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Racket demolished during tennis tournament
Belgian Kristof Vliegen breaks his racket during a match against Croatian Ivan Ljubicic during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Tournament.
Frank Dancevic Into Eastbourne Semifinals; David Ferrer Gone in Holland
AEGON International Canadian glory It certainly has been a while since a Canadian male player made the semifinals of an ATP World Tour event - July 2008 to be exact... by Nima Naderi 41 reads Game Recap June 18, 2009 Canadian glory It certainly has been a while since a Canadian male player made the semifinals of an ATP World Tour event - July 2008 ...
Ljubicic withdraws from Wimbledon with ankle injury
Former world number three Ivan Ljubicic has pulled out of the ongoing Wimbledon Open on Monday with an ankle injury.
BASINGSTOKEa S Josh Goodall admits ita s back to the drawing board after crashing out against Ivan Ljubicic at the AEGON International in Eastbourne.
Tursunov among Eastbourne semifinalists
Dmitry Tursunov and Fabrice Santoro advanced in straight sets Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Aegon International tennis tournament in England.
Ljubicic's tournament ended by ankle agony
Former world No 3 Ivan Ljubicic limped out of the Eastbourne International yesterday after injuring his ankle in a heavy fall.
EASTBOURNE, England - Thursday, Jun. 18, 2009 12:28PM EDT C anadians Frank Dancevic and Aleksandra Wozniak advanced to the Eastbourne Championships semi-finals, extending their pre-Wimbledon success on grass Thursday.
Big names suffer Eastbourne exits
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Jankovic became big-name casualties to fall at the Aegon International after first-round exits in Eastbourne.
Two seeds bounced in Eastbourne
France's Paul-Henri Mathieu and Italy's Andreas Seppi were first-round losers Sunday, as play opened at Eastbourne in one of the final Wimbledon tuneup events.
Roddick quickly finds feet on 'happiest day'
Andy Roddick loves his annual visit to west London. "Coming from clay to grass is one of the happiest days of my year," the world No 6 said at Queen's yesterday after winning his opening match at the Aegon Championships.
Hutchins double clash is on hold
Britaina TMs number one doubles player Ross Hutchins saw his AEGON Championships opener brought to a premature end as the heavens opened over west London, writes Craig Chisnall.
Andy Roddick, Gael Monfils advance Wimbledon warmup event
Roddick is seeded number two at the Wimbledon warmup event, which he has won four times.
Roddick leads compatriots to opening Queen's wins - Summary
Andy Roddick began the bid for his fifth career title on the grass of Queen's club Tuesday, with a pair of compatriots following his winning example.
Del Potro raises his game, finds comfort on clay courts in Paris
Despite a childhood dusted by the ubiquitous clay courts of Argentina, Juan Martin del Potro's development on the surface has been more nurture than nature.
Bernard Tomic plays a backhand during his first round match against German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
French Open 2009: Andy Murray ready to get down and dirty to see off Marin Cilic challenge
The Americans sometimes call them 'dirt-ballers', players who look as though they have clay in their blood as well as all over their shoes and socks, and who would be happy to rally from the baseline for hours, maybe even for days, on end.
Injured Nishikori to miss Wimbledon
Having dropped out just days before the French Open, Kei Nishikori recently got the bad news that he will also miss Wimbledon next month.
Williams needs 9 match points to win in Paris
Serena Williams entered Tuesday with a 37-0 record in the first round at Grand Slam tournaments.
There is an observation alley above Court No. 2 and Court No. 3 at Roland Garros that provides a gorgeous view of Court Philippe Chatrier to one side and the Bois de Boulogne across the way, surrounded by green trees and ivy on walls, all of that framing the amber-hot red clay on a beautiful sunny day.
Star names head for Eastbourne
Ivan Ljubicic and Tommy Haas are the latest top players to add their names to the first mena s tennis event at Eastbourne.