By Tennis Guru on Jan 10, 2010 in ATP, Andy Roddick, Brisbane International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Andy Roddick recorded his first title win of the season at the Brisbane International after he ousted defending champion Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 76 76 on Sunday.
The American, the tournament’s top seed, was sidelined for several months due to a knee injury. The injury cost him his participation at the year-end ATP World [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 10, 2010 in Brisbane International, Featured, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
The all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International lived up to expectations as both Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin fought hard until the end. It was Clijsters who prevailed after saving two match points over her longtime friend. The final score: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6.
“Huh, what a match! I think we set the bar pretty high for [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 9, 2010 in ATP, Brisbane International, Featured, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Top seed Andy Roddick won a tough semifinal match against fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic to reach the final of the Brisbane International, an ATP 250 tournament and a key warmup tournament to the Australian Open. Roddick won the match 16 63 64 in about two hours.
The former world number one dropped his [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 8, 2010 in Brisbane International, Featured, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
An all-Belgian final became a reality as both top seed Kim Clijsters and returning former world number one Justine Henin posted victories against their semifinal opponents on Friday at the Brisbane International.
Clijsters defeated 22-year old Andrea Petkovic 64 62 while Henin advanced after outplaying Ana Ivanovic 63 62.
Henin currently holds the lead in head-to-head matches [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 7, 2010 in ATP, Andy Roddick, Brisbane International, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number seven Andy Roddick cruised his way into the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International after beating 22-year old Carsten Ball 7-6 (0), 6-3 victory.
The top seed complimented his opponent’s huge service game, which is quite similar to his style of play.
“He serves huge. It was tough for me early on to get a read [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 4, 2010 in Brisbane International, Featured, Justine Henin, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Former world number one Justine Henin recorded her first official tour match win since retirement on Monday after beating second seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 75 75 in the first round of competitions at the Brisbane International, a $220,000 WTA tour event.
“I feel better today than when I retired, that’s for sure. Better emotionally, mentally, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 4, 2010 in Ana Ivanovi?, Brisbane International, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Serbian Ana Ivanovic started the 2010 season with a win at the Brisbane International. The 2008 French Open champion defeated Australia’s Jelena Dokic 75 16 63 to advance to the second round.
The former world number one has not played on tour since her surprising first round exit at a tournament in Tokyo last September. Her [...]
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