Davis Cup Results. WORLD GROUP Semifinals Spain 2, United States 0 At Madrid Singles Rafael Nadal, Spain, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. David Ferrer, Spain, def. Andy Roddick, United States, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 8-6. Argentina 2, Russia 0 At Buenos Aires, Argentina Singles David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Igor [...]
Argentina is close to avenging its 2006 final loss against Russia. After taking a 2-0 lead Friday in the Davis Cup semifinals. Juan Martin del Potro dismantled sixth-ranked Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the second singles match to put Argentina one win away from the final, after seventh-ranked David Nalbandian beat Russian Igor Andreev in the [...]
For a while, it looked like Sam Querrey would do the impossible. And beat Rafael Nadal on Spanish clay in his Davis Cup debut. But the top-ranked Nadal bounced back after dropping the opening set against Querrey, and the United States must now hope it can bounce back from a 2-0 deficit in the Davis [...]
Svetlana Kuznetsova overpowered qualifier Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia in straight sets Saturday. To ensure an all-Russian final at the WTA Pan Pacific Open. Fifth-seeded Kuznetsova defeated Srebotnik 7-6 (5), 6-2 and will face the winner of Saturday’s other semifinal between Russians Dinara Safina and Nadia Petrova. After a closely contested first set, Kuznetsova took control [...]
Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez on Friday gave Chile a 2-0 lead over Australia. In the Davis Cup World Group playoff. Massu defeated Chris Guccione 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (2) and Gonzalez, the Olympic silver medalist, went on to beat Peter Luckzak 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Massu needed more than three hours to overcome [...]
Top-seeded Richard Gasquet of France advanced to the semifinals of the BCR Open Romania on Friday. Rallying to defeat Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-1. Gasquet will play sixth-seeded Carlos Moya, who also came from behind to beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in an all-Spanish match that lasted more than 2 1/2 [...]
Results Friday from the US$527,700 (?374,415) BCR Open Romania. Played on outdoor clay at Progresul BNR Arenas (seedings in parentheses): Singles Quarterfinals Carlos Moya (6), Spain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Gilles Simon (2), France, def. Florent Serra, France, 6-2, 6-3. Jose Acasuso (8), Argentina, def. Ivan Navarro, Spain, 6-4, 6-4. Richard Gasquet [...]
Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova edged Chan Yung-jan 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2 Friday. To advance to the semifinals of the Bali Open. Hantuchova will play Tamira Paszek, who upset Flavia Pennetta 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 to become the only unseeded player in the semifinals on Saturday. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder defeated Marta Domachowska 6-2, 6-2, and will play No. [...]
Coming off a strong showing in the U S Open. Sam Querrey thought he’d finish this season with tournaments in Beijing, Tokyo and Paris. Time to change those travel plans: Next up, the 20-year-old American is going to Madrid as a late replacement for James Blake on the defending champion U.S. Davis Cup team. Nervous? [...]
Fourth-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia advanced to the second round of the Bali Open on Tuesday by defeating Aiko Nakamura of Japan 6-3, 6-1. Petrova will face Tathiana Garbin of Italy, who defeated Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-2, 7-6 (3). Jill Craybas of the United States also advanced, upsetting eighth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada 3-6, [...]