James Blake rallies to advance at Shanghai Masters, Robredo, Ferrer, Safin winOctober 12th, 2009 Blake rallies to advance at Shanghai MastersSHANGHAI — James Blake rallied to defeat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. The American was broken early in the first set but won the second when Karlovic sent a forehand wide in the tiebreaker.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet advance to 2nd round at Japan OpenOctober 7th, 2009 Tsonga, Gasquet advance at Japan OpenTOKYO — Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France defeated Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open. The 24-year-old Tsonga had 10 aces and saved four of five break points at Ariake Colosseum.
Stanislas Wawrinka, Simon Greul advance to second round at Japan OpenOctober 5th, 2009 Wawrinka, Greul advance to 2nd round at Japan OpenTOKYO — Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeated American John Isner 6-4, 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the Japan Open. Seventh-seeded Wawrinka converted five of seven break point opportunities in the match that lasted 1 hour, 33 minutes at Ariake Colosseum.
Gilles Simon edges Viktor Troicki to win Thailand Open; claims 1st title in 2009, 6th overallOctober 4th, 2009 Simon edges Troicki 7-5, 6-3 to win Thailand OpenBANGKOK — Gilles Simon of France won the Thailand Open on Sunday, defeating Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 for his first ATP title of the year and sixth overall. "I expected a very hard time on the court, and I had some (difficulty).
France's Gilles Simon, Austria's Jurgen Melzer advance to semifinals at Thailand OpenOctober 2nd, 2009 Simon, Melzer march into Thailand Open semifinalsBANGKOK — Second-seeded Gilles Simon of France rallied past big-hitting Evgeny Korolev of Russia on Friday to reach the Thailand Open semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Simon struggled to counter the 66th-ranked Korolev's big groundstrokes in the first set, having to chase down shot after shot before finally starting to force some errors.
Defending champion Tsonga defeats Gulbis to advance to quarterfinals at Thailand OpenOctober 1st, 2009 Defending champ Tsonga advances in ThailandBANGKOK — Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won a three-tiebreaker match against Ernests Gulbis 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open. Gulbis, ranked 99th, staved off a set point at 4-5 to take the opener and had 5-4 and 6-5 leads in the second set.
France's Simon, Isner of US, Germany's Beck advance to quarterfinals of Thailand OpenOctober 1st, 2009 Simon, Isner advance to Thailand Open quartersBANGKOK — Tenth-ranked Gilles Simon of France, playing his first match in a month, routed American Kevin Kim 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the Thailand Open. Second-seeded Simon, who was forced to retire with a knee injury while facing Juan Carlos Ferrero during the third round of the U.S.
Injured Nadal pulls out from Thailand OpenSeptember 21st, 2009 BANGKOK - Rafael Nadal Monday gave up on his plan to play the Thailand Open next week as he continues to try and let an abdominal muscle problem heal. Spain's world number two has been bothered by the niggle since August but had said as late as last weekend that he would make his debut in Thailand at the ATP event which has also featured Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic at past editions.
Rafael Nadal pulls out of Thailand Open due to stomach injurySeptember 21st, 2009 Nadal pulls out of Thailand OpenBANGKOK — Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Thailand Open due to an injury sustained at the U.S. Open earlier this month.
American Vania King upsets No. 15 seed Samantha Stosur in second round of US OpenSeptember 2nd, 2009 Vania King upsets No. 15 seed Samantha StosurNEW YORK — Wild-card entry Vania King of the United States has upset No.
Rybarikova upsets defending champ Parmentier 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in second round of Gastein LadiesJuly 22nd, 2009 Defending Gastein Ladies champ upset in 2nd roundBAD GASTEIN, Austria — Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia upset defending champion Pauline Parmentier of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round of the Nuernberger Gastein Ladies. Parmentier served 10 double faults, while the sixth-seeded Rybarikova had seven aces.
Kaymer ties course record with 9-under 62 to lead French Open by 3 shots after first roundJuly 2nd, 2009 Kaymer leads after first round of French OpenSAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Martin Kaymer of Germany leads the French Open by three strokes after the first round, tying the course record with a 9-under 62. Kaymer overcame a painful blister on his right foot and a bad start with an eagle on No.
Bundy's goal helps Wilmington upset Chicago Fire in third round of US Open Cup, 1-0July 1st, 2009 Wilmington upsets Chicago 1-0 in US Open CupWILMINGTON, N.C. — Kenny Bundy's goal in the first half lifted the Wilmington Hammerheads past the Chicago Fire 1-0 Tuesday night in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S.
Bhupathi-Knowles in Wimbledon doubles third roundJune 26th, 2009 LONDON - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas moved into the Wimbledon men's doubles third round with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3 win over Germany's Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya of Austria here Friday. The fourth-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair looked well set to wrap up the match in straight sets but lost the third set tie-break.
2nd-seeded Serena Williams rallies to advance to 4th round at French OpenMay 30th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Serena Williams rallied to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The second-seeded Williams seemed to have trouble dealing with her opponent's serve-and-volley tactics, and piled up plenty of unforced errors.
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