Friday, May 18, 2012
DAILY TENNIS NEWS - BRIEFS
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African Charity Forming Tennis Auctions
Tennis
for Africa, a not for profit association, is promoting new charity
auctions with unique items on eBay: the racquet of Gasquet, Seppi,
Rochus, signed T-shirts. New items will be proposed in the following
days.
For placing a bid:
http://www.tennisforafrica.org/ScheduleEn.htm
Murray is Getting Ready for French Open
Andy
Murray will test the power of positive thinking as he carries a
long-standing back injury with him to Paris as the countdown ticking of
the French Open gets louder. The Scot crashed out of the Rome Masters in
the third round 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-2 to Richard Gasquet.
"I've
got a lot of big events coming and there's not that much time to rest
any niggles. Hopefully when the French comes, the goal is to be in peak
condition."
Tennis Europe Offering a Valuable App About Junior Players
Tennis
Europe has announced the release of a mobile app designed for players
and followers of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour.
Search
for ‘Tennis Europe’ in the iTunes App Store or Google Play to download
the application free of charge.
Nintendo Joins USTA SmashZone Tour
The
USTA SmashZone Mobile Tour will be in Oxnard, California this week end
with its new partner, Nintendo.
Nintendo has signed on as an Official Sponsor of the SmashZone Mobile
Tour, the interactive tennis fan attraction which introduces children to
tennis in a fun and engaging way. As part of the agreement, Nintendo,
the worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, will
incorporate video game kiosks into the SmashZone experience throughout
the duration of the tour.
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RESULTS - MEN
THURSDAY
Rome
Singles - Third Round |(1) N Djokovic def. (14) J Monaco 4-6 6-2 6-3
(2) R Nadal def. M Granollers 6-1 6-1 (3) R Federer def. J Ferrero 6-2
5-7 6-1
(16) R Gasquet def. (4) A Murray 6-7(1-7) 6-3 6-2
(5) J Tsonga def. (10) J del Potro 6-4 6-1
(6) D Ferrer def. (11) G Simon 6-0 7-6(7-5)
(7) T Berdych def. (12) N Almagro 7-6(7-3) 6-3
A Seppi def. S Wawrinka 6-7(1-7) 7-6(9-7) 7-6(8-6)
Doubles - Second Round
(1) Mirnyi/Nestor def. (WC) Naso/Volandri 6-3 3-6 10-7 (Match TB)
Kubot/Tipsarevic def. (5) Paes/Stepanek 6-2 7-5
(6) Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def. Melzer/Petzschner 6-3 3-6 10-6 (Match TB)
(7) Bhupathi/Bopanna def. Bracciali/Seppi 6-2 6-1
Granollers/M Lopez def. (8) Peya/Qureshi 7-5 7-6(7-2)
RESULTS - WOMEN
THURSDAY
Rome
Singles - Third Round
(2) Maria Sharapova def. (13) Ana Ivanovic 7-6(7-4) 6-3
(4) Petra Kvitova def. Sorana Cirstea 6-2 5-7 6-2
(WC) Venus Williams def. (5) Samantha Stosur 6-4 6-3
(8) Li Na def. Chanelle Scheepers 7-6(7-3) 6-2
(9) Serena Williams def. Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 6-1
(12) Angelique Kerber def. Julia Goerges 6-4 6-1
Flavia Pennetta def. Petra Cetkovska 6-0 6-1
Doubles - Second Round
Pennetta/Schiavone def. (2) Peschke/Srebotnik 6-2 6-4
(3) Errani/Vinci def. Dulko/Suarez 6-3 6-4
(5) Kirilenko/Petrova def. Benesova/Medina Garrigues 7-5 6-2
Hampton/Tatishvili def. (6) Goerges/King 6-3 7-6(7-3)
Cibulkova/Husarova def. (7) Grandin/Uhlirova 6-3 6-2
Makarova/Vesnina def. Craybas/Stephens 6-4 6-2
Chuang/Dushevina def. (WC) Camerin/Knapp 3-6 6-1 10-5 (Match TB)
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