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NEW DELHI: Danish Kristian Pless, who suffered right-ankle stress during his first-round match against Dieter Kindlmann of Germany early this week that forced him to pull out midway through the $50,000 ATP … via The Hindu

New Delhi, November 27: Second seed Igor Kunitsyn was never going to be an easy first round opponent for Rohan Bopanna, but considering the way the Indian began the match, it looked as though an upset was on … via Express India

NEW DELHI: Fresh from his Malaysian Open win at the Challenger Series event in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Rainer Schuettler of Germany will start as the favourite regardless of the seedings at the ONGC $50,000 ATP … via The Hindu

Results Monday from the St. Petersburg Open, a US$1 million ATP event on indoor carpet at Petersburgksy Sports Complex : Singles First Round Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, def. via PR-inside.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson was upset by Ernests Gulbis 6-2, 6-1 Monday in the first round of the St. via TSN.ca

Seeded Russians Nikolay Davydenko , Mikhail Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov will try and protect the home turf this week at the St. via Tennis Articles

“Finally I was able to beat her, it feels great” MOSCOW: Russia’s Vera Zvonareva stunned sixth seeded Amelie Mauresmo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Kremlin Cup yesterday with her first ever victory over the Frenchwoman. via The Star Online

Results Wednesday from the US$2.34 million ATP and WTA Tour Kremlin Cup on indoor carpet at the Olympic Indoor stadium : Singles Men Second Round Paul-Henri Mathieu , France, def. via PR-inside.com

MOSCOW : Russia’s Vera Zvonareva upset sixth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo in the first round of the Kremlin Cup Wednesday, while Paul-Henri Mathieu advanced to the quarterfinals on the men’s side. via International Herald Tribune

“We have five solid players on our team and barring any injury, all five will travel to America.” By Tennis Week 10/08/2007 In what could be a preview pairing of Russia’s doubles team for the Davis Cup final, Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov joined forces in the doubles draw of the Kremlin Cup in […]

“Unfortunately I got a break against me in each set” By Bill Scott, dpa Bangkok - Germans went two wins, three defeats on a busy day at the Thailand Open, with fourth seed Tommy Haas heading for the exits in the second round on Thursday. via Bangkok Post

After a breakthrough singles victory on Tuesday, Benjamin Becker picked up another win on Wednesday at the Thailand Open. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“My problem is to get ready for the match because I just came here and didn’t have much time to prepare” Andy Roddick withdrew with a foot injury and Tomas Berdych defeated local Kittipong Wachiramanowong 6-3, 6-0 Wednesday at the Thailand Open. via Sportsnet.ca

“As you probably know, I had a knee injury during the US Open and hoped that it would clear up for the Thailand Open. Unfortunately that is not the case. I have been advised to rest my knees for at least another few weeks.” NOTE: Thailand Open tickets are available at all Thai Ticket […]

BEIJING, Sept. 14 Defending champion Marcos Baghdatis dropped a final-set tiebreaker to Ivan Ljubicic in Friday’s quarterfinals of the $500,000 China Open tennis tournament. via Earth Times

“He played well in the tiebreak and he was more aggressive.” World number seven Fernando Gonzalez stayed on course for his first title of the year after a rain-disrupted 7-5 6-7 6-4 quarter-final victory over South Korea’s Lee Hyung-taik at the China Open on Friday. via The Boston Globe

“He wasn’t playing too well at the beginning” Tommy Robredo of Spain returns a shot against Igor Kunitsyn of Russia during their quarter-final tennis match at the China Open in Beijing yesterday. via Gulf Times

Top-seeded Russian star Nikolay Davydenko came up a second-round loser Thursday at the $500,000 China Open. via TSN.ca

Second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez rallied for a tight three-set victory Monday in the first round of the $500,000 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. via The Post Chronicle

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, back on court just two hours after her singles second round win, partnered American Bethania Mattek in the women’s for another straight sets victory at the US Open. via Nerve News

“I was feeling that I was in the best shape and ready to take the next step. But when this happened, I couldn’t do anything.” Mario Ancic had plenty of time to reflect on his breakthrough 2006 season. Actually, it was a lot more time than he would have preferred. via Connecticut Post

Quarterfinal action on Friday at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C. boasts the top three seeds: two-time champion Andy Roddick ; Tommy Haas , who is one victory away from his 400th career … via Tennis Articles

“Hhmm, now I can use some of that…..” CANADA PRODUCES TENNIS PLAYERS? SURE, ALONG WITH FLYING PIGS. WELL MEET FRANK DANCEVIC. via MVN - Recent Articles

Bet on the Legg Mason Classic with Sky Bet! Mixed fortunes for Brits in doubles Click here for all the latest tennis results Click here for ATP Tour calendar Click here for WTA Tour calendar Click here for more … via SportingLife.com

Top-seeded American Andy Roddick cruised past Czech Tomas Zib, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic. via KION CBS 46

“He’s a great server. He came up with two, probably the biggest serves of the match, down 15-40″ Andy Roddick advanced to the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, beating Tomas Zib 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday night. via CBS SportsLine

France’s Sebastien Grosjean was ousted from the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in the first round after a 6-7 6-4 6-3 loss to world number 95 Igor Kunitsyn on Monday. via The Boston Globe

“This was the first breakthrough for me” A dream week for Frank Dancevic came to a disappointing close Sunday when he was defeated 6-4, 7-5 by Dmitry Tursunov in the final of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships. via The Globe and Mail

Indianapolis — Nearly nine hours after he began play, Canada’s Frank Dancevic reached his first ATP semifinal by rallying to defeat Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 7-6 in a rain-plagued match in the Indianapolis … via Springfield News Leader

Action at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships has been delayed since 1:14 p.m. because of rain. via IndyStar.com