By Tennis Guru on Aug 15, 2009 in Cincinnati Masters - Open, Dinara Safina, Featured, Kim Clijsters, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The impressive run of comebacking Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters in Cincinnati came to an end following a loss to the world’s number one player. Top-ranked Russian Dinara Safina stepped up on her game to beat Clijsters 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Friday. The Belgian said after the match that [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 13, 2009 in Featured, Kim Clijsters, Rogers Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Former world no. 1 Kim Clijsters clinched a wildcard into the main draw of next week’s Rogers Cup on Wednesday. The Belgian was one of the three players awarded with this opportunity. The 26-year old made headlines this year when she announced her return to competitive tennis following a two-year absence on the WTA tour [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 13, 2009 in Cincinnati Masters - Open, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
August 15, 2009 – Semifinals (1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (14) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 62 60 (5) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 76(2) 06 76(6)
By Tennis Guru on Aug 13, 2009 in ATP, Featured, Rogers Cup, tennis results | 0 Comments
August 15, 2009 – Semifinals [3] A Murray (GBR) d J Tsonga (FRA) 64 76(8) [6] J Del Potro (ARG) d A Roddick (USA) 46 62 75
By Tennis Guru on Aug 11, 2009 in Cincinnati Masters - Open, Featured, Kim Clijsters, Tennis News, WTA | 1 Comment
Former world number one Kim Clijsters looked like she never left tennis for these past two years as she breezed through her first round match at the Cincinnati Open. The Belgian ousted Stanford champion Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-3 on Monday. “I’m really excited playing my first match.I’ve been training since the start of February, and [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 10, 2009 in ATP, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Here are the winners of ATP and WTA tournaments held from August 3 to 9, 2009: Legg Mason Tennis Classic (ATP) – Washington D.C., USA Singles: Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) Doubles: Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt Prize money: $300,000 (singles), $63,600 (doubles) LA Women’s Tennis Championships (WTA) – Los Angeles, California Singles: Flavia Pennetta [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 10, 2009 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Featured, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro emerged victorious after more than 2 hours of high quality tennis against Andy Roddick of the USA to clinch the Legg Mason Classic title for the second straight year. The score: 3-6, 7-5, 7-6. A challenged crosscourt forehand winner resulted in favor of del Potro which sealed the win in [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 10, 2009 in Featured, LA Women's Tennis Championships, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Italy’s Flavia Pennetta hoisted the LA Women’s Tennis Championships trophy on Sunday after defeating Australia’s Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-3 in the final match, earning her second title for 2009. Pennetta, a runner-up in this event last year, had a sensational three-set set victory over Maria Sharapova in the semifinals and continued with the momentum by [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 9, 2009 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Andy Roddick managed to edge out compatriot John Isner 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 at the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the event that he won three times. This year’s Wimbledon finalist will have a tough opponent in the final, defending champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. The Argentine outlasted Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez 7-6, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 9, 2009 in Featured, LA Women's Tennis Championships, Maria Sharapova, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Comebacking Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was ousted in the LA Women’s Tennis Championships on Saturday night by last year’s finalist Flavia Pennetta of Italy. The error-filled match ended in favor of the Italian with Sharapova commiting more than 60 unforced errors. The score: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. “I did not feel physically fresh from the [...]
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