Navratilova: Azarenka, Kvitova to be great rivals
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova expects a compelling rivalry to develop between Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.
Speaking ahead of an exhibition match at the Open GDF tournament in Paris on Sunday, Navratilova said Azarenka and Kvitova have all the right attributes and that ''if they stay healthy, that's the rivalry to...
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Croatia defeats host Japan 3-2 in Davis Cup
Big-serving Ivo Karlovic beat Go Soeda 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-4 Sunday, sending Croatia past Japan 3-2 and into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup.
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Daniela Hantuchova wins Pattaya Open again
Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova won her second straight Pattaya Open title, defeating Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3.
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Harrison, Isner complete U.S. rout of Switzerland
FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) -- The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
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Harrison, Isner complete US rout of Switzerland
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
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Dominika Cibulkova wears white bikini in Slovakian lottery commercial (Video)
Female tennis player Dominika Cibulkova stars in a commercial in her native Slovakia for the Keno 10 lottery. The commercial starts out with three average looking guys in a hot tub sipping champagne when in walks Cibulkova wearing a white bikini.
Cibulkova spent some time in Slovakia back in November when she was seen dancing around on the court with Caroline Wozniacki...
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Harrison, Isner complete US rout of Switzerland
FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) - The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
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Hantuchova defends Pattaya Open title
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 in a hard-fought final to defend her title at the Pattaya Open.
Third-seeded Hantuchova took 3 hours, 14 minutes to win her fifth career title, and first since winning in Thailand a year ago.
Kirilenko had already spent more than 9 1/2 hours on court just to get to the final, which was her first on...
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Federer still committed to Davis Cup
Roger Federer insisted he remains dedicated to the Davis Cup despite his long-awaited comeback with Switzerland ending in a 3-0 humbling to the United States.
After suffering a rare defeat to John Isner in Friday's singles, Federer slumped alongside Stanislas Wawrinka in Saturday's doubles against Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish in front of a partisan crowd in Fribourg.
The Americans...
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Climbing Everest
VANCOUVER--The good news is that it didn't take long. Canada's Davis Cup doubles team of Daniel Nestor and Milos Raonic, hurriedly thrown together on Saturday, were whipped in three sets by the French tandem of Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau...
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Notes and Quotes from Day 2 of Davis Cup – US versus Switzerland
FRIBOURG, Switzerland – The United States clinched a berth in the Davis Cup quarterfinal round with the doubles team of Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan stunning the Swiss team of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. The win gave the US an unassailable 3-0 lead to gain victory in the tie.
Federer on the loss: Actually played pretty good considering again it was a...
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Maria Sharapova Ousted in Paris, Good Time to Look At Some Hot Pics
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was ousted from the quarterfinals of Open GDF Suez on Friday, beaten by Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4. While you probably don't care much about that, we thought it was a good opportunity to post some hot pics of the Russian minx. Sharapova has been one of my favorites for many years and she is only getting better with age.
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ATP Tidbits: Nadal’s Anti-Doping, Djokovic Waxing and Winning, and Davis Cup Outtakes
Rafael Nadal’s drug tests, Novak Djokovic “waxing” and winning, and Davis Cup outtakes are some of the happenings this week on the ATP Tour. We’ll take a look at the history of Nadal’s doping tests, introduce you to Djokovic 2.0 and his beautiful girlfriend Jelena Ristic, as well as inspect some memorable Davis Cup moments featuring Roger Federer, Mardy...
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Sania out of Pattaya Open
Pattaya, Feb. 11 -- Sania Mirza's campaign in the singles of the WTA Pattaya Open tennis ended on Friday with her 5-7, 3-6 quarterfinal defeat to Chinese Taipei qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh.
The Indian, however, kept alive her title hopes by making the semifinals of the doubles.
Sania, ranked 111, went down to talented Su-Wei in 80 minutes.
But in the doubles, she paired with her...
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Serbia beats Sweden, advances in Davis Cup
Janko Tipsarevic beat Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden in straight sets Sunday to send Serbia to the Davis Cup quarterfinals against the Czech Republic.
Tipsarevic won 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to give Serbia an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series on an indoor hard court in the central Serbian town of Nis.
The Serbians won the two opening singles matches, but Swedes Johan Brunstrom...
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Bartoli to play Kerber in Paris final
Marion Bartoli beat Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 6-0 to reach the Open GDF Suez final against Angelique Kerber of Germany on Saturday.
Kerber edged Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
Zakopalova took a 4-2 lead in the first set, but the second-seeded Bartoli saved two set points in the eighth game and broke back in the ninth...
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Bartoli and Kerber Gain Paris Final
Marion Bartoli of France and Angelique Kerber of Germany won their semifinal matches on Saturday to move on to the final of the Open GDF Suez.
Bartoli defeated Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 6-0 rallying form 2-4 in the first set. Kerbe stopped Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4.
OPEN GDF SUEZ
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February 6-12, 2012
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Harrison gives US 4-0 lead over Swiss
Teenager Ryan Harrison made a winning Davis Cup debut for the United States on Sunday, beating Switzerland's Michael Lammer 7-6 (0), 7-6 (4) to extend the Americans' lead to 4-0 in their first-round match.
Harrison stepped up his play in the tiebreakers after showing an impressive all-round game to win in 2 hours, 14 minutes.
The 19-year-old right-hander was selected by...
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Spain beats Kazakhstan 3-0 in Davis Cup
Defending champion Spain secured its place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by winning the doubles against Kazakhstan for a 3-0 lead Saturday.
Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, partnering for the first time, eased to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Kazakh pair Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin on indoor clay.
The hosts won their 22nd straight tie on home soil and 24th straight on clay...
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Czechs beat Italy 3-0 in Davis Cup, reach quarters
The Czech Republic reached the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek won the doubles for a 3-0 lead over Italy on Saturday.
Berdych and Stepanek defeated Daniele Braccialli and Potito Starace 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the World Cup.
The Czech pair converted the first match point from Stepanek's forehand volley.
In the first set, the Czechs...
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Kirilenko wins in Thailand, to play for first title since 2008
Maria Kirilenko of Russia defeated Sorona Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Pattaya Open final.
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France's Bartoli ousts Zakopalova, reaches Paris final
Marion Bartoli of France and Angelique Kerber of Germany won semifinal matches Saturday and will play for the title at the Open GDF Suez.
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Latest Davis Cup Results
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
SPAIN defeated KAZAKHSTAN 3-0
Venue: Palacio Municipal de los Deportes, Oviedo, ESP (clay – indoors)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 61 46 76(2) 46 64
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 63 46 61 61
Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez (ESP) d. Evgeny Korolev/Yuriy Schukin (KAZ) 62 63 61
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Mikhail Kukushkin...
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France's Bartoli to face Kerber in finale at Paris
Marion Bartoli of France and Angelique Kerber of Germany won semifinal matches Saturday and will play for the title at the Open GDF Suez.
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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...
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