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Bellucci trailed 4-1 but rallied to win 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Cervenak broke Haas in the opening game and saved seven break points in the first set...
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