Pittsburgh, Pa. (October 15, 2012) --- NFL Hall of Famer Franco Harris and two-time Grand Slam doubles champion Anna Kournikova are lending their support to Mylan WTT Smash Hits presented by GEICO, the annual charity event co-hosted by Sir Elton John … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Djokovic Saves Match Points to Take Shanghai Crown Over Murray
By Abigail Hinto SHANGHAI, China – In a three-hour and 22-minute battle, Novak Djokovic saved five match points to end Andy Murray’s perfect record in Shanghai 5-7, 7-6(11), 6-3 to capture the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Sunday. As semifinals … [Read more...]
Watson Wins First WTA Title, Becomes First British Woman to Win Title in 24 Years
In a dramatic match which lasted three hours and 11 minutes, Great Britain’s Heather Watson saved four match points to defeat Chinese Taipei’s Kai-Chen Chang 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) to capture the Japan Open Title in Osaka. The victory gave Watson her first … [Read more...]
Djokovic Advances to Shanghai Final
By Abigail Hinto SHANGHAI, China - Impressive form from Novak Djokovic as he reaches his first Shanghai Rolex Masters final by defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-4. Djokovic came off to a flying start breaking Berdych in the 2nd game and right away was … [Read more...]
Berdych or Tsonga, Who’s Next?
By Abigail Hinto SHANGHAI, China ( October 12, 2012) - We've been looking at the next generation of ATP players for their significant breakthroughs for some time now. And with Andy Murray finally winning his first grand slam, the focus on them to … [Read more...]
Shanghai Rolex Masters – Thursday Results, Friday Schedule
RESULTS - THURSDAY, 11 OCTOBER, 2012 Singles - Third Round [1] R Federer (SUI) d [13] S Wawrinka (SUI) 46 76(4) 60 [2] N Djokovic (SRB) d F Lopez (ESP) 63 63 [3] A Murray (GBR) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 62 62 [4] T Berdych (CZE) d S Querrey (USA) 62 … [Read more...]
Meet Treat Conrad Huey
By Abigail Hinto SHANGHAI, China - As a tennis fan from a small country, we ever hardly get the experience of cheering for our own. When Cecil Mamiit (career high ranking of No. 72) was playing his best tennis on tour, he was still representing the … [Read more...]
Tennis Australia and ATP Issue Statements on Player Meetings in Shanghai
The ATP Player Council has been meeting with Tennis Australia and the ATP during the Shanghai Masters tournament. On Thursday, the ATP and Tennis Australia released Statements in regard to the discussions. Tennis Australia Statement on Australian … [Read more...]
Safarova Ousted at Linz
GENERALI LADIES LINZ Linz, Austria October 8-14, 2012 $220,000/International Hard/Indoors Results - Monday, October 8, 2012 Singles - First Round Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (4) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 36 62 75 Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Sílvia … [Read more...]
Haas Upsets Almagro at Shanghai Rolex Masters
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai, China (+8 hours GMT) 7-14 October, 2012 Surface: Hard RESULTS - MONDAY, 8 OCTOBER, 2012 Singles - First Round T Haas (GER) d [9] N Almagro (ESP) 46 76(4) 62 [10] M Cilic (CRO) d [Q] L Kubot (POL) 75 63 [11] R … [Read more...]