Chan Yung-Jan and Chuang Chia-Jung Enter Finals
Posted on September 7, 2007 - Filed Under Sports, Tennis | Leave a Comment
After a straight-set semi-final triumph on Thursday Taiwan’s Chan Yung-Jan and Chuang Chia-Jung will try to claim their homeland’s first Grand Slam tennis title at the US Open on Sunday.
Chan and Chuang defeated Hungary’s Agnes Szavay, a singles quarter-finalist, and Czech Vladimira Uhlirova 6-2, 7-6 (7/5). This win has pushed them to book a berth [...]
Reunion of the Williams
Posted on September 3, 2007 - Filed Under Sports, Tennis | Leave a Comment
The Williams sisters are back with a bang in the U.S. Open. Serena Williams has already won in her first match against French No. 10 Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday and has reached the quarterfinals. Serena won the match in spite of her injured thumb.
Hours later the younger sister, Venus Williams played against No. [...]
Maria Sharapova makes a ragged start to Pan Pacific Open
Posted on February 1, 2007 - Filed Under Tennis, WTA Tour | Leave a Comment
Maria Sharapova returned to action at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after losing in the finals of the Australian Open last week and the Russian star looked rather rusty in the beginning. But she looked to find her usual form in the final set as she beat the Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-5 2-6 6-1. [...]
Serena Williams wins Australian Open for the third time
Posted on January 27, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Tennis | Leave a Comment
Serena Williams became just the second women ever unseeded player and the first since 1978 to lift the Australian Open crown for the third time in her career. Serena stunned hot favorite Russian Maria Sharapova to win 6-1 6-2 in a trifle over one hour. Serena who was ranked a lowly 81st coming into the [...]
Roger Federer is pearless at the top
Posted on January 26, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Sports, Tennis | Leave a Comment
The first Grand Slam of the year heads to a end later this week and as things look different they look much the same from last year. Roger Federer has done nothing to put a blot on his flawless tennis pedigree and even as he continues to decimate his opponents one after the other there [...]
Red Hot Roddick beats Marat Safin in Australian Open Round Three
Posted on January 19, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Tennis | Leave a Comment
Prime time on Australian Open day five saw the clash of titans, the match of the tournament so far and call it what ever you like but this one was surely the big one for the night. Red hot Roddick taking on the temperamental and maverick Russian Marat Safin. The began under clear but humid [...]
Australian Open Day Four Singles Review
Posted on January 18, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Tennis | Leave a Comment
The first Grand Slam of the year underway in Australian saw the seeds have a mixed affair on day four. James Blake led the way for those who had a pretty straight forward stuff with a 6-4 6-1 6-2 win over compatriot Alex Kuznetsov. Third seeded Russian Nikolay Davidenko and eight seed David Nalbandian also [...]
Australian Open Day III Round-up
Posted on January 17, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Tennis | Leave a Comment
Day three at the Australian open saw much cooler temperatures and with better conditions returned some familiar score lines as most of the top seeds made an easy passage into the third round. Men’s top seed Roger Federer lead the way as he returned to his sublime best as he upstaged Swede Jonas Bjorkman 6-2 [...]
Extreme Heat Conditions Hits Australian Open Day Two
Posted on January 16, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Tennis | Leave a Comment
The heat was most definitely on at Melbourne Park and it was the climatic types this time around. The tournament organizers had to pull matches off the outside courts and retract the roofs on the show courts as things got underway on day two. The players ran for cover and organizers evoked the extreme heat [...]
Erratic and Ragged Day One at the Australian Open
Posted on January 16, 2007 - Filed Under Australian Open, Tennis | Leave a Comment
The Australian Open got underway in Melbourne yesterday and on more than one count it was a uncharacteristic beginning down under. Beginning on an inauspicious not when a crowd trouble broke out in Melbourne Park, the cops had to act swift and eject about a 150 fans mostly Croats when a scuffle broke out between [...]
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