By Tennis Guru on Jun 14, 2009 in AEGON Championships - Queen's Club, AEGON Classic - Birmingham, ATP, Featured, Gerry Weber Open, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Here are the winners of the three warm-up grasscourt tournaments that took place last week (June 8 -14):
Gerry Weber Open – Halle, Germany (ATP)
Singles: Tommy Haas (Germany) – wildcard entrant
Doubles: Christopher Kas (GER)/Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Prize money: € 115,150 (Singles), € 37,750 (Doubles)
AEGON Championships, Queen’s Club, London (ATP)
Singles: Andy Murray (GBR)
Doubles: Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
Prize money: € 84,300 (Singles), € 31,000 (Doubles)
AEGON Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain (WTA)
Singles: Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
Doubles: Cara Black (ZIM) / Liezel Huber (USA)
Prize money: $37,000 (Singles), $11,000 (Doubles)
By Tennis Guru on Jun 14, 2009 in AEGON Championships - Queen's Club, ATP, Andy Murray, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number three Andy Murray aims to become the first British player since Bunny Austin in 1938 to win the Queen’s Club title. However, he needs to beat American James Blake in the finals to achieve this feat.
Murray outlasted first-time grasscourt semifinalist Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 6-4 while Blake only had to play in the first set against compatriot Andy Roddick after the latter pulled out due to foot injury incurred earlier in the match. The score was tied at 4-4 before Roddick decided not to aggravate the injury further.
In terms of head-to-head matches, Blake leads Murray (1-0). However, that match was played three years ago at the Hamburg Masters (a claycourt tournament).
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By Tennis Guru on Jun 13, 2009 in AEGON Championships - Queen's Club, ATP, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Claycourt specialist Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain made a breakthrough on grass yesterday after reaching the semifinals of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. He defeated Steve Darcis of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The former world number one, who was granted a wildcard in this year’s Wimbledon, has never progressed beyond the quarterfinals on grass. He’ll have a much tougher opponent in the next round – Britain’s Andy Murray.
Americans Andy Roddick and James Blake will face each other in the other semifinal on Saturday. Roddick outlasted fellow big server Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6 while Blake beat Mikhail Youzhny 7-6, 6-3.
By Tennis Guru on Jun 8, 2009 in AEGON Championships - Queen's Club, ATP, Rafael Nadal, Tennis News | 0 Comments
The claycourt season has just concluded and the players are now gearing up for the third Grand Slam event of the year – Wimbledon, which takes place later this month.
Warm-up tournaments, such as this week’s ATP AEGON Championships in Queen’s Club, London, are great venues for players to adjust with the faster grasscourts.
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