Last Week's Tournaments
St. Petersburg Open (ATP - Indoor Carpet - St. Petersburg, Russia)
- Singles Final: Andy Murray def. Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-3.
- Singles Semifinal: Fernando Verdasco def. Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-3.
- Singles Semifinal: Andy Murray def. Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 5-7, 7-6.
- Singles Bracket
- Doubles Final: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic def. Jurgen Melzer/Todd Perry 6-1, 7-6.
- Doubles Semifinal: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic def. Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner 6-1, 6-4.
- Doubles Semifinal: Jurgen Melzer/Todd Perry def. Frantisek Cermak/Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 7-6.
- Doubles Bracket
Davidoff Swiss Indoors (ATP - Indoor Carpet - Basel, Switzerland)
- Singles Final: Roger Federer def. Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4.
- Singles Semifinal: Roger Federer def. Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6.
- Singles Semifinal: Jarkko Nieminen def. Marcos Baghdatis 7-6, 6-2.
- Singles Bracket
- Doubles Final: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan def. James Blake/Mark Knowles 6-1, 6-1.
- Doubles Semifinal: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan def. Marcos Baghdatis/Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-7, 10-4.
- Doubles Semifinal: James Blake/Mark Knowles def. Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett 7-5, 6-7, 12-10.
- Doubles Bracket
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon (ATP - Indoor Carpet - Lyon, France)
- Singles Final: Sebastien Grosjean def. Marc Gicquel 7-6, 6-4.
- Singles Semifinal: Sebastien Grosjean def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 6-2.
- Singles Semifinal: Marc Gicquel def. Alejandro Falla 4-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- Singles Bracket
- Doubles Final: Sebastien Grosjean/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Lukasz Kubot/Lovro Zovko 6-4, 6-3.
- Doubles Semifinal: Sebastien Grosjean/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Arnaud Clement/Nicolas Mahut 6-2, 6-7, 10-4.
- Doubles Semifinal: Lukasz Kubot/Lovro Zovko def. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram 7-6, 4-6, 10-5.
- Doubles Bracket
Generali Ladies (WTA - Indoor Hard - Linz, Austria)
- Singles Final: Daniela Hantuchova def. Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2.
- Singles Semifinal: Patty Schnyder def. Marion Bartoli 7-6, 6-3.
- Singles Semifinal: Daniela Hantuchova def. Nicole Vaidisova 2-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- Doubles Final: Cara Black/Liezel Huber def. Katarina Srebotnik/Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 3-6, 10-8.
- Doubles Semifinal: Cara Black/Liezel Huber def. Alicia Molik/Mara Santangelo 5-7, 6-2, 10-4.
- Doubles Semifinal: Katarina Srebotnik/Ai Sugiyama def. Kveta Peschke/Rennae Stubbs 7-6, 4-6, 10-6.
- Singles & Doubles Bracket
By the Letter
T...hirty-eight Grand Slam singles titles were represented at a mixed doubles match in Mannheim, Germany, when Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf played Justine Henin and Goran Ivanisevic to benefit Graf's charity.
E...ffort wasn't there for Nikolay Davydenko in his second round loss to Marin Cilic in St. Petersburg (6-1, 5-7, 1-6), at least in the eyes of the ATP. Davydenko, a subject of match-throwing controversy earlier in the year, was warned by the umpire during the match for a "lack of effort", and was later fined $2,000 by the ATP.
N...o. 1 year-end ranking was clinched by Roger Federer after his victory in Basel. It's the fourth consecutive year that Federer has ended the season ranked atop the ATP Tour standings, joining Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, and Ivan Lendl as the only others to accomplish this feat.
N...o stranger to the entertainment side of tennis, Maria Sharapova is now partnering with writer Jacob Epstein in order to produce a tennis drama for the CW network.
I...njury to Marion Bartoli's knee that forced her to retire in Zurich - originally diagnosed as potentially career-threatening - is in reality just a twist, and is not as serious as first feared.
S...hanghai long shot Andy Murray (or so it was thought, after his injury-riddled summer) is back in contention to qualify for the Tennis Masters Cup after his win at St. Petersburg (he is now ranked No. 11). In other Tennis Masters Cup news, David Ferrer became the sixth player to qualify for the eight-man tournament.
W...ildfire victims will receive proceeds earned from an exhibition match between Pete Sampras and Jim Courier this Sunday, which will take place in Anaheim, CA.
O...riginally intending to play the South American swing of tournaments that follow the Australian Open, Toni Nadal now says that his nephew Rafael will not enter these clay events. It's currently unclear if this means that Nadal will use this period for rest, or play in Europe before Indian Wells and Miami, as he has done before.
R...etiring from usage: "The", as in, "The Tennis Channel". The network has announced that it will only be referred to as "Tennis Channel".
L...ondon's Royal Albert Hall will stage an exhibition match between Stefan Edberg and Tim Henman, Tim's first return to the court since his retirement at Davis Cup in September.
D...ry run for WTA's on-court coaching will end imminently; it has not been announced if it will continue past the trial period. As Bob Larson explains, there have been numerous examples of on-court advisement that did not feature the player's "true" coach.
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