Maria Sharapova loses at China Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nikolay Davydenko winOctober 7th, 2009 Sharapova loses, Kuznetsova wins at China Open
BEIJING — Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the China Open on Wednesday, losing to Peng Shuai of China 6-2, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova moved into the quarterfinals by defeating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
Novak Djokovic fires 10 aces to beat Victor Hanescu and reach second round at China OpenOctober 5th, 2009 Djokovic's 10 aces help him advance at China OpenBEIJING — Novak Djokovic fired 10 aces in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu on Monday to advance to the second round of the China Open. Second-seeded Djokovic took just one hour, 29 minutes to claim the win, despite some inventive play at the net by the 27th ranked Hanescu.
Davydenko a believer after comeback against SoderlingOctober 3rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Nikolay Davydenko shocked himself with a victory into the final of the Malaysian Open Saturday, reversing a losing trend against Swede Robin Soderling 1-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2. "It was surprising to win this match," admitted the Russian top seed.
Djokovic fights through to US Open semi-finalsSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - Number four Novak Djokovic reached his third straight semi-final at the US Open as he defeated injured Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday. The 10th seeded Spaniard was treated on court several times for abdominal muscle problems.
Novak Djokovic beats Fernando Verdasco to reach US Open semis for 3rd consecutive yearSeptember 10th, 2009 Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach US Open semisNEW YORK — Novak Djokovic has reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the third consecutive year.
Djokovic rallies to defeat American Witten in 4 at US OpenSeptember 5th, 2009 Djokovic sends Witten home with 4-set Open winNEW YORK — No. 4 Novak Djokovic has ended American qualifier Jesse Witten's stay at the U.S.
Chardy and Soderling advance to third round of the German OpenJuly 22nd, 2009 Chardy, Soderling advance at German OpenHAMBURG — Robin Soderling and Jeremy Chardy, who both won tournaments last week, extended their winning streaks on clay Wednesday to advance to the third round of the German Open. Soderling, who won his home Swedish Open in Bastad on Sunday, outlasted Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.
2nd-seeded Robin Soderling beats Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-3 to reach Swedish Open semifinalsJuly 17th, 2009 Soderling reaches Swedish Open semifinalsBASTAD, Sweden — Second-seeded Robin Soderling beat Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals at the Swedish Open. Defending champion Tommy Robredo, seeded third in the clay-court tournament, Juan Monaco and wild-card entry Andreas Vinciguerra also advanced.
Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semifinals of Prague Open with 6-1, 6-1 victory over BondarenkoJuly 17th, 2009 Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semis at Prague OpenPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone routed Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open. The 30th-ranked Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last month, will next play either fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in one of Saturday's semifinals.
Novak Djokovic quietly slips into 4th round at WimbledonJune 27th, 2009 Djokovic reaches 4th round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — It's as if Novak Djokovic played his matches in the middle of the night up the road in East Dulwich, rather than in sunshine on the world's most famous tennis court, as was the case with his most recent victory. The No. 4-seeded player at Wimbledon has advanced to the tournament's second week without fanfare.
Tommy Haas upsets Novak Djokovic to win in Halle, Germany, for 1st title on grass courtsJune 14th, 2009 Haas upsets Djokovic to win final in GermanyHALLE, Germany — Tommy Haas upset Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1 Sunday to win the Gerry Weber Open for his first grass-court title. The 31-year-old German became the oldest ATP Tour winner this year.
Roger Federer reaches 20th straight Grand Slam semifinal, 2 wins shy of 1st French Open titleJune 4th, 2009 Roger Federer 2 wins shy of finishing career SlamPARIS — Roger Federer is accustomed to Grand Slam butterflies. He finds it difficult to eat or sleep.
Samantha Stosur advances to French Open semifinals by beating Sorana Cirstea in straight setsJune 3rd, 2009 Australian Stosur reaches French Open semifinalsPARIS — Samantha Stosur of Australia reached her first major semifinal Wednesday by defeating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 6-3. Stosur broke her opponent twice in the first set and three times in the second, including in the final game when Cirstea sent a shot long on match point.
4th-seeded Novak Djokovic loses to Kohlschreiber in 3rd round of French OpenMay 30th, 2009 Djokovic loses in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men's tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.
Venus Williams loses, defending champions Ivanovic, Nadal advance at French OpenMay 29th, 2009 Venus out, Ivanovic and Nadal advance at FrenchPARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No.
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