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Vardan Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Beast Beats Costa Big-serving Belarussian Max Mirnyi advanced to the second round of the Open SEAT Godo on Monday with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-6(2) win against former Roland Garros champion Albert Costa. Ninth seed Thomas Johansson improved to 13-10 on the year with a 6-2, 6-1 win against Stefan Koubek. Thai shotmaker Paradorn Srichaphan claimed his first win of the clay court season with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Kenneth Carlsen. Fast-rising Argentine Juan Monaco upset 16th seed and recent Valencia champion Igor Andreev 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Official Barcelona Web Site | Updated Scores Under the lights of the Westside Tennis Club, tennis legend Jim Courier will come out of retirement to partner with Andre Agassi at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships on Monday night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vardan Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 1 L. DAVENPORT 2 M. SHARAPOVA 3 S. WILLIAMS 4 K. CLIJSTERS 5 A. MAURESMO 6 P. SCHNYDER 7 E. DEMENTIEVA 8 A. MOLIK 9 N. DECHY 10 V. WILLIAMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vardan Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 1 (1) DAVENPORT, LINDSAY USA 5169.00 1765.00 18 2 (2) SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 4892.00 1540.00 20 3 (3) MAURESMO, AMELIE FRA 4808.00 1540.00 20 4 (4) WILLIAMS, SERENA USA 4174.00 1594.00 14 5 (5) DEMENTIEVA, ELENA RUS 3852.00 1363.00 21 6 (6) MYSKINA, ANASTASIA RUS 3455.00 1174.00 22 7 (7) KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS 3323.00 993.00 20 8 (9) MOLIK, ALICIA AUS 2585.75 962.00 21 9 ( WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 2369.00 757.00 17 10 (10) ZVONAREVA, VERA RUS 2179.00 643.00 25 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vardan Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 ATP RANKINGS 1st Federer, R. 475 2nd Nadal, R. 313 3rd Hewitt, L. 253 4th Safin, M. 230 5th Ljubicic, I. 193 5th Roddick, A. 193 7th Agassi, A. 155 8th Coria, G. 136 9th Gaudio, G. 134 10th Ferrer, D. 124 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Russia Begins DefenseFive months after hoisting the Fed Cup for the very first time, the talented squad from Russia will begin its title defense this week in Italy. Elena Dementieva and Anstasia Myskina lead the Russians into Brindisi, Italy to face an Italian squad led by Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta. The other World Group I ties taking place in the first round are the United States hosting Belgium, Spain taking on Argentina and France traveling to Austria. The first two rubbers will be played on Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 MIAMI: Tatiana Golovin demonstrates her underwent tennis skills during a photo shoot at the Ocean Club on Key Biscayne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Moya, Ferrero Advance in Barcelona Former Barcelona champions Carlos Moya and Juan Carlos Ferrero gave Spanish fans something to cheer about at the Open SEAT Godo on Tuesday. No. 3 seed and 2003 champion Moya outlasted qualifier Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 5-7, 6-2. Fellow former World No. 1 and 2001 tournament champion Juan Carlos Ferrero needed two hours, 42 minutes to fend off countryman Albert Montanes 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 and move into the second round. Official Barcelona Web Site | Updated Scores At the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, two-time champion Andre Agassi defeated Czech Michal Tabara 6-2, 7-6(5) and top seed Andy Roddick enjoyed a 6-2, 6-3 win over qualifier Matias Boeker. Fellow Americans Jeff Morrison and lucky loser Paul Goldstein also advanced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vardan Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Nadal Masters Muller Red-hot Spaniard Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round at the Open SEAT Godo on Wednesday. The Spanish teenager breezed past Gilles Muller 6-0, 6-2 in just 53 minutes. Top seed and 2000 tournament champion Marat Safin did not fare as well in his first match in Barcelona, as Argentine Jose Acasuso took out the Russian 6-4, 6-4 in their second round match. No. 4 seed Guillermo Coria struggled yet advanced as did 2002 champion Gaston Gaudio, who defeated Spaniard Felix Mantilla 6-4, 6-2. Official Barcelona Web Site | Updated Scores At the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, two-time champion Andre Agassi defeated Czech Michal Tabara 6-2, 7-6(5) and top seed Andy Roddick enjoyed a 6-2, 6-3 win over qualifier Matias Boeker. Fellow Americans Jeff Morrison and lucky loser Paul Goldstein also advanced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 USA's Finest in Florida The toughest American lineup in years will go up against a depleted Belgian squad this weekend in Fed Cup first round action. Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams and Venus Williams will headline the USA roster in Delray Beach, Florida, facing a Belgian team minus Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne. The other World Group I ties taking place in the first round are the Italy hosting defending champs Russia, Spain taking on Argentina and France traveling to Austria. The first two rubbers will be played on Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Coria, Moya Fall in Barca Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero continued his mid-season revival with a punishing 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Alberto Martin to reach the quarterfinals of the Open SEAT Godo in Barcelona. But fourth seed and recent Masters Series Monte-Carlo finalist Guillermo Coria lost a grueling three-set struggle with fellow Argentine Agustin Calleri 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(2). Spaniard Rafael Nadal continued his sizzling clay court run with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Dominik Hrbaty. Max Mirnyi upset third seed Carlos Moya 6-4, 6-4 for his third career clay court win over a Top 10 player. Official Barcelona Web Site | Updated Scores Meanwhile, at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, two-time champion Andy Roddick took out countryman Robby Ginepri with a 7-6(6), 6-4 victory. Defending champion Tommy Haas also moved into the quarterfinals after his 7-6(4) 6-2 win over Jeff Morrison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Battle on the Clay When it was announced that Argentina would face Spain in a first round Fed Cup tie, there was no question what surface would by preferred by both nations. This weekend, Gisela Dulko will lead Argentina on clay against a Spanish squad featuring Anabel Medina Garrigues (left) and Nuria Llagostera Vives. The other World Group I ties taking place in the first round are the Italy hosting 2004 champs Russia, the United States facing Belgium and France traveling to Austria. Fed Cup action begins on Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Spanish Duo Reach Semis Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero continued his welcome return to form with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Roland Garros champion and No. 2 seed Gaston Gaudio to reach the semifinals of the Open SEAT Godo 2005 in Barcelona. He was joined in the semifinals by fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the hottest player on clay this year, after the Masters Series Monte-Carlo champion defeated Agustin Calleri when the Argentine retired in the second set with a back injury. Nadal will meet Radek Stepanek for a spot in the final. Official Barcelona Web Site | Updated Scores The last two winners of the US Clay Court Championships were upset victims in the quarterfinals on Friday, as defending champion Tommy Haas suffered a three-set loss to Jurgen Melzer and Sebastien Grosjean took out 2003 winner Andre Agassi, who was playing the 1,100th match of his career. Andy Roddick moved closer to his fifth straight Houston final with a straight sets win over Luis Horna. In doubles action, Ashley Fisher and Chris Haggard moved on to the semifinals with a win on Friday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Vardan Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Let The Games Begin The strongest tennis nations on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour go into battle this weekend as the First Round of the 2005 Fed Cup competition gets underway. Europe plays host to three of the ties as Italy hosts defending champions Russia, Argentina travels to Spain while Austria welcomes a strong French side. A formidable US team, featuring world No.1 Lindsay Davenport and Australian Open champion Serena Williams, plays a Belgian side missing Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters. On Saturday, play gets underway in these four World Group I ties, as well as four World Group II matches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vardan Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 1st Federer, R. 475 2nd Nadal, R. 313 3rd Hewitt, L. 253 4th Safin, M. 230 5th Ljubicic, I. 193 5th Roddick, A. 193 7th Agassi, A. 155 8th Coria, G. 136 9th Gaudio, G. 134 10th Ferrer, D. 124 Indesit Race Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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