Wozniacki beats Pennetta in semifinal match moved indoorsAugust 29th, 2009 Wozniacki moves indoors for win at Pilot PenNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Caroline Wozniacki waited most of Friday, then moved back into the finals of the Pilot Pen, beating Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in a match that was moved from a 15,000-seat stadium to an indoor college court.
Sam Querrey, Fernando Verdasco win indoors to reach Pilot Pen finalAugust 29th, 2009 Querrey, Verdasco move into Pilot Pen finalNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Fernando Verdasco and Sam Querrey reached the Pilot Pen final with straight-set victories Saturday in semifinals that were moved inside because of rain.
Bob Tasca wins Funny Car, Larry Dixon takes Top Fuel at NHRA PennsylvaniaAugust 24th, 2009 Tasca takes Funny Car in PennsylvaniaMOHNTON, Pa. — Bob Tasca took his second Funny Car title of the season, beating Mike Neff with a pass of 4.23 seconds Sunday at the rain-delayed NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.
Santoro advances to semifinals in Newport with a pair of winsJuly 11th, 2009 Santoro continues his strong play in NewportNEWPORT, R.I. — Two-time defending champion Fabrice Santoro continued his dominance at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Friday, winning a pair of matches to advance to the semifinals.
Bogomolov Jr. shines on Newport's grass courts despite unexpected attentionJuly 8th, 2009 NEWPORT, R.I. — Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Last year's runner-up Armitraj and former champ Dent win on Newport's grass courtsJuly 6th, 2009 Amritraj and Dent cruise in Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. — Prakash Amritraj of India and Taylor Dent of the United States won their opening matches at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Monday.
Roger Federer, Williams sisters are in action as Wimbledon resumes todayJune 29th, 2009 Federer, Williams sisters play today at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Action resumes at Wimbledon today as five-time men's champion Roger Federer will take on No. 13 Robin Soderling in a rematch of the French Open final won by Federer.
Venus Williams finds her footing, beats Stefanie Voegele in 1st round at WimbledonJune 23rd, 2009 Venus Williams beats Voegele at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Five points into her opening match at Wimbledon, Venus Williams slipped and went sprawling on the grass she loves. The five-time champion recovered from her stumble at the start Tuesday and defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2.
Venus Williams beats Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 in 1st round at WimbledonJune 23rd, 2009 Venus Williams beats Stefanie Voegele at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Venus Williams recovered from an early stumble in her opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday to beat Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2. It was Williams' first appearance on Centre Court since the 2008 final, when she beat sister Serena for her second Wimbledon title in a row.
It ain't 'ova 'til it's 'ova: Sharapova digs out of big deficit to win 1st match at WimbledonJune 22nd, 2009 Sharapova overcomes early hole to win at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — There was a time, not all that long ago, when Maria Sharapova wondered when she would be back at Grand Slam tournaments, let alone winning matches. Surgery in October on her right shoulder — a fairly important part of a tennis player's body — forced Sharapova off the tour for the better part of a year.
Wimbledon ready with multimillion-pound rainproof roof on Centre CourtJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - The Wimbledon Championships start on Monday, and for the first time since the world's oldest tennis tournament began in 1877, the biggest matches will no more be affected by rain. Tournament referee Andrew Jarrett, while being nervous, is looking forward to see the multimillion-pound roof slide over the world's most famous tennis court in case of rain.
Roddick beats Hewitt after bomb alert dramaJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - Top seed Andy Murray fulfilled home hopes with a win into the quarter-finals while No.2 Andy Roddick won a duel of serves with Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) after a minor bomb scare alert at the Queen's club grass tournament here. Murray was lifted by a partisan crowd in his 6-4, 6-4 victory of Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Thursday.
Murray's maiden major title can come at Wimbledon: FedererJune 9th, 2009 LONDON - Tennis great Roger Federer, who cemented his place in the history books as he became only the sixth man to complete a full set of major titles, believes Andy Murray's maiden major title could come at Wimbledon next month. Federer is a strong favourite to win Wimbledon this year after he equalled Pete Sampras' overall record of 14 grand slam titles by winning French Open.
Prakash Amritraj enters Nottingham Challenger quartersJune 5th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - India's Prakash Amritraj registered a fighting win over seventh-seeded Australian Davis Cupper Chris Guccione to storm into the quarter-finals of 42,500 euros Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger. Prakash played two tie-breakers before winning 7-6(5), 7-6(4) at the grass courts here Thursday.
Murray all set for grass (French Open diary)June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Buoyed by his best-ever performance on clay at the French Open tennis, Andy Murray is now all set to step onto the practice courts at Queen's club to begin his campaign for the Wimbledon. Even a quarter-final loss to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez can't dull Scot's enthusiasm.
Rain halts play for day at Hall of Fame
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