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Below-par Murray reaches LA semi

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Britain’s Andy Murray beats Alejandro Falla at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, but the top seed has plenty to work on ahead of his semi-final.

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US Open Series TV Schedule

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

TV Schedule (All times Eastern)

(All times Eastern)

WEEK

DATE

TIME

EVENT

NETWORK

Week 1
Fri. 7/23
12:00 ? 2:00 pm
Tennis Championships
Tennis Channel

4:00 ? 6:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

7:00 ? 9:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

Sat. 7/24
1:30 ? 3:30 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

7:00 ? 9:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
Tennis Channel

Sun. 7/25
3:00 ? 5:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

8:00 ? 9:30 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
Tennis Channel

Week 2
Fri. […]

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US Open Series TV Schedule

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

TV Schedule (All times Eastern)

(All times Eastern)

WEEK

DATE

TIME

EVENT

NETWORK

Week 1
Fri. 7/23
12:00 ? 2:00 pm
Tennis Championships
Tennis Channel

4:00 ? 6:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

7:00 ? 9:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

Sat. 7/24
1:30 ? 3:30 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

7:00 ? 9:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
Tennis Channel

Sun. 7/25
3:00 ? 5:00 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
ESPN2

8:00 ? 9:30 pm
Atlanta Tennis Championships
Tennis Channel

Week 2
Fri. […]

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Azarenka ends Bartoli’s streak in Stanford at 8 wins

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka beat defending champion Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals, ending the Frenchwoman’s run of eight straight victories in the event.

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Marion Bartoli - Victoria Azarenka - 2009 Bank of the West Classic - Belarus - Maria Sharapova

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Groth ousts defending champ Dushevina in Istanbul

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Jarmila Groth of Australia defeated defending champion Vera Dushevina of Russia 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Istanbul Cup on Friday.

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Groth ousts defending champ Dushevina in Istanbul

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Jarmila Groth of Australia defeated defending champion Vera Dushevina of Russia 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Istanbul Cup on Friday.

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Vera Dushevina - Istanbul Cup - Jarmila Groth - sport - Soccer

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Defending champ Querrey beats Schuettler in Los Angeles

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Defending champion Sam Querrey defeated Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic.

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Sam Querrey - Rainer Schüttler - Los Angeles - Marcos Baghdatis - United States

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Defending champ Querrey beats Schuettler in Los Angeles

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Defending champion Sam Querrey defeated Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic.

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Sam Querrey - Los Angeles - Rainer Schüttler - Marcos Baghdatis - United States

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Photos.

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

That scar is nasty. Is it too much to ask to make that WTA sticker from a decent cloth instead of from a discarded underwear? Geeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!! And was this a boxing match? LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 29: Former Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds enjoys a tennis match betweenAndy Murray and Tim Smyczek during the […]

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Chela beats top-seeded Davydenko with ease in Croatia

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Eighth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela routed top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Croatia Open semifinals.

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Nikolay Davydenko - Juan Ignacio Chela - Tennis - Croatia - Juan Carlos Ferrero

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Chela beats top-seeded Davydenko with ease in Croatia

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Eighth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela routed top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Croatia Open semifinals.

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Is Mirka turning into Bridgette (that?s Sampras?s wife. Geeeeeezzzzzz)?

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

At 28, Federer has now won just ONE title in the last about 16 tournaments he has played – starting from about the time the ‘forced’ marriage thing happened and the twins arrived. With age not a factor historically, absence of any major arrival on the tour to alter the landscape so significantly to shoulder […]

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Rules Quiz

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Test your knowledge of the rules of tennis. Questions cover a range of scenarios, from common to bizarre.

Rules Quiz originally appeared on About.com Tennis on Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 21:58:59.

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Top-seeded Youzhny loses to Schukin at Swiss Open

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarterfinals.

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Kazakhstan - Mikhail Youzhny - Yuri Schukin - Asia - Tennis

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Top-seeded Youzhny loses to Schukin at Swiss Open

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarterfinals.

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Kazakhstan - Mikhail Youzhny - Yuri Schukin - Asia - Tennis

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Top-seeded Youzhny loses to Schukin at Swiss Open

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarterfinals.

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Ernests Gulbis. In His Own Words.

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

It?s telling, for me at least, that ?s racquet bashing during his second round loss to at the Farmers Classic, has generated more interest than ?s tougher than expected match. Of course, it helps that Gulbis?s press conference afterwards generated some of the best one liners we?ve heard all year. I […]

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Ernests Gulbis. In His Own Words.

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

It?s telling, for me at least, that ?s racquet bashing during his second round loss to at the Farmers Classic, has generated more interest than ?s tougher than expected match. Of course, it helps that Gulbis?s press conference afterwards generated some of the best one liners we?ve heard all year. I […]

Related posts:Is Ernests Gulbis the Next Marat Safin? Probably.
Ernests Gulbis Makes Sunny Return at Farmers Classic.
Gulbis Loses Cool and Match to Falla at Farmers Classic.

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Baltacha bows out of Istanbul Cup

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Elena Baltacha fails to build on her win over top seed Francesca Schiavone as she loses 6-4 6-0 to Germany’s Andrea Petkovic at the Istanbul Cup.

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Baghdatis and Tomic Make Coaching Changes

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

There must be something about the month of July that brings forth a need to change one?s coach on the ATP World Tour.
Following the news earlier this week that had hired Paul Annacone on a ?trial basis,? and had fired Miles Maclagan in search of better results, Cypriot […]

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Youzhny Defeated in Gstaad; Rain Allows Play in Umag; Top Four Seeds Alive at LA Open

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Allianz Suisse Open —Switzerland
Top seed was bounced from the quarterfinal stage of the Allianz Suisse Open on Friday by qualifier , 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
Needing two hours and 13 minutes to advance, Schukin continued his dream march this week by winning 70 percent of his first serve points, while breaking Youzhny?s serve […]

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Hobbled Murray Wins LA Summer Opener; Sharapova v. Dementieva in Stanford

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

fought through stiffness in his summer hardcourt opener.

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July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

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Melzer, Ljubicic advance to Croatia Open quarterfinals

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Second-seeded Juergen Melzer of Austria has beaten Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-0 to gain the Croatia Open quarterfinals.

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Czech Republic - Jan Hájek - Jürgen Melzer - Government - Croatia

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Reading Between the Lines

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

by Pete Bodo Howdy. Isn’t in nice to have the Bank of the West Classic at to kick around, in a good way? It’s always good news when the WTA produces a sub-major tournament with story lines that crackle…

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los angeles: friday oop

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

FARMERS CLASSIC, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. ORDER OF PLAY ? FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010 STRAUS STADIUM start 12:00 noon (GER) vs [2] (USA) [6] (SRB) vs [3] (CYP) Not Before 4:00 PM [4] (ESP) vs [WC] (USA) Evening Session ? Not Before 7:30 PM […]

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Murray Battles Red Hot Smyczek and Cold Night in L.A. Debut.

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Everyone thinks of as having 80 degree weather and blue skies every day, and while for the most part that?s true, sometimes it can get down right frosty in these parts. For the night matches taking part at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, cool nights have become part of the norm including […]

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Champion Bartoli defeats Ivanovic

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Reigning champion Marion Bartoli advances to the Stanford Classic quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over former world number one Ana Ivanovic.

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