ATP
REVIEW/PREVIEW
-- TMS-Miami
Americans were 5-1 on Day 1 in Miami, with T.
Martin (d. Zabaleta), Gambill (d.
Koubek in three), Dent (d. Krajicek), Ginepri
(d. Arthurs), and Fish (d. Voinea
after losing first set 0-6) advancing, and wildcard
Alex Bogomolov, Jr.,
bounced by Radek Stepanek. Other notables advancing
were Escude (d. Hrbaty) and H.T. Lee (d. Mathieu
in three). Highlights on court Thursday are Philippoussis
vs. Lopez, Kiefer vs. Chang, Spadea vs. (Q) Rochus,
Enqvist vs. (Q) Llodra,
Gasquet vs. (Q) Lisnard, and (Q) Bjorkman vs.
0-7 Andre Sa.
WTA REVIEW/PREVIEW --
TMS-Miami
Qualifiers had a field day Wednesday in Miami,
posting a 3-1 record with
Sanchez-Lorenzo beating fellow qualifier Pelletier,
Bartoli beating wildcard
American Baker, and Schaul ousting China's Shuai.
Wildcards didn't fare as
well, posting an 0-3 record with Russian Maria
Sharapova (l. to Callens),
American Jamea Jackson (l. to Cho), and American
Ally Baker (l. to Bartoli)
dismissed. Thursday's highlights include Safina
vs. Kournikova, Kruger vs.
Gullickson, and Muller vs. Weingartner.
TMS-MIAMI QUALIFYING
-- FINAL ROUND
(23)C Saulnier (FRA) d (12)J Morrison (USA) 63
10 ret. (right foot injury)
(24)C Rochus (BEL) d (7)M Norman (SWE) 62 76(3)
(1)J Bjorkman (SWE) d T Zib (CZE) 61 36 63
(5)JR Lisnard (FRA) d (WC)R Ram (USA) 64 62
(2)K Beck (SVK) d (20)R Kendrick (USA) 76(2) 75
(22)A Stoliarov (RUS) d (10)I Labadze (GEO) 63
61
(16)M Llodra (FRA) d (4)F Saretta (BRA) 26 64
76 (7) saved 3 match points
(17)J Vacek (CZE) d (6)J Gimelstob (USA) 63 61
(3)L Horna (PER) d H Armando (USA) 46 75 62
2003 TOP TITLE CHOKERS
Players and doubles teams on the ATP and WTA Tours
with more losses than wins
in tournament finals in 2003:
1T. Cara Black/Elena Likhovseva (ZIM/RUS) 0-2
1T. Bob and Mike Bryan (USA) 0-2
1T. Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) 0-2
1T. Nathalie Dechy/Emilie Loit (FRA) 0-2
1T. Monica Seles (USA) 0-2
6T. Tomas Cibulec/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 1-2
6T. Lindsey Davenport (USA) 1-2
6T. Lindsey Davenport/Lisa Raymond (USA) 1-2
TOUR NOTES, QUOTES AND RAVES
Serena Williams first beat sister Venus
one year ago at Miami, and has made it five in
a row since...Serena is a spokeswoman for
Close-Up toothpaste for $500,000, has a $13 million
Puma shoe and clothing deal nearing expiration,
and has her IMG agents negotiating a shoe contract
that may rival Venus' $40 million Reebok deal
signed in 2000...According to Marketing Evaluations,
which measures popularity of celebrities for advertisers,
awareness of the Williams sisters is at an all-time
high: Serena is recognized by 72 percent of the
general population, compared to Venus' 73. Anna
Kournikova is at 58 percent...In the past year,
Andy Roddick has jumped from No. 12 to No. 6,
James Blake from No. 49 to 24, Taylor Dent from
No. 106 to 41, Vince Spadea from No. 102 to 43,
Mardy Fish from No. 150 to 53, Robby Ginepri from
No. 145 to 61 and Brian Vahaly from No. 267 to
64...Ginepri is the first men's player
from Georgia to reach the Top 100 in the Open
Era...Former No. 1 doubles pair Leander Paes
and Mahesh Bhupathi will lead India in
a Davis Cup tie against New Zealand next month;
the two have not played together due to "differences"
since early last year...Goran Ivanisevic
withdrew after suffering a cut to his left foot
while swimming in the ocean...Temperatures
reached 90 degress on day 1 with a heat index
of 106, making it one of the hottest days in March
in South Florida history.
