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Qatar ExxonMobil Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 9

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:04:08 GMT

Doha, Qatar

Total Prize Money: $1,110,250

FRIDAY'S SEMIFINAL MATCHES

Roger Federer (2) vs. Andy Murray (3) Gael Monfils (5) leads Andy Roddick (4), 5-4

Notes

Murray captured the titl

e here last year.

Chennai Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 9

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:04:07 GMT

Chennai, India

Total Prize Money: $450,000

FRIDAY'S QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

Marin Cilic (3) leads Janko Tipsarevic (7), 2-1 Ivo Karlovic (4) vs. Somdev Devvarman Rainer Schuettler (5) leads Bjorn Phau, 2-1 Lukas Dlouhy leads Marcel Granollers (8), 3-2

Brisbane International Men's Tennis Update - Jan 9

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:34:07 GMT

Brisbane, Australia

Total Prize Money: $484,750

FRIDAY'S QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Richard Gasquet (7) Robin Soderling (4) leads Radek Stepanek (8), 6-2, 0-3

Qatar ExxonMobil Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 8

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:34:08 GMT

Doha, Qatar

Total Prize Money: $1,110,250

THURSDAY'S QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

Rafael Nadal (1) vs. Gael Monfils (5) Roger Federer (2) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (8) Andy Murray (3) vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky Andy Roddick (4) leads Victor Hanescu, 6-3, 4-2

Notes

Murray is the de

fending champion.

Chennai Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 8

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:34:08 GMT

Chennai, India

Total Prize Money: $450,000

THURSDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

Marin Cilic (3) vs. Denis Istomin Ivo Karlovic (4) leads Ivo Minar, 6-1, 5-3 Rainer Schuettler (5) vs. Simon Greul Carlos Moya (6) leads Somdev Devvarman, 6-4, 2-2 Janko Tipsarevic (7) vs. Dudi Sela, 4-4 Marcel Granollers (8) leads Andreas Beck, 5-4 Bjorn Phau vs. Flavio Cipolla

Brisbane International Men's Tennis Update - Jan 8

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:34:08 GMT

Brisbane, Australia

Total Prize Money: $484,750

THURSDAY'S QUARTERFINAL MATCHES

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Richard Gasquet (7) Fernando Verdasco (3) vs. Florent Serra, 1-1 Robin Soderling (4) vs. Radek Stepanek (8) Paul-Henri Mathieu vs. Kei Nishikori

Nadal, Federer, Murray, Roddick all reach Doha QFs

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:19:14 GMT

The top-seeded world No. 1 Nadal drilled helpless Slovakian qualifier Karol Beck 6-1, 6-2 on the hardcourts at Khalifa Tennis Complex.

The reigning Wimbledon, French Open and Olympic titlist Nadal will face fifth-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils in Thursday's quarterfinals. The 2008 French Open semifinalist Monfils got past fellow Frenchman Nicolas Devilder 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) on Day 3 here.

Injured Davydenko pulls out of Chennai, and Aussie Open

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:48:23 GMT

Davydenko, who was the top seed in Chennai, pulled out of his scheduled second-round match on Wednesday, citing inflammation in his left heel. He was supposed to meet Czech Lukas Dlouhy, who, instead, received a walkover into the quarterfinals at this ATP World Tour season-opening event.

"I'm having acute pain in my left heel that flared up last week," Davydenko said.

Tsonga, Verdasco advance at Brisbane

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:55:47 GMT

Tsonga was blanked in his first set against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland but rallied to take the next two sets on the way to an 0-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-5) victory.

Tsonga unleashed nine aces in the match, including four each in the second and third sets.

Qatar ExxonMobil Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 7

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:34:09 GMT

Doha, Qatar

Total Prize Money: $1,110,250

WEDNESDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

Rafael Nadal (1) vs. Karol Beck Roger Federer (2) vs. Andreas Seppi Andy Murray (3) vs. Philipp Petzschner Andy Roddick (4) vs. Arnaud Clement Gael Monfils (5) vs. Nicolas Devilder, 3-3 Philipp Kohlschreiber (8) vs. Kristof Vliegen Victor Hanescu leads Mikhail Youzhny, 2-0 Alexander Peya vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky

Notes

Murray is the de

fending champion.

Brisbane International Men's Tennis Update - Jan 7

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:04:07 GMT

Brisbane, Australia

Total Prize Money: $484,750

WEDNESDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Jarkko Nieminen Fernando Verdasco (3) vs. Mario Ancic Tomas Berdych (5) vs. Kei Nishikori Radek Stepanek (8) vs. Michael Llodra Paul-Henri Mathieu leads Ernests Gulbis, 6-3 Florent Serra leads Jurgen Melzer, 5-4

Notes

Llodra won this event in Ad

elaide last year.

Nadal, Federer, Murray post wins in Doha

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:16:37 GMT

1 Andy Murray -- highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the ATP World Tour's season-opening Qatar Open, a $1.11 million Australian Open tune- up.

The top-seeded Nadal dismantled 36-year-old Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, with the help of 28 winners, 6-0, 6-1 on the hardcourts at Khalifa Tennis Complex, while the second-seeded Federer drubbed Italian Potito Starace 6-2, 6-2 and a third-seeded Murray mauled Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-4 to get their 2009 seasons underway. The reigning Doha champion and U.S. Open runner- up Murray defeated Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in last year's Qatar Open finale. The veteran Santoro was the Doha champ back in 2000.

Top seed Djokovic upset in Brisbane; Tsonga advances

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:03:14 GMT

3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia was beaten Tuesday by up-and-coming Latvian Ernests Gulbis in first-round action at the $484,750 Brisbane International. Last year's Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga avoided an opening-round upset here on Day 3.

Djokovic won his previous two meetings against Gulbis, last year in the quarterfinals at the French Open and in the quarters at ATP World Tour Masters in Cincinnati. But on Tuesday, he was outgunned by Gulbis in a 6-4, 6-4 defeat.

Qatar ExxonMobil Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 6

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:34:08 GMT

Doha, Qatar

Total Prize Money: $1,110,250

TUESDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Rafael Nadal (1) vs. Fabrice Santoro Roger Federer (2) vs. Potito Starace Andy Murray (3) leads Albert Montanes, 2-1 Igor Andreev (6) vs. Mikhail Youzhny Dmitry Tursunov (7) leads Alexander Peya, 6-2, 1-2 Philipp Kohlschreiber (8) vs. Marco Chiudinelli Oscar Hernandez vs. Kristof Vliegen Karol Beck vs. Michal Przysiezny Arnaud Clement leads Diego Junqueira, 6-1, 4-0

Notes

Murray is the de

fending champion.

Chennai Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 6

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:34:08 GMT

Chennai, India

Total Prize Money: $450,000

TUESDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Nikolay Davydenko (1) leads Daniel Koellerer, 6-2, 1-1 Stanislas Wawrinka (2) vs. Flavio Cipolla Ivo Karlovic (4) vs. Rajeev Ram Carlos Moya (6) vs. Danai Udomchoke Janko Tipsarevic (7) vs. Pablo Andujar Somdev Devvarman vs. Kevin Kim Wayne Odesnik vs. Ivo Minar Roko Karanusic vs. Andreas Beck Denis Istomin leads Rohan Bopanna, 6-4, 1-2

Top seed Djokovic upset in Brisbane

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:17:18 GMT

Djokovic, who finished No. 3 for a second straight season in 2008, has won an Aussie title last two years. He is the reigning Australian Open champion and captured this tournament in Adelaide in 2007.

Djokovic won the previous two meetings against Gulbis, last year in the quarterfinals at the French Open and in the quarters at ATP World Tour Masters in Cincinnati. But on Tuesday he was no match for Gulbis in a 6-4, 6-4 defeat.

Brisbane International Men's Tennis Update - Jan 6

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:04:08 GMT

Brisbane, Australia

Total Prize Money: $484,750

TUESDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Ernests Gulbis Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Agustin Calleri Tomas Berdych (5) def. Brydan Klein, 6-0, 6-4 Amer Delic vs. Mario Ancic Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Florent Serra Michael Llodra vs. Joseph Sirianni Teimuraz Gabashvili vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu Bobby Reynolds vs. Kei Nishikori Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Ernests Gulbis Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Agustin Calleri Tomas Berdych (5) vs. Brydan Klein Amer Delic vs. Mario Ancic Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Florent Serra Michael Llodra vs. Joseph Sirianni Teimuraz Gabashvili vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu Bobby Reynolds vs. Kei Nishikori

TUESDAY'S SECOND ROUND MATCHES

Robin Soderling (4) vs. Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet (7) vs. Taylor Dent

Notes

Llodra won this event in Ad

elaide last year.

Cilic, Schuettler win Chennai openers

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:47:00 GMT

The 6-foot-5 third-seeded Cilic handled Spaniard Alberto Martin 6-4, 6-4, while the fifth-seeded Schuettler, of Germany, held off Indian wild card Prakash Amritraj 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 on the hardcourts at SDAT Tennis Stadium.

Eighth-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers also reached the round of 16 with a 6-4, 7-5 decision against capable Korean Hyung-Taik Lee.

Roddick wins '09 opener

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:02:37 GMT

The fourth-seeded former world No. 1 Roddick routed Spaniard Ivan Navarro 6-1, 6-3 on the hardcourts at Khalifa Tennis Complex.

Roddick was joined in the second round by fifth-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils, who drubbed Czech Jan Hernych 6-2, 6-2.

Verdasco a winner at Brisbane, American Fish out

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:46:15 GMT

Verdasco, the tournament's third seed, rolled past Bernard Tomic by a 6-4, 6-2 score in just over an hour of action. Verdasco overcame three aces by Tomic while breaking the Australian four times.

The sixth-seeded Fish rallied after dropping his first set to Jurgen Melzer of Austria, but was ultimately dealt a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) loss.

Chennai Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 5

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:04:09 GMT

Chennai, India

Total Prize Money: $450,000

MONDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Marin Cilic (3) def. Alberto Martin, 6-4, 6-4 Rainer Schuettler (5) leads Prakash Amritraj, 6-2, 4-6, 2-1 Marcel Granollers (8) vs. Hyung-Taik Lee Go Soeda leads Lukas Dlouhy, 6-3, 2-6, 3-1 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo vs. Dudi Sela, 6-4, 5-6 Simon Greul def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 6-3, 6-4 Bjorn Phau def. Santiago Ventura, 6-2, 7-5

Qatar ExxonMobil Open Men's Tennis Update - Jan 5

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:34:08 GMT

Doha, Qatar

Total Prize Money: $1,110,250

MONDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Andy Roddick (4) vs. Ivan Navarro Gael Monfils (5) vs. Jan Hernych Abdulla Hajji vs. Nicolas Devilder Viktor Troicki vs. Victor Hanescu Sergiy Stakhovsky vs. Christophe Rochus Philipp Petzschner vs. Jeremy Chardy Andreas Seppi vs. Denis Gremelmayr

Brisbane International Men's Tennis Update - Jan 5

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:04:07 GMT

Brisbane, Australia

Total Prize Money: $484,750

MONDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Ernests Gulbis Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2) vs. Agustin Calleri Fernando Verdasco (3) vs. Bernard Tomic Tomas Berdych (5) vs. Brydan Klein Mardy Fish (6) vs. Jurgen Melzer Radek Stepanek (8) vs. Igor Kunitsyn Jarkko Nieminen vs. Marcos Baghdatis, 5-5 Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Florent Serra

Notes

Michael Llodra won this event in 2008 when it was pl

ayed in Adelaide.

Soderling, Gasquet each kick off '09 season with win

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:03:17 GMT

While the fourth-seeded Soderling pounded Sweden's Sam Querrey, 6-3, 6-3, No. 7 Gasquet had a tough time with fellow countryman Marc Gicquel. The French pair split the first two sets before Gasquet broke Gicquel twice in the final set for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph that lasted two-plus hours on the hardcourts at Queensland Tennis Center.

In other action on the season's first day, American Taylor Dent edged Belgium's Steve Darcis, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, while another three-set battle was won by France's Julien Benneteau, who knocked out Robby Ginepri of the United States, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Brisbane International Men's Tennis Update - Jan 4

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:34:08 GMT

Brisbane, Australia

Total Prize Money: $484,750

SUNDAY'S FIRST ROUND MATCHES

Robin Soderling (4) vs. Sam Querrey Richard Gasquet (7) leads Marc Gicquel, 4-6, 6-2, 3-1 Taylor Dent vs. Steve Darcis Julien Benneteau vs. Robby Ginepri

Notes

Michael Llodra won this event in 2008 when it was pl

ayed in Adelaide.