Serbian Novak Djokovic won his fourth title of the season after stopping Roger Federer’s bid for a fourth consecutive Swiss Indoors title in three sets. This is the world number three’s first time to take part in the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tournament, an ATP 500 tournament. The score was 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
“It’s disappointing to lose at home in the finals, no doubt. I thought I missed plenty of opportunities. I’m not looking for excuses. He played tough and he played well when he had ... Read Full Story
World number four Andy Murray made a grand return from a wrist injury by winning his sixth title of the season at the ATP 500 Valencia Open. Murray defeated Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the finals.
“I’d say it was a little easier than I had expected, but he is a tough player. I didn’t have high expectations this week, but with every round and match you get more confident. It is very rare for someone to win a tournament after a long break,” Murray said after the match.
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Italy easily won its second Fed Cup title last weekend after routing the weakened United States team 4-0 in the outdoor claycourts in Reggio Calabria.
During the first day of competitions, world number 11 Flavia Pennetta defeated Alexa Glatch 6-3, 6-1 while number 16 Francesca Schiavone edged out teenager Melanie Oudin 7-6, 6-2.
The US team had a tough task ahead in the competitions after its highest ranked players Serena and Venus Williams did not participate in the final. Both players reach... Read Full Story
Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai clinched her biggest title to date after she won the inaugural Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. The tournament, which served as a year-end competition for highest-ranked WTA stars who won an International-level event this year and not were part of the Sony Ericsson Championships, was held in Bali, Indonesia.
The 22-year old won when her opponent and compatriot Marion Bartoli retired after the first set with the former leading 7-5. Bartoli was treated for a ... Read Full Story
Here are the winners of the ATP and WTA tournaments held from November 2, 2009 - November 8, 2009:
Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel (ATP) - Basel, Switzerland
Singles: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Doubles: Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
Prize money: €291,700 (singles), €71,500 (doubles)
Valencia Open 500 (ATP) - Valencia, Spain
Singles: Andy Murray (GBR)
Doubles: Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
Prize money: €323,000 (singles), €79,000 (doubles)
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions (WTA) - Bali, ... Read Full Story
Belgian players Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer were each handed with a one year suspension from professional tennis by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after both players failed to report their whereabouts to anti-doping officials three times this season.
A Belgian tribunal determined that both players violated the Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.4 of the 2009 WADA Code (violation of Athlete Availability for Out-of-Competition Testing). The ITF officials agreed with t... Read Full Story
This week’s BNP Paribas Masters / Paris Masters 2009 will determine the last two players who will complete the roster for the upcoming Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. As of current rankings, seven players still have a chance to make it to the prestigious competition which begins on November 22 at the O2 Arena in London, England.
World no. 7 Nikolay Davydenko and no. 8 Fernando Verdasco are the strongest contenders for the final spots but should not be complacent since the other five pla... Read Full Story
The BNP Paribas Masters is the ninth and last ATP 1000 tournament of the season. The Palais Omnisports in Bercy, Paris will once again be filled with the world’s best players as they vie for the top cash prize and glory. The world’s top eight players are expected to take part in this tournament which starts on Monday, November 8.
Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France will need to at least reach the finals or even replicate the feat of winning the title in order to have a fighting ch... Read Full Story
Check out this very useful and timely article for sports fans out there. Ms. Mary Ward provided a detailed list of sites you can go to.
Ms. Ward writes about how to get a sports management degree online.
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Web forums are great resources for learning about any subject, as well as for discussing subjects that interest you. You’ll find that there are forums for every subject somewhere on the web. Some of the most active, however, are forums about sports. Sports fans everywhere use these fo... Read Full Story
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Saturday that world number one Serena Williams has decided to withdraw from the upcoming Fed Cup final match against Italy in Calabria.
The new winner of the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships tournament has yet to give specific reasons for the withdrawal. USTA announced that Vania King would take Williams’ place.
King will join Melanie Oudin, Alexa Glatch and Liezel Huber.
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