April 7th, 2014
Isner Headlines Houston; ATP/WTA Previews
Notes: (7) Hewitt likely to meet Querrey 2nd rd., and (8) Karlovic opens against Sock…Wildcards went to Marcos Baghdatis and Americans Steve Johnson and Rhyne Williams…Pulling from the event were Pablo Cuevas, Alejandro Falla, Bradley Klahn, and Janko Tipsarevic…Isner beat Almagro in last year’s final…The Bryan brothers are the top seeds in doubles…Returning champs in the field are Isner (2013), Monaco (2012), Hewitt (2009) and Karlovic (2007).
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October 12th, 2013
Preview: WTA, ATP in Moscow; Stockholm, Vienna, Lux
Tough starts go to (1) Gasquet vs. either Baghdatis or Evgeny Donskoy, (5) Istomin vs. Russian (WC) Andrey Kuznetsov, and (7) Sousa vs. Stakhovsky…Seeds making their debuts at the event are Gasquet, Sousa and Mannarino…Russians have won the event 14 times since 1990…Last year Seppi beat Thomaz Bellucci in the final…Notable pulls from the event were Nikolay Davydenko (wrist) and Stan Wawrinka…Returning former champs in the field are Seppi (2012) and Tipsarevic (2011).
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September 29th, 2013
Kvitova, Raonic, Sousa Win Titles; Benneteau Suicide Watch
Petra Kvitova defeated Angelique Kerber, despite getting bageled in the second set, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 in the all-lefty final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
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September 28th, 2013
Berdych Battles Raonic In Bangkok Final; Benneteau Seeks First Title In KL
Tomas Berdych and Milos Roanic meet for the Bangkok title Saturday night.
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September 27th, 2013
Berdych, Raonic Advance In Bangkok; Ferrer Upset In Kuala Lumpur; Venus Falls
Venus,David Ferrer fall while Raonic meets Gasquet in Asia.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:23 pm in Asia | 7 Comments »