Tennis: Top 2 Seeds Lose at Pilot Pen
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Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Robredo, the top two seeds in the menâs draw at the Pilot Pen in New Haven, were eliminated in straight sets yesterday in the third round.And in the womenâs draw, a qualifier advanced to the semifinals when Agnes Szavay defeated eighth-seeded Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4.Davydenko, the defending champion, lost to Gilles Simon, 6-4, 6-4. Robredo fell to Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-3. Igor Andreev beat fourth-seeded David Ferrer, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.James Blake, seeded third, won, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, after being down three match points to Agustin Calleri.
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Mark Philippoussis lost 6-3 6-4 to Czech player Tomas Zib as the rain-hit Japan Open finally got under way. Zib humbled the big-hitting Australian at Tokyo&#39;s Ariake Colleseum on a day when many matches were postponed.
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Even Roger Federer can use some luck at a Grand Slam, and he caught a break thanks to his next opponent in the chase for that elusive French Open title. Guillermo Canas loomed as a formidable challenge for the top-ranked Federer in the semifinals Friday, but Canas lost in the quarterfinals to Nikolay Davydenko &#151; a much better matchup for Federer.
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- James Blake lost to Tomas Berdych 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 Friday, leaving the United States tied 1-1 with the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup. Andy Roddick defeated Davis Cup rookie Ivo Minar 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to give the U.S. the early lead in the first-round World Group...
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Sport: French Open: Tim Henman has been knocked out of the second major of the year after losing in straight sets to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.
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AMERICAN Lisa Raymond became the second unseeded player to eliminate a rising Russian when she defeated Nadia Petrova in the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven, Connecticut today.
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Elena Bovina withstood a late-match surge by Denisa Chladkova on Sunday to advance to the second round of the Pilot Pen with a 6-0, 7-5 victory.
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Rafael Nadal was upset by the 54th-ranked Mikhail Youzhny in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, dashing hopes of rematch with Roger Federer, who advanced on Wednesday.
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Andre Agassi&#39;s chances of qualifying for the season-ending Masters Cup suffered a setback after losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Thomas Johansson in the final yesterday.
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Vienna, Austria (Sports Network) - Top seeds David Nalbandian, Nicolas Massu and Rainer Schuettler were all quarterfinal losers Friday at the indoor BA-CA Tennis Trophy.
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Elena Bovina of Russia withstood on-court heat of 37.8 degrees C Saturday and beat friend and practice partner Nathalie Dechy of France 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Pilot Pen tournament.
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Roger Federer will miss next week&#39;s Paris Masters with a torn left thigh, making Andy Roddick the tournament&#39;s No. 1-seeded player.
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It has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament. Until this year, when Taylor Dent, Mardy Fish and Vincent Spadea all lost in the second round, the Open had never gone into the third round with only two American men.
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Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish lost opening matches in the Davis Cup final today, leaving the United States in a big hole and Spain in commanding position to win the title.
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ATHENS, Greece - Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympics Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop the ...
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There have been times during the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament when Nathalie Dechy has made it look easy. During Friday nightâs semifinal, however, she appeared to have hit a bump in the road.
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FILDERSTADT, Germany : Russian Vera Zvonareva became the second seed to crash out of the 650,000-dollar WTA event falling to a straight sets 6-3, 7-5 first round defeat against compatriot Elena Likhovtseva.