Day 2 at the Osaka Mayor’s Cup, Asia’s Grade A event, saw the seeds continue their march through the draws relatively unscathed.
In the boy’s event number 1 Yuki Bhambri (IND) had a straight sets 60 62 victory over Wild Card Shu Saito (JPN). Number 2 seed Hiroki Moriya (JPN) also continued into the 3rd round with a 62 63 victory over Stephen Hoh (AUS). Number 3 seed Hsieh (TPE) put a shaky start behind him with a 75 63 victory over Wild Card Suk-Yong Jeong (KOR).
Number 12 seed, Jordan Kelly-Houston (NZL) was the only seeded player to fall in the first round and day 2 saw the loss of just one more seeded player, number 9 Alex Sanders (AUS) was defeated by Suichi Sekiguchi (JPN) 64 64. The 3rd round sees 6 all seed matches to be played. However, the pick of the 3rd round matches will be number 7 Nikala Scholtz (RSA) versus unseeded Shuichi Sekiguchi (JPN). Sekiguchi will be confident after dispatching the seeded Sanders, and will have the large home support behind him, whilst Scholtz comes into the tournament having just won two consecutive titles in China in the past fortnight.
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osaka, tennis news, WTA October 13th, 2008 | Posted in WTA Tennis | No Comments
The Davis Cup Committee, in a conference call meeting held earlier today, decided unanimously that Mar del Plata would host the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Argentina and Spain scheduled for 21-23 November.
This decision was reached after careful consideration of the plans proposed by the Argentine Tennis Association and the site visit reports made by ITF Representatives, immediately after the semifinal and last week in separate visits to Mar del Plata and Cordoba.
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ATP. Mar del plata, Davis cup, tennis October 10th, 2008 | Posted in ATP Tennis, Davis cup | No Comments
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Nadal, Rafael (ESP)
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1265 
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17 
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Federer, Roger (SUI)
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921 
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15 
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Djokovic, Novak (SRB)
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899 
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16 
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Murray, Andy (GBR)
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520 
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19 
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Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS)
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417 
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18 
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6
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Roddick, Andy (USA)
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352 
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+1 
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18 
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7
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Ferrer, David (ESP)
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337 
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-1 
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20 
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8
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Blake, James (USA)
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309 
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0 
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19 
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9
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Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI)
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286 
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18 
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10
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Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG)
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272 
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15 
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11
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Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI)
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271 
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17 
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12
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Simon, Gilles (FRA)
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261 
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23 
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13
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Almagro, Nicolas (ESP)
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253 
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20 
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13
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Verdasco, Fernando (ESP)
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253 
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24 
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Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA)
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250 
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16 
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16
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Andreev, Igor (RUS)
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239 
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24 
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17
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Fish, Mardy (USA)
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226 
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21 
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18
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Robredo, Tommy (ESP)
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225 
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20 
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19
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Cilic, Marin (CRO)
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205 
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22 
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20
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Monfils, Gael (FRA)
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204 
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+6 
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16 
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ATP Race, Top 20 September 29th, 2008 | Posted in ATP Tennis, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer | No Comments
The ITF and Wilson Racquet Sports have extended their sponsorship agreement to include Wilson as the Official Ball of Davis Cup, Fed Cup and other ITF initiatives in a multi-year deal.
Wilson has been involved in Davis Cup since 2002 and has experienced fantastic on-site presence at every Davis Cup tie throughout the world. In the last six years, Wilson has been able to harness the passion, emotion and heritage associated with the event when delivering their excitement for the game of tennis.
Under this expanded agreement, Wilson is the Official Ball to Davis Cup, Fed Cup and the ITF’s junior team competitions at the under 14 and under 16 level. In addition, Wilson is the exclusive supplier of tennis rackets, shoes, clothing and accessories to the ITF Development Coaching Team. This is another strong example of Wilson’s grass roots support of tennis throughout the world. The ITF’s leadership in growing the game of tennis continues to be a major initiative with Wilson Sporting Goods as well.
“Wilson has been an outstanding partner for the ITF, sharing our vision for growing the game of tennis,” said ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti. “Wilson’s involvement in Davis Cup, Fed Cup, ITF junior team competitions and the ITF Development Coaching Team has enhanced all of these areas and we are delighted that they will remain as our partners for many years to come.”
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itf, news, tennis, wilson racquet sports September 25th, 2008 | Posted in ATP Tennis | No Comments
Argentina will host Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final after both nations won their semifinals at home this weekend. Spain overcame defending champions USA 4-1 in Madrid, and Argentina defeated Russia 3-2 in a deciding fifth rubber in Buenos Aires. The Final will be played on 21-23 November, with the venue set to be confirmed on 29 September.
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal starred for Spain in its victory over USA at the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas in Madrid. He scored a four-set victory over debutant Sam Querrey in the opening rubber, before overwhelming Andy Roddick 64 60 64 to give the hosts a 3-1 winning lead. Roddick had lost a five-set marathon to David Ferrer on day one, before the scratch pairing of Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish kept the tie alive with a five-set win over Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco.
“Today I play an almost perfect match and it is very, very exciting,” said Nadal after the win. “Today I played very well. I shocked myself with some of the winners I played, was near perfect tennis.”
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argentina, Davis cup, final, Spain, tennis September 24th, 2008 | Posted in ATP Tennis, Davis cup | No Comments