Archive for April, 2008
“I was a bit flat at the start and didn’t have the intensity of last week (at Monte Carlo).”
THIRD seed David Nalbandian recovered from a shocking start to beat Argentine compatriot Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 on Tuesday and become the first man into the third round of the Barcelona Open. via Shanghai Daily […]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Murray | No Comments
From Beacon Journal wire services As they kicked off three days of meetings at an oceanfront resort in Hollywood, Fla., the Bowl Championship Series overseers appear to have a better chance of getting a sunburn … via Ohio.com
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Elena Baltacha | No Comments
Argentine David Nalbandian was a second-round winner, but seventh-seeded Englishman Andy Murray was ousted Tuesday at the Open Sabadell Atlantico in Spain. via Political Gateway
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Agustin Calleri | No Comments
Whoever coined the phrase “Sunny Spain” must have been drinking a bit too much vino tinto. via Tennis Articles
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Dmitry Tursunov | No Comments
Third-seeded David Nalbandian rallied to defeat Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6 , 6-3 in an all-Argentine matchup in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. via Fox Sports
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in David Nalbandian | No Comments
“It was windy and it’s so tough to play a Davis Cup teammate. “I have to really lift my level. I must improve day by day if I’m to even think about going much farther.”
British number one Andy Murray slumped to second round defeat in Barcelona after failing to take advantage of a handful […]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Agustin Calleri | No Comments
“I’m working hard to get back on court as quickly as my body will allow”
World number three Maria Sharapova and 10th-ranked Daniela Hantuchova have pulled out of next week’s German Open in Berlin, organizers said on Wednesday. via Reuters
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Daniela Hantuchova | No Comments
“I must be more humble, to accept where I am in the game”
From correspondents in Europe, 01:01 PM IST David Nalbandian made a shaky start at the Barcelona Open before eventually overcoming his demons with a win over a fellow Argentine. via India eNews
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Alex Corretja | No Comments
“That topic [of the father] is closed. I’ll just say that I am not getting married in the near future. I am single”
Another pro tennis player has joined the mommy club. French Open champion Anastasia Myskina gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Monday evening in a Moscow hospital. via Tennis
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Anastasia Myskina | No Comments
Kansas City Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Bill Welke; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Tim Welke; Third, Chuck Meriwether; - David DeJesus flied out to left. via Austin American-Statesman
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Chris Guccione | No Comments
Third-seeded David Nalbandian rallied to defeat Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6 , 6-3 in an all-Argentine matchup in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. via CBS SportsLine
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Murray | No Comments
Tatiana Poutchek, Belarus, def. Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Belarus, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. Kaia Kanepi , Estonia, def. via International Herald Tribune
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Alicia Molik | No Comments
Posted online: Tuesday , April 29, 2008 at 10:35:28 Updated: Tuesday , April 29, 2008 at 10:35:28 Barcelona, April 29: Leander Paes and his Australian partner Paul Hanley got a first-round bye in the Euro … via Expressindia
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Albert Montanes | No Comments
Look, the GTA IV machine is bigger than any of us can contain, but we here at GamingNexus would be remiss not to post this my-goodness-don’t-show-the-presidential-candidates-this-kinda-stuff video. via Gaming Nexus
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Roddick | No Comments
What do pro players eat? I recently read an interview with John Wooden, the legendary UCLA Basketball Coach. via Tennis Week
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Carlos Moya | No Comments
“Two major international sports stars, a golfer and a tennis player, are considering not coming here for some tournaments this summer”
Britain’s jock tax may haunt them Britain is apparently the only country in the world that taxes endorsement income of non-residents. So when Tiger Woods plays in The Open Championship, he has to send […]
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andre Agassi | No Comments
“It was windy and it’s so tough to play a Davis Cup teammate. “I have to really lift my level. I must improve day by day if I’m to even think about going much farther.”
British number one Andy Murray slumped to second round defeat in Barcelona after failing to take advantage of a handful […]
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in David Nalbandian | No Comments
Andy Murray is out of the Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona at the second-round stage after failing to take advantage of a handful of break points in his 6-4 6-4 defeat to Mario Ancic. via Falkirk Herald
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Murray | No Comments
“She is out of tennis. There appears to be some kind of personal issues.”
They played the semifinals of the Fed Cup competition last weekend. You remember the Fed Cup, don’t you? Sadly, many American women would seem to have eliminated it from their calendars. via The San Diego Union-Tribune
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Ashley Harkleroad | No Comments
“I was really unhappy with my game. In the end, at least, it was fine, but for one-and-a-half sets I was really disappointed. “Rarely am I in a situation like this, 5-1 down in the third, and I still manage to come back. Usually it’s much more even.”
Spanish coaches seem to be the flavour […]
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Alex Corretja | No Comments
“There I felt ashamed for the people. “[If I want to come back] I must be more humble, to accept where I am in the game. Before, I didn’t enjoy my tennis. But it’s different now.”
Third-seeded David Nalbandian recovered from a shocking start to beat Argentine compatriot Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 on Tuesday […]
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Agustin Calleri | No Comments
“The calendar is completely crazy. I think it’s not fair to the European players and the clay-court players as well. Three Masters Series in four weeks, it is too much.”
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 LONDON: Rafael Nadal, the undisputed clay-court king of his generation, will be out to maintain his dominance when he chases a […]
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in David Nalbandian | No Comments
“The calendar is completely crazy. I think it’s not fair to the European players and the clay-court players as well. Three Masters Series in four weeks, it is too much.”
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 LONDON: Rafael Nadal, the undisputed clay-court king of his generation, will be out to maintain his dominance when he chases a […]
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in David Ferrer | No Comments
Top-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu cruised into the second round of the BMW Open by defeating wild card Daniel Brands 6-3, 6-3. Two other seeded players also advanced without dropping a set. via PR-inside.com
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andreas Seppi | No Comments
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s Top 10 list remains unchanged after April 28’s edition of the rankings. via On the Baseline
April 29th, 2008 | Posted in Cara Black | No Comments
Former banned player Sesil Karatantcheva won her first WTA Tour match in nearly 21 2 years at the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem on Monday. via SI.com
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Elena Baltacha | No Comments
Ninth-seeded Guillermo Canas of Argentina beat Spain’s Oscar Hernandez 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Barcelona Open on Monday. via Fox Sports
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Dmitry Tursunov | No Comments
A disappointing result for New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic in the first round of the WTA tour event in Fez, Morocco. via Newstalk ZB
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Alina Jidkova | No Comments
Spain s Nuria Llagostera Vives watches the ball during her Fed Cup World Group semi-final match against Zheng Jie of China at the International Tennis Center in Beijing yesterday. via Taipei Times
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Ai Sugiyama | No Comments
Roger Federer rallied from 5-1 down in the third set to defeat Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 Wednesday in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters clay-court tournament. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Andreas Seppi | No Comments