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Tennis-Strasbourg International women's singles quarterfinal results

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:50 GMT

May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Strasbourg International Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) 6-3 6-2

PREVIEW-Tennis-Nadal back in old routine and looking invincible

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:17 GMT

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Watching Rafa Nadal churn his way through the claycourt season over the past few weeks, it seems nothing much has changed since his French Open triumph a year ago despite a lengthy injury layoff.

PREVIEW-Tennis-Dominant Williams fearful of enemy within

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:12 GMT

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Based on form, Serena Williams is a stand-out favourite to win a second French Open title but her record at Roland Garros means she approaches the tournament with a touch of apprehension and fearful of the "lady in the mirror".

Tennis-French slam drought set to drag on at Roland Garros

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:07 GMT

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - After 30 years without a male grand-slam winner, France's tennis establishment is beginning to question whether the absence of success is purely down to a lack of natural-born winners.

INTERVIEW-Tennis-Raonic sees a gain from training in Spain

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:02 GMT

MADRID, May 23 (Reuters) - Milos Raonic would probably not feature on most people's list of potential French Open champions but the two-metre Canadian with the booming serve has been working hard on his clay game in Spain and has the potential to cause an upset.

Tennis-Rip-roaring Janowicz ready to take Paris by storm

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29:57 GMT

May 23 (Reuters) - Whether ripping shirts or forehand winners, or thumping down serves with frightening velocity, Jerzy Janowicz is making a big impression at the top of men's tennis and is ready to take Paris by storm again.

UPDATE 7-Tennis-Nice Open men's singles round 2 results

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:35:23 GMT

May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Gael Monfils (France) beat 6-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-2 7-6(5) 2-Gilles Simon (France) beat Guillaume Rufin (France) 6-4 6-3 Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat 4-John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 1-6 7-5 Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 7-5 3-6 6-3 Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-2 6-0

UPDATE 13-Tennis-Brussels Open women's singles results

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:19:53 GMT

May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brussels Open Women's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 2 4-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) beat Zhang Shuai (China) 6-4 6-0 Romina Oprandi (Switzerland) beat 6-Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-3 0-0 (Goerges retired) Zheng Jie (China) beat 1-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6-2 6-4 8-Peng Shuai (China) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 7-Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) beat Elena Baltacha

UPDATE 7-Tennis-Duesseldorf Cup men's singles round 2 results

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:15 GMT

May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Duesseldorf Cup Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) beat 4-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Jan Hajek (Czech Republic) beat Daniel Brands (Germany) 6-1 6-0 2-Tommy Haas (Germany) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat Roberto Bautista (Spain) 6-4 5-7 6-3 7-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Grega Zemlja (Slovenia) 6-3 7-6(3)

UPDATE 7-Tennis-Strasbourg International women's singles round 2 results

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:50 GMT

May 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Strasbourg International Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 3-Alize Cornet (France) beat Magda Linette (Poland) 6-3 6-4 Misaki Doi (Japan) beat 4-Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) Johanna Larsson (Sweden) beat Virginie Razzano (France) 6-3 6-3 Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) beat 5-Monica Niculescu (Romania) 4-6 6-3 6-2 Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) 6-2 6-3 7-Chanel

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Del Potro pulls out of French Open

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:23 GMT

PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - World number seven Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of next week's French Open tennis after failing to recover from a virus, organisers said on Wednesday.

Tennis-Del Potro pulls out of French Open - reports

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:37 GMT

PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - World number seven Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of next week's French Open tennis after failing to recover from a virus, Argentine media reported on Wednesday.

Tennis-Tomic will play French Open despite troubles - Woodbridge

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:20 GMT

MELBOURNE, May 22 (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles if only to keep some momentum going for the grasscourt season ahead, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Murray pulls out of French Open through injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:29:16 GMT

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Britain's world number two Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury which he aggravated at the Italian Open last week.

Tennis-Murray pulls out of French Open through injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:43:06 GMT

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Britain's world number two Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open due to a back injury, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

UPDATE 4-Tennis-Nice Open men's singles round 1 results

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:49:56 GMT

May 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Guillaume Rufin (France) beat Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-3 6-1 Gael Monfils (France) beat Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 4-6 6-3 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 6-4 6-4 6-Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Marco Cecchinato (Italy) 1-6 6-1 6-2 Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine) beat Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) 6-2 6-3

UPDATE 13-Tennis-Strasbourg International women's singles round 1 results

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:35:23 GMT

May 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Strasbourg International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 4-Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-1 Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) beat 8-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) 7-Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) beat Claire Feuerstein (France) 7-5 6-4 Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-4 6-2 3-Alize Cornet (France) beat Mathilde Johansson (Fran

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Duesseldorf Cup men's singles round 1 results

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:37 GMT

May 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Duesseldorf Cup Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 7-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Michael Russell (U.S.) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Aljaz Bedene (Slovenia) beat 8-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 3-6 6-4 6-3 Grega Zemlja (Slovenia) beat David Goffin (Belgium) 5-7 6-0 6-2 Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) beat Evgeny Korolev (Kazakhstan) 6-2 6-4

UPDATE 4-Tennis-Nice Open men's singles round 1 results

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:29:42 GMT

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Victor Hanescu (Romania) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 6-3 5-7 6-4 Pablo Andujar (Spain) beat Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 6-3 4-6 6-3 Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat 5-Andreas Seppi (Italy) 7-5 1-6 6-4 Robin Haase (Netherlands) beat Marinko Matosevic (Australia) 6-1 6-4 Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 6-2 6-1

UPDATE 4-Tennis-Duesseldorf Cup men's singles round 1 results

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:46:12 GMT

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Duesseldorf Cup Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Guido Pella (Argentina) beat Lukasz Kubot (Poland) 6-4 4-6 6-4 Tobias Kamke (Germany) beat Benjamin Becker (Germany) 6-3 6-2 Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-3 6-1 Andre Ghem (Brazil) beat Go Soeda (Japan) 6-4 6-0

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Brussels Open women's singles round 1 results

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:45:51 GMT

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brussels Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Elena Baltacha (Britain) beat Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) 7-6(9) 7-5 7-Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) beat Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) 6-2 6-7(8) 6-4 Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 5-7 6-3 7-5 Olga Govortsova (Belarus) beat Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) 6-2 7-5

Tennis-WTA rankings

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:48:09 GMT

May 20 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): points 1. (1) Serena Williams (United States) 11620 2. (2) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 10015 3. (3) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 9005 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 6475 5. (6) Sara Errani (Italy) 5835 6. (5) Li Na (China) 5335 7. (8) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)

Tennis-ATP World Tour rankings

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:43 GMT

May 20 (Reuters) - May 20 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 12310 points 2. (2) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8670 3. (3) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8000 4. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6895 5. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 6740 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4700 7. (7) Juan Martin D

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Nadal and Williams win easily in Rome

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:22 GMT

ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3 on Sunday.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Nice Open men's singles round 1 results

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:52:10 GMT

May 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Nice Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) beat Alejandro Falla (Colombia) 7-5 0-0 (Falla retired) Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) beat 8-Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-2 6-2