| Federer Faces Destiny, Soderling Today in French Open Final |
| dream of a French Open title, a Pete Sampras-tying 14th career Grand Slam and who knows what else.
Standing in his way is the 2009 version of Martin Verkerk, Rainer Schuettler and the countless other semi-anonymous players who every now and then poke out of the pack and make a once-in-a-lifetime push into the spotl... |
2009-06-07
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| Federer Battles Monfils Today at French Open; Murray Gonzo'd |
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Robin Soderling remained red-hot, destroying Nikolay Davydenko in what I thought was a surprising result. Credit to Robin who is indeed this years Martin Verkerk. But Verkerk was just a finalist, who will be this year’s champion? ... |
2009-06-03
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| Tennis-X Previews: Safin Beat Up, Doha Brings Big Guns |
| stadium and converting it to a multi-use sports arena, possibly attracting a pro sports team...
30-year-old Dutchman and former French Open runner-up Martin Verkerk has announced his retirement...
The Outback Champions Series senior tour has dropped the Naples (Fla.) and Dallas (Tex.) events off the calendar for 2009, b... |
2009-01-04
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| Gicquel Heads Struggling Field at ATP Amersfoort |
| Florent Serra, Argentine Martin "The Fix" Vassallo Arguello, and Spaniard Santiago Ventura.Receiving a wildcard is former French Open finalist Martin "Berzerk" Verkerk who continues his long comeback from shoulder surgery.The Belgian Darcis won the event last year as a qualifier.... |
2008-07-12
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| ATP Preview: Ordina Open, s'Hertogenbosch |
| ield this week at the Ordina Open in s'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
The Ordina Open also marks an appearance by former French Open finalist Martin Verkerk, who this year has been competing mostly at Futures and Challengers minor-league events.
Other seeded players are Jarkko Nieminen, Ivan Ljubicic, Igor Andre... |
2008-06-14
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| Roddick, Blake Lead Bad-Record Breaking Day at French Open |
| amirez Hidalgo from two sets down), Olivier "All We Need is Just a Little" Patience (d. Eysseric in four), Michael Llodra (d. Devilder), and Simone Bolelli (d. Verkerk).Two all-unseeded matches were suspended due to darkness with Juan-Pablo Guzman trailing Oscar Hernandez 6-7(4), 0-6, 1-3; and Flavio Cipolla leading Teimuraz ... |
2007-05-30
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| Mauresmo, Murray, Canas Win Titles; TV Tennis Reader Mail |
| ist)...Roger Federer tied Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis Monday, and will pass it next Monday...Martin Verkerk, the former French Open runner-up who has battled a shoulder problem ever since, on taking a wildcard this week at Rotterdam: "I'm happy to be back in the Neth... |
2007-02-19
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| Hewitt Returns This Week at ATP Portschach |
| Hewitt has not competed since the Davis Cup versus Belarus on the weekend of April 6, suffering since from various injuries.Former French Open runner-up Martin Verkerk, also on the acceptance list this week, pulled out due to his ongoing shoulder injury. Verkerk has played one match in 2006, losing at a challenger in March.Al... |
2006-05-22
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