By Tennis Guru on Aug 25, 2009 in Elena Dementieva, Maria Sharapova, Rogers Cup, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Russian Elena Dementieva suddenly became a strong contender in the upcoming U.S. Open after she won the prestigious Rogers Cup title last Sunday, beating compatriot Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3. The title win also propelled the Russian atop the US Open Series rankings. This served as the first time for an all-Russian final in the tournament’s [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 24, 2009 in ATP, Cincinnati Masters - Open, Rogers Cup, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Here are the winners of the ATP and WTA tournaments held from August 17-23, 2009. Rogers Cup (WTA) – Toronto, Canada Singles: Elena Dementieva (RUS) Doubles: Nuria Llagostera Vives / Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Prize money: $350,000 (singles), $100,000 (doubles) Cincinnati Masters (ATP) – Cincinnati, Ohio Singles: Roger Federer (SUI) Doubles: Daniel Nestor / Nenad [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 18, 2009 in Rogers Cup, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
August 23, 2009: Singles – Finals (4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 64 63
By Tennis Guru on Aug 17, 2009 in ATP, Cincinnati Masters - Open, Rogers Cup, Tennis News, tennis results, WTA | 0 Comments
Here are the winners of the ATP and WTA tournaments held from August 10-16, 2009. Rogers Cup (ATP) – Montreal, Canada Singles: Andy Murray (GBR) Doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles Prize money: $443,500 (singles), $175,000 (doubles) Cincinnati Open (WTA) – Cincinnati, Ohio Singles: Jelena Jankovic (SRB) Doubles: Cara Black / Liezel Huber Prize Money: [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 16, 2009 in Cincinnati Masters - Open, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Rogers Cup, Tennis News, WTA | 1 Comment
World number one Dinara Safina proved that she’s the most consistent player in the women’s tour right now after reaching the final of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday. The Russian defeated Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinals.This is Safina’s eighth final out of 14 tournaments she joined this season. “Every match I [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 16, 2009 in Andy Murray, ATP, Featured, Rogers Cup, Tennis News | 0 Comments
After a blistering performance at the Rogers Cup semifinals, British player Andy Murray gets assured of a new career-high ranking of no. 2 in next weeks rankings. This means that the four-year dominance of Swiss player Roger Federer and Spain’s Rafael Nadal has finally been snapped. Murray booked his place in the final of this [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 15, 2009 in ATP, Featured, Roger Federer, Rogers Cup, Tennis News | 1 Comment
Roger Federer‘s 21-match winning streak came to an end on Friday after Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga staged a remarkable comeback in the third set to beat the world’s number one player 7-6, 1-6, 7-6. Down 1-5 in the third set, the 2008 Australian Open finalist started finding his game and eventually broke Federer’s serve twice in [...]
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 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 9, 2009 in Rogers Cup, watch online tennis | 0 Comments
The Rogers Cup tournament is one of the most well-attended tournaments in both ATP and WTA Tour calendars. High-ranking tennis stars from both tours are expected to participate this year in Montreal, Canada (Men) and Toronto (Women) and aim for the top prize, additional ranking points and a shot in leading the US Open Series [...]