Archive for July, 2011

Serena Williams Wins Stanford, First Title Since 2010 Wimbledon

Serena Williams holds the trophy after defeating Marion Bartoli of France in the finals of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in California on July 31, 2011. Williams …

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Nadia Petrova Wins Inaugural WTA College Park Tournament

Russiaâ??s Nadia Petrova initiated the inaugural Citi Open in College Park, Maryland with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Israelâ??s Shahar Peer to take the title. This is Petrovaâ??s first title since 2008, she has …

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Dolgopolov Captures Croatia Open for First ATP Title

Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine returns the ball to Andreas Haider-Maurer of Austria during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, …

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Dolgopolov Wins First Career Title in Umag

ATP Studena Croatia Openâ??Umag, Croatia
No. 2 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov captured his first career ATP World Tour title on Sunday in Umag, Croatia by dispatching No. 4 seed Marin Cilic, 6-4, 3-6, …

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flashback: chang’s l.a. double

Remember when? Way back when it was called the Infinity Open (and then the Mercedes Benz Cup), an American named Michael Chang snatched the Los Angeles title twice — in 1996 and 2000. 1996 was quite the …

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fish and chipper

Spreading cheer and love, that one. I guess that’s what you do when you’re having a great start to your summer. Buy: K-Swiss MS Awesome Day Tee; in black, heather grey, and white; $25; kswiss.com. (photo by TSF) …

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practice makes perfect: ernests gulbis

Facing Fish: Ernie Gulbis hits with Canas a few hours before his final match against Mardy Fish at the Farmers Classic, being contested this week at UCLA. This is Gulbis’ second appearance in an ATP World Tour …

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the boys of summer

It’s summatime. You know, that part of the year that LFO loves when the girls stop by … and when they wear Abercrombie & Fitch. But what about the boys of summer? For the Americans, it’s so far been a …

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Haase Advances to Second Round at Kitzbühel

ATP World Tour 250 Kitzbühel, Austria  (+2 hours GMT) 31 July – 6 August, 2011     Surface: Clay Sunday,  July 31, 2011 Results R Haase (NED) d P Starace (ITA) 63 20 ret. (lower back) Doubles – First Round [4] D …

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Serena Seeks First Title in a Year; Fish v. Gulbis in LA Final

Serena Williams bids for her first title in over a year in Stanford. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Granollers Defeats Verdasco for Gstaad Title

Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaadâ??Gstaad, Switzerland
No. 8 seed Marcel Granollers won his second ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the Open Gstaad in Switzerland. Defeating No. 4 seed Fernando Verdasco

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Tomic Signs Up For Hometown Event In Brisbane

Wimbledon quarter-finalist and hometown hero, Bernard Tomic, confirmed today that he will start his tennis year in Queensland.
The World No. 68 has enjoyed a quick post-Wimbledon break at home on the Gold Coast and …

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Granollers Gains Gstaad Glory

In an all-Spanish final, Marcel Granollers stopped Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to capture the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad tournament. For Granollers itâ??s his second career ATP World Tour tournament …

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Around The Corner: Kitzbuhel Offers Clay Courters a Haven

By Mike McIntyre Bet-At-Home Cup Kitzbuhel For those players whose games are more suited for clay, Kitzbuhel offers them a chance at some ranking points they might not be able to attain on the North American hard court swing. The… …

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Around The Corner: Summer Swing Continues in Washington

By Mike McIntyre The two stops on the ATP World Tour for this week include a 250 level tournament on clay played in Kitzbuhel, Austria as well as a 500 level tournament on hard courts in Washington, …

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Mardy Fish aims for second straight title in Los Angeles

World number 9 Mardy Fish of the United States advanced to his second straight final after beating compatriot Ryan Harrison 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 at the 2011 Farmers Classic. The top-seeded American also defeated Harrison …

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2011 Citi Open: Shahar Peer to face Petrova for title

Top-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel advanced to the 2011 Citi Open final after beating Austrian third-seeded Tamira Paszek 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. The match lasted more than three hours. The other semifinal match featured second-seeded …

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2011 Croatia Open final: Marin Cilic vs Aleksandr Dolgopolov

The 2011 Croatia Open final will feature Croatia’s Marin Cilic vs Aleksandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. The two ATP stars outlasted their semifinal opponents in straight sets. Cilic beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-2 while …

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2011 Bank of the West Classic Final: Serena Williams vs Marion Bartoli

The final of the 2011 Bank of the West Classic will take place on Sunday, July 31 and will be a rematch of a Wimbledon 2011 fourth round encounter. Serena Williams will play against …

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Rafael Nadal’s Foot Still A Problem?

Wondering why you haven’t seen more photos of Rafael Nadal resuming training? It’s because, according to a Mallorquin journalist, when Rafa tried to start training after his holiday in Ibiza the left ankle tendon was still bothering …

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