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Rankings
ATP Rankings
Oct 06
1
Rafael Nadal
7000
2
Roger Federer
5930
3
Novak Djokovic
4960
4
Andy Murray
2995
5
Nikolay Davydenko
2400
6
David Ferrer
2315
7
David Nalbandian
1975
8
Andy Roddick
1970
9
Juan Martin Del Potro
1685
10
Stanislas Wawrinka
1670
WTA Rankings
Oct 6
1
Jelena Jankovic
4230 
2
Serena Williams
4017 
3
Dinara Safina
3782 
4
Elena Dementieva
3470 
5
Ana Ivanovic
3288 
6
Maria Sharapova
3041 
7
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2920 
8
Venus Williams
2311 
9
Vera Zvonareva
2182 
10
Agnieszka Radwanska
2146 

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Archive for the 'Tennis' Category

October 5th, 2008
Tennis-X Weekend Wrap: Jankovic Wins, Sampras Touts McCain

For some reason Pete Sampras recently spoke to a TMZ gossip site cameraman harassing him as he came out of a restaurant.

October 3rd, 2008
American Tennis: USTA, Fans Asking ‘Who’s Next?’ and ‘When?’

If the Williams sisters were to retire with Davenport as of this writing, the U.S. would have no women in the Top 40, and three players in the Top 100 (including the 30+ Jill Craybas, and Ashley Harkleroad who is pregnant). In other words, by the time the Williams retire, U.S. women’s tennis will virtually retire with them.

September 29th, 2008
Serena Back in Action; Davydenko Ready to Sue ATP

Russian Maria Kirilenko upheld her top seeding to collect her third title of the year Sunday in Seoul, coming from a set down to defeat unseeded Aussie Sam Stosur 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. Stosur dropped to 0-4 lifetime in tour singles finals.

September 28th, 2008
Tsonga Gets Back at Djokovic in Australian Open Final Rematch

If you are a Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fan you have to like what you are seeing from your guy. Earlier today in Bangkok, Tsonga avenged an Australian Open final loss to Novak Djokovic, defeating the Serb 7-6(4), 6-4 to claim his first career ATP title at the Thailand Open.

September 22nd, 2008
Safina Takes Tokyo; Spain, Argentina Into Davis Cup Final

“Today I play an almost perfect match and it is very, very exciting,” Nadal said. “Today I played very well. I shocked myself with some of the winners I played, was near perfect tennis.” The U.S. had chances in the opening singles Friday when Sam Querrey led Nadal by a set and a break, and Roddick led David Ferrer two sets to one before falling in five.

September 16th, 2008
U.S. Davis Cup Hopes Dim Further After Loss of Bryan Brother

“I aggravated it pretty bad at the Open and only made things worse,” said the left-handed Bob, who received a cortisone shot prior to the US Open. “I knew if I wanted a chance to play the rest of this year, I had to shut it down now. I can’t even hit any balls.”

September 14th, 2008
Russia Wins Fed Cup, Jankovic Heads Strong Tokyo Field

HOW SOON WE FORGET: Max Eisenbud of IMG, Maria Sharapova’s manager: “The way women’s tennis is being played, if you’re not at least a six-footer and can’t hit hard and deep and never miss, you have no chance.” Uh, ever heard of Justine Henin? She was 5-foot-5 and was No. 1 by a mile before retiring earlier this year. Maybe Google her.

September 7th, 2008
Serena Wins, Men’s Final Monday at US Open

“I wasn’t even going for No. 1 and it is an added bonus,” Serena said.

September 5th, 2008
Serena Williams v Jelena Jankovic in US Open Final

“I think I was behaving like a really spoilt girl today,” Safina told reporters.

September 4th, 2008
Djokovic Booed Into US Open Semifinals; Women’s Semis Saturday

After the match in an on-court interview, Djokovic lambasted Roddick for joking that the Serb was suffering from 16 injuries, drawing boos from the US Open crowd.

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