Hanescu and Gulbis reached quarters in St. Petersburg Victor Hanescu defeated Illya Marchenko 6-3, 6-4 and made it into the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open. Ernests Gulbis upset Jeremy Chardy 7-6 6-3. Despite hitting nine aces and saving eight of 10 break points, Chardy fell to 34-26 on the year, highlighted by one ATP World Tour title at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart and a runner-up at the...
Tennis Video: St Petersburg 2009 Monday Highlights World No. 81 Karol Beck sprung a surprise Monday at the St. Petersburg Open as he defeated third-seeded Serbian Viktor Troicki, while Bjorn Phau produced some incredble shot-making to beat Russian wild card Stanislav Vovk.
Beck upsets Troicki to advance in St. Petersburg Karol Beck upset Viktor Troicki 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open. Troicki leveled at a set apiece after breaking in the 10th game of the second set. Beck set up his victory with a break in the seventh game of the third set. Troicki also lost in the tournament’s opening round last year, falling to eventual champion Andy...
Mikhail Youzhny advance at Kremlin Cup Mikhail Youzhny defeated Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 7-6 to reach the second round at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Youzhny had eight aces and converted four of nine break points. The Russian came into Moscow in strong form, having reached the final of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships two weeks ago. Youzhny won six consecutive games to take the first set but...
Gonzalez and Monfils advance at Malaysian Open Fernando Gonzalez defeated Rohan Bopanna 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open. “I came from the other end of the globe and I’m still a little jet-legged, but it’s all good now,” Gonzalez said. He will face Mikhail Youzhny. Gael Monfils beat Martin Vassallo Arguello 6-4, 6-2, also made it to the quarterfinals...
Sept 21 (Reuters) - Bucharest International men's singles first round results from Romania on Monday. Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (Romania) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1 Peter Luczak (Australia) beat Karol Beck (Slovakia) 7-5 7-6(6)
Nalbandian and Ancic pull out of U.S. Open David Nalbandian and Mario Ancic have withdrawn from the U.S. Open. The United States Tennis Association said Friday that the 15th-ranked Nalbandian is recovering from hip surgery and the 90th-ranked Ancic is battling mononucleosis. Ivan Navarro and Karol Beck will replace Nalbandian and Ancic in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament that runs from Aug....
David Nalbandian of Argentina and Mario Ancic of Croatia have withdrawn from the U.S. Open. The United States Tennis Association said Friday that the 15th-ranked Nalbandian is recovering from hip surgery and the 90th-ranked Ancic is battling mononucleosis. Ivan Navarro of Spain and Karol Beck of Slovakia will replace Nalbandian and Ancic in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament that runs from...
No major upsets at Wimbledon yesterday (Feliciano Lopez or James Blake losing was hardly unexpected). My only guy who wasn't able to finish up was Tommy Haas, who was leading 2 sets to 1 when the match was called for darkness. Here's what I'm keeping an eye on: A newly coiffed Fernando Verdasco (7) def. James Ward 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 A shaky Novak Djokovic (4) def. Julien Benneteau 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (7-1),...
(By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer) Roger Federer thought Centre Court looked smashing, what with its new retractable roof at the ready, all white fabric and steel trusses. The fans at Wimbledon thought Federer looked smashing, too, what with his new collar-up, military-style jacket and formfitting tuxedo vest, all white with gold trim. As for Federer's play Monday at the All England Club? Well,...
[London, June 22. Image via Getty] Tennis fans gather on Court 18 to watch Spain's Feliciano Lopez against Slovakia's Karol Beck on the first day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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