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Whine queen Jelena Jankovic blames Doha loss entirely on herself
October 28, 2009 by
Busted Racquet
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The only person capable of beating former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic is Jelena Jankovic, says Jelena Jankovic. The tennis world's reigning queen of whine lost the first of her round-robin matchesearlier this week to Victoria Azarenka at the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships...
Pennetta gives Italy 1-0 lead in Fed Cup final
23 days ago by
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Flavia Pennetta posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alexa Glatch to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday.
The 11th-ranked Pennetta used her consistent baseline game to wear down the 132nd-ranked Glatch, breaking early in the first set to set the...
Berdych, Seppi into 2nd round at Paris Masters
21 days ago by
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Former winner Tomas Berdych beat French qualifier Vincent Millot 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the second round of the Paris Masters tournament on Monday.
The 24-year-old Berdych, who won in Paris in 2005, served 10 aces and broke his opponent three times on his way to his one hour and...
WTA Finals Will Be All Williams Affair
by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: WTA, WTA RankingsDOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The Williams sisters will end their season with another title matchup.Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in one semifinal at the Sony Ericsson Championships. Serena Williams won the other...
Djokovic beats Hernych 6-0, 6-0 at Swiss Indoors
25 days ago by
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Novak Djokovic recorded his first 6-0, 6-0 win at an elite level event Thursday, shutting out Jan Hernych at the Swiss Indoors.
The third-ranked Serb took just 53 minutes to beat his 59th-ranked Czech opponent in their second round match.
"To win against somebody (with a...
After Wickmayer suspension, is it safe to say tennis is still 'clean'?
23 days ago by
Busted Racquet
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What's that old saying? Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend? If that's the case, then Yanina Wickmayer's one-year suspesnsion for thrice failing to report her whereabouts to drug testing officials is a fair and legitimate penalty.From the...
Federer, Djokovic make Swiss Indoor semifinals
24 days ago by
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Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors on Friday with a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka.
The second-seeded Djokovic trailed by a set and a service break before rallying against the sixth-seeded Swiss.
The 22-year-old Serb had to work hard...
Cilic, Kohlschreiber reach semifinals in Vienna
October 30, 2009 by
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Marin Cilic of Croatia and Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany reached the semifinals of the BA Tennis Trophy on Friday.
The top-seeded Cilic defeated 2004 champion Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-4 for his fourth semifinal of the season. He next plays Kohlschreiber, who beat Nicolas Almagro...
Rafael Nadal dropped by Robin Soderling in ATP round robin
Rafael Nadal has lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse ask CAS to overturn bans
Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn their one-year bans for missing drug tests.
Maria Sharapova did FHM India
October 26, 2009 by
Epic Carnival
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So Maria Sharapova did a little photo shoot/interview with FHM India and since most of you are, you know, not from India I thought I would share some of the highlights (i.e. sexy photos because the interview pretty much blew)...
Federer draws Del Potro, Murray in ATP Finals group
Top-ranked Roger Federer was drawn Wednesday to play both U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin phase of the ATP World Tour Finals.
Nadal, Djokovic set for high-profile clash in Paris
17 days ago by
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These two know each other well. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are set to clash in Paris. Richard Evans previews the big semifinal.
Defending champ Tsonga into Paris quarters
18 days ago by
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Ninth-seeded Robin Soderling reached the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters and kept alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals by defeating former champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Thursday.
Soderling, who will take on either third-seeded...
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