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(November 7, 2010) A red-hot Ana Ivanovic concluded the season celebrating her 23rd birthday and a return to the Top 20. Ivanovic captured her second title in the last three weeks with a 6-2, 7-6(5) win over Alisa Kleybanova in today’s Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions final. The Bali win will vault Ivanovic back into the Top 20 for the first time since October 25th, 2009. Ivanovic...
Published: November 8, 2010
(November 7, 2010) Roger Federer used to pick up balls in Basel. These days, he’s busy collecting titles at his hometown tournament. The top-seeded Swiss captured the Swiss Indoors title for the fourth time in five years, dethroning defending champion Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the final. It was Federer’s 65th career ATP title, which moves him ahead of Pete Sampras for fourth on the...
Published: November 5, 2010
Nov. 5, 2010—Former teammates will become opponents in Basel. Second-seeded Novak Djokovic will square off against Serbian Davis Cup teammate Viktor Troicki in the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Saturday. Defending champion Djokovic dismissed Dutch qualifier Robin Haase, 6-2, 6-3, in one hour, 18 minutes to set up a US Open rematch with Troicki. World No. 32 Troicki took down Richard...
Published: November 4, 2010
(Nov. 4, 2010) Robin Soderling restored order to a Valencia draw rocked by upsets yesterday by reaching a milestone today. The second-seeded Swede scored his 50th win of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Spain’s Daniel Gimeno-Traver at the Valencia Open 500. Soderling is the fifth man this season to win 50 or more matches. It marks the first time in Soderling’s...
Published: November 4, 2010
(November 4, 2010) Another day, another Frenchman departs for the season. Jeremy Chardy ended his 2010 season after contracting a virus. The 49th-ranked Frenchman has been plagued by headaches and stomach problems in recent days prompting him to end his season. Chardy was expected to receive a wild card into next week’s BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, but joins Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...
Published: November 2, 2010
Andy Murray was older brother Jamie’s best man in his wedding last month. Murray was the better man in his return to tournament tennis today. The top-seeded Scot launched defense of his Valencia title with a 6-3, 7-6(1) victory over Spanish southpaw Feliciano Lopez at the Valencia Open 500. The fourth-ranked Murray broke serve in the fourth game, won 11 of 12 points on his first serve and...
Published: November 2, 2010
Nov. 2, 2010—Marcos Baghdatis, the Moscow runner-up last month, announced his 2010 season has run its course. Baghdatis pulled out of this week’s Basel tournament with a shoulder injury that has forced him out of next week’s Paris Masters, effectively ending his season. “Sad to miss out in Basel,” Baghdatis announced on Twitter. “My year is at an end now as...
Published: November 1, 2010
(October 30, 2010) Ana Ivanovic has spent recent months rebuilding her ranking. The former No. 1 will try to continue her climb with a new coach. Ivanovic has split with her coach of nine months, Heinz Gunthardt. Ivanovic , who announced the coaching change on her official website, said she is seeking a coach who can travel full-time with her. Gunthardt, who began coaching Ivanovic in...
Published: November 1, 2010
(November 1, 2010) Roger Federer spent some of his Basel boyhood picking up balls at his hometown tournament. The second-ranked Swiss is back in Basel this week seeking to collect his fourth Swiss Indoors title in the last five years. Federer advanced to the round of 16 when Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov retired from the match after twisting his right ankle as he stretched to reach...
Published: October 29, 2010
(October 28, 2010) Life isn’t lonely at the top for Caroline Wozniacki, who wore the wide smile of a woman enjoying the top spot alone. The top-seeded Wozniacki clinched the season-ending World No. 1 ranking by beating Francesca Schiavone, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, at the WTA Championships in Doha. Twenty-year-old Wozniacki, the first Danish player to reach No. 1, secured a spot in Saturday’s semifinals...