Japan’s teenage tennis sensation Kei Nishikori will make his Davis Cup debut against India in the Asia-Oceania zone Group One second round in April, officials said Friday.
The Japan Tennis Association announced the squad would be led by Nishikori, who became the second Japanese man to win an ATP title at Delray Beach in Florida two […]
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Japan’s Nishikori to make tennis Davis Cup debut
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
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Sharapova out of Dubai Open with virus
February 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Maria Sharapova, who won the Qatar Open only two days ago, has pulled out of the Dubai Open here with a virus.
The Australian Open champion from Russia was said to be suffering from the problem last week and complained of losing energy in the second second of her three-set win over Vera […]
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Tennis ace Mauresmo builds up new head of steam
February 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Amelie Mauresmo, who had won only eight matches since losing her Wimbledon title last July, continued what she hopes is the building of a comeback when she reached the second round of the Qatar Open here Monday.
The former world number one from France won 7-6, 6-3 against Sabine Lisicki, the 18-year-old Poland-born German, in a […]
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Davenport hopes to drape Olympic gold around her neck once again
February 17th, 2008 · No Comments
When Lindsay Davenport determined that her plan to give up tennis for full-time motherhood was a bit premature shortly after giving birth to her son, Jagger, last June, her mind was already steadfastly focused on one major goal.”One of the goals is trying to win a medal at the Olympics,” said Davenport, leaning down to […]
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Murray and Ancic set up Marseille final clash
February 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Mario Ancic’s journey on the long road back from the crippling illness which halted his career enjoyed another boost on Saturday when he reached the Marseille final.
The 23-year-old Croatian, a former world number seven who missed six months last season and saw his ranking slump to 135, eased past Cypriot sixth seed Marcos Baghatis 6-4, […]
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