BNP Paribas Open Women’s Tennis Update – Mar 10
Indian Wells, California Total Prize Money: $4,500,000 WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND MATCHES Anna Chakvetadze vs. Anne Keothavong Magdalena Rybarikova vs. Justine Henin Jill Craybas vs. Eleni Daniilidou Ioana Raluca Olaru vs. Polona Hercog Melinda Czink vs. Kimiko Date Krumm Tamarine Tanasugarn vs. Edina Gallovits Timea Bacsinszky vs. Kirsten Flipkens Olga Govortsova vs. Iveta Benesova Alexa Glatch vs. Elena Baltacha Alicia Molik vs. Tatjana Malek Sorana Cirstea vs. Kaia Kanepi Jelena Dokic... [Read The entire article]
Gonzalez sends Chile into Davis Cup QFs
The former Australian Open runner-up Gonzalez handled Sela 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in just over two hours on the red clay in Coquimbo on Day 3 here. On Sunday, doubles specialists Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram kept the Israelis alive, at 1-2, with a 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (11-9), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over a Chilean tandem of Jorge Aguilar and Paul Capdeville. Read More →
Davis Cup 1st Round – ISR at CHI Men’s Tennis Update – Mar 8
Coquimbo, Chile MONDAY’S SINGLES MATCHES Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) leads Dudi Sela (ISR), 2-0 Nicolas Massu (CHI) vs. Harel Levy (ISR) Notes Chile leads the best -of-five tie 2-1. Read More →
WTA renews partnership with Sony
The deal will now keep Sony as the lead global sponsor for the tour through to the end of 2012. “We are very pleased that Sony Ericsson will remain our partner and we look forward to continuing to deliver to fans and taking women’s tennis and Sony Ericsson to new heights through our joint vision for the future of the sport,” said Stacey Allaster, chairman and CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Read More →
Pavlyuchenkova downs Hantuchova to win at Monterrey
Pavlyuchenkova rallied from a first-set loss to take down second-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 on the hardcourts at Sierra Madre Country Club. The 18-year-old Pavlyuchenkova won her first WTA title in her first-ever final match on the WTA Tour. Read More →
Israel stays alive against Chile in Davis Cup
Erlich and Ram fought back for a 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (11-9), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over a Chilean tandem of Jorge Aguilar and Paul Capdeville. Monday’s reverse singles will decide the winner here, as Chilean Fernando Gonzalez will take on Dudi Sela in the first match and Nicolas Massu is scheduled to face Harel Levy in a possible deciding rubber. Read More →
