Norman and Evert separate after 15 months of marriageLONDON - Golf star Greg Norman and his tennis player wife Chris Evert have separated after just 15 months of marriage. Former No. 1s Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic set up final matchup at Pan Pacific Open
Can’t keep ‘em away: Sports fans still find time, money for games in bad economySports fans are familiar with pain that’s supposed to end their love affair with the game. There are the labor spats between billionaire team owners and millionaire athletes. The off-field antics that land players in handcuffs. The losing seasons. Bopanna takes a set off World No. 12 GonzalezKUALA LUMPUR - India’s Rohan Bopanna continued his impressive singles play by taking a set off world No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile before going down fighting 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 in the second round of the Malaysian Open tennis here Thursday. Former No. 1s Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic advance to semifinals at Pan Pacific OpenTOKYO — Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Iveta Benesova. Injured Murray pulls out of Tokyo tourneyTOKYO - Andy Murray dealt a second blow to next week’s Japan Open tennis tournament as the Scot withdrew Thursday with a wrist injury. Jelena Jankovic beat Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-3 to reach semifinals at Pan Pacific Open
Nadal recovers from abdominal injury, makes himself available for Spain’s Davis Cup finalBARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal has recovered from an abdominal injury and made himself available for Spain’s Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic in December. Bopanna-Qureshi ousted from Malaysian OpenKUALA LUMPUR - India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi blew up a set advantage to go down fighting 6-2, 6-7(4), 11-13 to Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn and Czech Jaroslav Levinsky in the $947,750 Malaysian Open tennis quarterfinals here Wednesday. Sam Querrey, 25th-ranked tennis player in the world, hurts arm in freak accidentNEW YORK — Sam Querrey cut his right forearm in a freak accident after practicing for the Thailand Open in Bangkok and will be out at least four to six weeks, the U.S. Tennis Association says. Russians Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova ousted in 2nd round at Pan Pacific OpenTOKYO — Top-ranked and defending champion Dinara Safina was knocked out in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday by Taiwanese qualifier Chang Kai-chen only hours before fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova was ousted in another upset. Top-seeded Dinara Safina, Venus Williams ousted in 2nd round in JapanTOKYO — Defending champion Dinara Safina and Venus Williams were knocked out of the second round by qualifiers at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday. Japan’s Date Krumm becomes oldest WTA Tour winner since Billie Jean King in 1983SEOUL, South Korea — Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm is the oldest winner of a WTA Tour tournament in 26 years, having beaten second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 6-3 to claim the Korea Open title. Kolkata ITF: Yannick upsets Ranjeet, Bhambri in second roundKOLKATA - Delhi’s Yannick Nelord shocked sixth-seeded Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan in a three-setter while teenage sensation Yuki Bhambri had little difficulty in prevailing over qualifier Rohan Gide to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the $15,000 ONGC-ITF tournament here Tuesday. Querrey to miss rest of ATP seasonBANGKOK - American tennis player Sam Querrey will miss the rest of the ATP season after crashing through a glass table that he tried to sit on at the Thailand Open. Federer remains atop men’s tennis rankingsHAMBURG - Roger Federer continues to lead an unchanged top 10 in the latest ATP tennis rankings issued Monday. Safina heads unchanged women tennis rankingsHAMBURG - Dinara Safina remains top of an unchanged tennis rankings released Monday by the WTA. Russia’s Safina has 8,340 points, followed by Serena Williams on 7,807 and sister Venus on 6,645. Yuki to open against qualifier in ONGC-ITF tournamentKOLKATA - Indias teenage sensation and fifth-seeded Yuki Bhambri will open his campaign against qualifier Rohan Gide in the $15,000 ONGC-ITF Futures tournament that begins here Monday. Date-Krumm becomes second-oldest WTA singles championSEOUL - Japanese professional tennis player Kimiko Date-Krumm Sunday became the second-oldest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) champion when she beat Spain’s second seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3 to win the Hansol-Korea Open - a day before her 39th birthday. Oudin, Isner to lead fresh-faced US team at Hopman CupPERTH - The US will field a fresh generation of talent at January’s Hopman Cup tennis tournament as breakthrough newcomers Melanie Oudin and John Isner represent the five-time champions. Tired Roger Federer withdraws from next month’s Japan Open, Shanghai ATP MastersTOKYO — Roger Federer withdrew from the Japan Open and Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 on Friday, citing the need to rest after a physically challenging year. Poojashree, Rushmi in Dehradun ITF finalDEHRADUN - Top seed Poojashree Venkatesha will meet Rushmi Chakravarthi in an all-Indian final at the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament here Saturday. Jelena Dokic’s father sentenced to 15 months in retrialBELGRADE - A Serbian court has upheld a ruling that sentenced Damir Dokic, father of Serbian-Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic, to 15 months in jail over threats to Australia’s ambassador to Serbia and possession of illegal weapons. Grand Slams are fine for Clijsters, but ’small’ counts as much when it comes to daughter JadaTESSENDERLO, Belgium — Kim Clijsters will center her 2010 schedule as much around young daughter Jada as around the four Grand Slams, planning a limited program that will put family first. Justine Henin to return with new serve; wants to add Wimbledon to her 7 majorsBRUSSELS — Just 16 months away from tennis was enough for Justine Henin. 2010 Davis Cup draw sets up possible Nadal-Federer showdown as Spain hosts SwitzerlandGENEVA — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could face each other in the first round of next year’s Davis Cup after Spain drew Switzerland on Wednesday. Davis Cup: India play Russia first in World GroupNEW DELHI - India travel to Russia to play their first round in the Davis Cup World Group from March 5-7. Former No. 1 Justine Henin ends 16-month retirement, will play in Australian Open in JanuaryBRUSSELS — Despite seven Grand Slam titles, an Olympic gold medal and more than two years as the world No. 1, Justine Henin wasn’t satisfied enough after calling it quits on a stellar tennis career. Ex-No. 1 Justine Henin looks for elusive Wimbledon title in return to competitive tennisBRUSSELS — Justine Henin is seeking the elusive Wimbledon title in her return to the WTA Tour. Justine Henin to return to tennis, aims for 8th Grand Slam title next yearBRUSSELS — Justine Henin will return to competitive tennis next year. After Clijsters, Henin likely to return to tennisBRUSSELS - Former world number one Justine Henin is set to announce her return to tennis some 16 months after she retired from the game, Belgian press reports said Tuesday. Davis cuppers Somdev, Yuki call on Sports MinisterNEW DELHI - Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman, who put the country back into the Davis Cup top tier World Group in South Africa and Yuki Bhambri, met Sports Minister M.S. Gill here on Tuesday. Davis Cup win proves stress on ‘Indians only’ right, says GillNEW DELHI - Sports Minister M.S. Gill Tuesday met the victorious Davis Cup tennis team and said his decision to allow only Indian citizens to represent the country in the international sporting events has proved to be a success. Belgian media reports say Justine Henin to announce return to competitive tennis TuesdayBRUSSELS — Former top-ranked player Justine Henin will announce her return to competitive tennis Tuesday, according to two top Belgian newspapers. Procter & Gamble features tennis’ Serena Williams in lighthearted Tampax campaignCINCINNATI — The Procter & Gamble Co. is featuring tennis star Serena Williams in a lighthearted ad campaign for its Tampax brand that begins just weeks after her U.S. Open outburst. |
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