Archive for October, 2011

WTT Smash Hits with Roddick, John, King Was a Smashing Success!

After a super-tie breaker, Team Elton (which Andy was a part of) defeated Team Billie Jean, 19-18, in front of nearly 3,500 fans. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Baghdatis wins in Basel; Simon ousted in Valencia

Swiss Indoors Baselâ??Basel, Switzerland
First-round results:
Marcos Baghdatis defeats No. 8 seed Viktor Troicki 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-2.
Valencia Open 500â??Valencia, Spain
First-round results:
Fabio Fognini defeats …

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Moët & Chandon Unveiled As Official Champagne Of The ATP World Tour

The ATP and Moët & Chandon, the worldâ??s leading champagne house, have announced a 3-year agreement that brings Moët & Chandon on board as the Official Champagne of the ATP World Tour.
As part of the agreement, Moët & Chandon will …

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Live streaming for Basel and Valencia

Live streaming for the ATP World Tour events in Basel and Valencia can be found at the links below. The Basel event will feature Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer

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Patty Schnyder Tribute at WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul

Patty Schnyder retired from tennis after the French Open 2011, and her amazing 17 year career has received a great tribute for her at the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul. …

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Kvitova Claims WTA Championship

Petra Kvitova has won the second most important title of her career, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the WTA year ending championship 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. In the almost two and a half hour match Kvitova …

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Events like WTA Championships Ruin the Rankings

Make the Slams Truly Grand
Warning - gripe incoming.

Here’s why I don’t like the year-end championships - because they aren’t.

This isn’t the end of the year, unless Santa Claus tore two pages off his calendar by accident, and no championship is …

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Erste Bank Open 2011: Tsonga beats Del Potro to clinch Vienna title

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rallied from a set down to beat Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Erste Bank Open on Sunday, clinching his second title …

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Marin Cilic secures 2011 St. Petersburg Open title

Croatia’s Marin Cilic won his first title of the season and sixth overall on Sunday after beating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the St. Petersburg Open. The 22nd-ranked …

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sunday survey: petra pushes for POTY

Reigning queen? Kvitova swept her last 10 matches of ’11. (AP photo) Player of the year? With her triumph over the field in Istanbul this week, Petra Kvitova made a convincing push for winning …

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BBC network to continue broadcasting Wimbledon through 2017

British network BBC will continue showing the prestigious Wimbledon tournament through 2017 after the network and the All England Club signed a three-year extension agreement. The BBC has been the exclusive broadcaster of the grasscourt Grand Slam …

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Marat Safin to run for Russian parliament seat

Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin said that he’s up for election to the State Duma parliament on December 4, 2011. If he’s successful, he’ll be one of the Russian sports stars who’ll be part …

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Djokovic, Murray, Federer Star at Basel; Tennis-X Notes

The pressure will be on Federer to defend his home turf. The Swiss has won the Basel title four times, and is playing his first event since representing Switzerland in Davis Cup following the …

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Petra Kvitova wins 2011 WTA Championships title

Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova finished her amazing season with a bang on Sunday, winning the year-end TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships title on Sunday and securing the world no. 2 ranking for the first time. Kvitova beat …

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Huber & Raymond secure season-ending doubles title

Formidable doubles team Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond proved their supremacy in the courts by winning the 2011 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships on Sunday, beating Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Both …

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Kvitova Wins WTA Champs, Tsonga and Cilic Collect Titles

After winning the final four games, Cilic improved to 6-1 against Tipsarevic. “I managed to push myself into a higher gear in the last set,” Cilic said. “I was close in my other finals [this year] and I think I …

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So, post-point screaming is the new rage

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ATP World Tour Basel – Monday Schedule

ATP World Tour 500 Basel, Switzerland  (+1 hour GMT) 31 October – 6 November, 2011 Surface: Indoor Hard SCHEDULE – MONDAY, 31 OCTOBER, 2011 CENTER COURT start 14:45 M Baghdatis (CYP) vs [8] V Troicki (SRB) Not Before …

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ATP World Tour Valencia – Sunday Results, Monday Schedule

ATP World Tour 500 Valencia, Spain  (+1 hour GMT) 30 October – 6 November, 2011     Surface: Indoor Hard RESULTS – SUNDAY, 30 OCTOBER, 2011 Singles – First Round P Andujar (ESP) d J Chela (ARG) 60 76(7) SCHEDULE …

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Tsonga Triumphs in Vienna

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France serves to Mardy Fish of the U.S. during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) …

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