Tennis
Tennis is a game played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis originated in England in the late 19th century and first spread through the English-speaking world, particularly among the upper classes. It is an Olympic sport that is played by all levels of society, all ages, and in most countries around the world. With the one exception being the adoption of the tiebreaker in the 1970s, its major rules have remained remarkably unchanged since the 1890s. Tennis is now followed by millions of people as a spectator sport. Full Article on Wikipedia
Retour sur la défaite de Federer
Si jai écrit que Gilles Simon serait un adversaire redoutable, ce nest pas que je sois devin. Primo, le Français est sur une lancée. Secundo, Roger Federer est parfois vulnérable quand il affronte un adversaire pour la première fois. Il a notamment perdu à son premier match contre Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet et Tomas Berdych. Tertio, Simon est le genre de joueur qui donne du fil à retordre au Maître.
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Doubles titlists suspended for betting on matches
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Doubles specialists Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak, both coming off tournament titles, were suspended Monday by the ATP for betting on tennis matches.Neither player wagered on his own matches, and an independent hearing officer found no evidence of any intent to affect the outcome of matches bet upon, the governing body of men’s tennis said.
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ATP schedule change criticized in trial testimony
WILMINGTON, Del. — The head of the German Tennis Federation said the ATP Tour’s planned tournament restructuring would have a devastating effect on the annual men’s clay-court event in Hamburg.Georg von Waldenfels testified Tuesday that the ATP’s plan to move the Hamburg tournament from May to July and downgrade it to second-tier status would make it difficult to attract top players to Germany.
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Federer stunned in 2nd round of Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France’s Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night. Federer, who won the tournament in 2004 and ’06, was playing his first match since losing the Wimbledon final in five sets to Spain’s Rafael Nadal. “That’s just unbelievable for me to win against him,” Simon said. Federer, who became the
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Improving Mattek moves into third round at Carson
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.The 23-year-old Mattek, from Miami, was ranked 153rd in the WTA Tour rankings on April 7 after losing six of seven matches to
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Girl ejected for wearing earpiece during match
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An 8-year-old girl was ejected from a junior tennis tournament on New Zealand’s South Island when officials discovered she was wearing a radio earpiece to receive instructions from her father. Tournament referee Rob Wilkinson said officials became suspicious because the match involving Ukranian-born Anastasiya Korzh featured a “heightened number of questioned calls.”
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France’s Parmentier to replace Pierce for Beijing
LONDON — Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce withdrew from France’s Olympic tennis team Monday because of a knee injury and was replaced by Pauline Parmentier.The 33-year-old Pierce has not played since undergoing knee surgery in 2006 and was a surprise selection over Amelie Mauresmo in the singles.Mauresmo was initially selected as Pierce’s replacement in Beijing, but the International Tennis Federation said Monday that she would not participate.Mauresmo had previously announced she would skip the doubles competition to focus on the U.S.
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Kuznetsova joins Venus, Davenport in withdrawing
CARSON, Calif. — Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrew from the East West Bank Classic because of a leg injury, joining Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport on the sideline. “I am so sad not to be able to play L.A. this year, especially as L.A. is one of my favorite tournaments,” the Russian player said in a statement Sunday. “I hope to come back next year to give my fans in L.A. something to cheer about.” Melinda Czink of Hungary took Kuznetsova’s place in the draw for the tournament that was scheduled to begin Monday.
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Simon wins Indianapolis Tennis Championships
INDIANAPOLIS — Gilles Simon of France won his first ATP title on American soil, beating Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4 at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships on Sunday.Simon, seeded second and ranked 25th in the world, had not reached an ATP semifinal in the United States before the Indianapolis tournament, which moved to a hard-court surface in 1988.Tennis scores Need the scores from any match played in this or any other tournament? Results
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Toronto 2008 : Nadal au second tour
L'espagnol Rafael Nadal s'est qualifié pour le second tour de Toronto en battant l'américain Jesse Levine sur le score de 6-4 6-2.
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Roddick rolls at Rogers Cup
TORONTO (AP) -With the match on the line, Andy Roddick was too much for Nicolas Mahut.The sixth-seeded American won his second-round match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Tuesday, ousting Mahut 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in a match that was twice interrupted by rain.Roddick needed just 28 minutes to take both the first and third sets. Roddick was especially strong in the third, hitting six of his 18
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Hantuchova makes early exit from Carson event
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -Sixth seed Daniela Hantuchova, the runner-up in the East West Bank Classic three years ago, made an unexpectedly early exit on Tuesday night, losing to Olga Govortsova, 6-2, 6-4, as the second round of the WTA Tour event began without Serena Williams.Williams, the tournament's No. 2 seed, withdrew early in the day with a left knee injury.Govortsova, 19, of Belarus, squandered
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