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- Bollettieri misses out on Hall of Fame induction
Notable coach Nick Bollettieri was not elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the Bradenton Herald-Tribune reports. Bollettieri whose name is on the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida, was nominated in the contributor category along with former men’s circuit administrator Mike Davies and … - Serena Williams puts U.S. up 2-0 over Belarus
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)—Serena Williams beat Olga Govortsova 7-5, 6-0 on Saturday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Fed Cup.Christina McHale won in straight sets in the opening match before Williams put the Americans one win away from advancing in the best-of-five series in Worl … - Sanchez-Vicario says her parents left her broke
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario says in her forthcoming book "Arantxa, Vamos! Memoirs of a struggle, a life and a woman" that her parents stripped her of nearly all of her earnings and that she no longer speaks to them."My parents made me suffer a lot,” she is quoted by the magazine La Otra C … - Youzhny to play Lacko in Zagreb Indoors final
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Lukas Lacko of Slovakia reached his first ATP final when he ousted 2007 champion Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the Zagreb Indoors semifinals on Saturday.Lacko, playing on the main tour since 2007, will face third-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, who is seeking his eighth title in his … - McHale stakes U.S. to 1-0 lead in Fed Cup
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)—Christina McHale beat Anastasiya Yakimova 6-0, 6-4 and gave the United States a 1-0 lead over Belarus on Saturday in the first round of the Fed Cup.Yakimova was a late substitute for top-ranked Victoria Azarenka. The Australian Open champion withdrew earlier the day because of … - Czechs, Russia lead 2-0 in Fed Cup first round
LONDON (AP)—Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova took more than two hours to put defending champion the Czech Republic in control of its Fed Cup tie with Germany, while Italy’s Francesca Schiavone surprisingly lost to give Ukraine a boost on Saturday.The Czechs led 2-0 in Stuttgart, Russia led Spain by … - Azarenka out of Fed Cup opener with back injury
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)—Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has withdrawn from her Fed Cup match against the United States because of a lower back injury.The Australian Open champion was scheduled to play Christina McHale in Saturday’s opening singles of the second-tier series. She was replaced by … - Injured Azarenka uncertain for match vs. Serena
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka has pulled out of her first match in Fed Cup with a back injury. It is unclear whether she will be able to face Serena Williams on Sunday. . The Australian Open champion was scheduled to play the United States' Christina McHale in Saturday's opening match of … - Monfils to face Berdych in Montpellier final
MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Defending champion Gael Monfils saved a match point to edge second-seeded Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and reach the Open Sud de France final on Saturday.Monfils will meet top-seeded Tomas Berdych, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-4.Simon rallied from a 3-0 … - Italy, Ukraine split opening singles in Fed Cup
BIELLA, Italy (AP)—Lesia Tsurenko routed 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, leaving Ukraine tied with Italy after their opening singles matches at the Fed Cup.Earlier on the indoor red-clay court at the Lauretana Forum, Sara Errani followed her quarterfinal appearance a … - Serbia and Belgium tied 1-1 in Fed Cup
CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP)—Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium won in straight sets Saturday, leaving this opening-round Fed Cup series tied after the first day.Jankovic, once ranked No. 1, beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 7-5. Wickmayer then downed Bojana Jovanovski 6-4, 6-4.Kim Clijst … - Czechs take 2-0 lead over Germany in Fed Cup
STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rallied to outlast Julia Goerges 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 Saturday, giving defending champ Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Fed Cup.In the first match of the best-of-five series, Iveta Benesova also had to come from behin … - Russia leads Spain, 2-0, after first day of play
MOSCOW (AP)—Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova won their opening singles matches Saturday to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in their Fed Cup first-round series.Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1 in the first match, while Kuznetsova downed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-1 … - Japan takes 2-0 lead over Slovenia in Fed Cup
KOBE, Japan (AP)—Kimiko Date-Krumm and Ayumi Morita both won on Saturday to give Japan a 2-0 lead over Slovenia in a Fed Cup World Group II tie. Date-Krumm beat Polona Hercog 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first match and Morita gave Japan a 2-0 lead with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Nastja Kolar. Morita will fac … - Chela, Monaco advance to Vina del Mar semifinals
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (AP)—Top seed Juan Monaco of Argentina beath fifth-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Vina Del Mar VTR Open. Fellow countryman and No. 2 seed Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Joao Souza of Brazil 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-1. Chela’s victory sets … - Argentina's Suarez to un-retire in Olympic bid
Argentina’s Paola Suarez is coming out of retirement in order to play the Olympics with Gisela Dulko, the tennis web site Fuebuena reports. The 35-year-old Suarez was standout doubles player, winning seven Grand Slams with Spain’s Virginia Ruano-Pascal. She and Dulko have entered the upcoming tourna … - France's Escude, Rezai in Fed Cup dispute
French captain Nicolas Escude and Aravane Rezai are in Fed Cup dispute that saw former top 15 player Rezai quit the team before this weekend’s tie against Slovakia in Bratislava. The French newspapers L’Equipe and Le Figaro report that Rezai claimed that she recanted, but Escude disputed that and sa … - Baghdatis to play Lacko in Zagreb semifinals
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 Friday to reach the Zagreb Indoors semifinals. Lacko, who earlier ousted second-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr., will now face Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, who defeated defending champion Ivan Dodig of … - Berdych, Monfils, Simon reach Montpellier semis
MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Tomas Berdych, Gilles Simon, defending champion Gael Monfils and Philipp Kohlschreiber reached the semifinals at the Open Sud de France. Berdych, seeded first, finished off Nicolas Mahut of France with his 14th ace Friday, winning 6-3, 6-4. Simon, seeded second, edged wild c … - Kournikova sells Miami home for $7.4 million
Anna Kournikova has sold her 6,630-square-foot home in Miami Beach's exclusive Sunset Island for $7.4 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. Former top 10 player Kournikova paid $5 million for the seven-bedroom waterfront home in 2000. The property has about 150 feet of frontage on the Intr … - Tomic plans to sell controversial sport car
Bernard Tomic has put the bright orange V8 BMW M3 sport car that has recently gotten him into trouble up for sale. The car retails for more than $150,000. "I wish to move forward from this and use it as part of my learning experience, so I've decided to sell my BMW," Tomic told the Co … - Sabatini: Changes at top of WTA hard to follow
Former U.S. Open champion Gabriela Sabatini tells La Nacion that the depth at the top of the women’s game does have it negatives. "Today I see that the game is based more on power and speed," the Argentine said. "Then the constant rotation of players at the top makes it very difficult … - Disputed Djokovic shirt auctioned off
An Australian woman who caught Novak Djokovic's shirt in front of a teenage fan after the Australian Open final auctioned it for charity because of the criticism she underwent. According to the Herald Sun, Yael Rothschild auctioned off the shirt online and the mother of the girl who had co … - Mirza to focus on doubles this year
Sania Mirza has decided to focus on doubles this year as injuries have taken a toll on her body. Former No. 27-ranked Mirza told the Indian press at Fed Cup that having undergone three surgeries in the last four years has not helped her singles. She lost in the first round of the Australian Open, bu … - Completion of new Roland Garros delayed to 2017
PARIS (AP)—The French Tennis Federation says the renovation of the Roland Garros complex will be delayed by a year and completed in 2017. The federation has pushed back expansion into an area that now hosts a gymnasium for schoolchildren and is due for demolition. Originally, there would have been a …
