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03 September 2010 09:23

NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic ignored fans fighting in the crowd to join Roger Federer and Robin Soderling in the third round of the US Open on Thursday.
A scuffle broke out between spectators on the Arthur Ashe Stadium midway through the first set of Djokovic's match with Germany's Philipp...

02 September 2010 09:08

Ranting Roddick out

NEW YORK - Former champion Andy Roddick crashed out of the US Open after ranting at a line judge who called a foot fault against him.
Roddick was serving at 5-2 down in the third set of his second-round match with Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic when a line judge called the fault on what would have...

01 September 2010 17:13

Aphrodite Cup

LIMASSOL - The International Tennis Federation's Junior Circuit “Aphrodite Cup 2010” will open on September 7th in Cyprus.
According to a press release by the Cyprus Tennis Federation, the international junior championship (under 18 years), which has become an institution for Cyprus’ tennis, is...

01 September 2010 09:06

Marcos out of US Open

NEW YORK – Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis suffered a shock first round exit from the US Open on Tuesday after going down in five sets to French veteran Arnaud Clement.
Bagdhatis, who was seeded 16th going into the tournament, through away a two set lead to lose 6-3 2-6 1-6 6-4 7-5 in...

31 August 2010 09:27

Baghdatis to take on Clement

NEW YORK – Marcos Baghdatis will begin his US Open campaign on Tuesday with a clash against France's Arnaud Clement in the first round. Baghdatis, who is likely to face Novak Djokovic in the third round, should he advance past the first two as been on a good run of form of late with his most...

31 August 2010 09:26

Federer lights up US Open

NEW YORK - Roger Federer lit up the opening day of the US Open with another moment of sheer genius during his first-round victory at Flushing Meadows.
Federer had won the first set against Argentina's Brian Dabul and was 5-3 up in the second when he conjured up a winner from between his legs...

27 August 2010 10:17

Marcos out in New Haven

NEW HAVEN - Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky toppled top seed Marco Baghdatis of Cyprus 5-7 6-1 7-6 in the quarterfinal of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament in New Haven on Thursday.
The Netherlands' Thiemo de Bakker was an easy winner over Kazakhstan's Evgeny Korolev 6-4 6-3 while 15th seed Denis...

26 August 2010 09:29

Baghdatis bounces back

NEW HAVEN - Top seed Marcos Baghdatis fought back from a poor opening to beat Juan Ignacio Chela and reach the quarter-finals of the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Cypriot struggled during the first set against his Argentinian opponent, failing to win a single service game as he...

25 August 2010 09:30

Baghdatis powers through

NEW HAVEN - Top seed Marco Baghdatis overcame a half-hour rain delay to advance to the third round of the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven.
The Cypriot, who defeated Rafael Nadal as he reached the semi-finals in Cincinnati last week made short work of Russia's Igor Andreev as he claimed a 6-2 6-4...

23 August 2010 09:03

Federer seals Cincinnati crown

CINCINNATI - Roger Federer warmed up for the US Open in style by clinching his 17th Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati.
The Swiss world number two got the better of home favourite Mardy Fish after coming out on top in a war of attrition.
In a match dominated by the serve, Federer secured the...