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Monaco Ousts Top Seed Verdasco; Ferrer, Gonzalez Through To SFs
Argentine Juan Monaco knocked out top seed Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday in Acapulco to earn his place in the semi-finals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, an ATP World Tour 500 clay-court tennis tournament. ] … Article source: atpworldtour.com »
Monaco Ousts Top Seed Verdasco; Ferrer Through To SFs
Argentine Juan Monaco knocked out top seed Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday in Acapulco to earn his place in the semi-finals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, an ATP World Tour 500 clay-court tennis tournament. ] … Article source: atpworldtour.com »
Monaco ousts Verdasco in Mexican Open quarters
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Juan Monaco of Argentina beat top-seeded Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open on Thursday. … Article source: SI.com »
A Flood of Federers
by Pete Bodo Good afternoon, all you screen-based life forms. I was struck by a two-pronged complaint at yesterday's "Long Knives" post, and I think it's worthy of exploration in a separate story. It's the notion that Nick Bollettieri, his academy, and his teaching philosophy are somehow responsible for the decline of American tennis, as... »
Venus reaches quarters of Mexican Open (AP)
Top-seeded Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday night. Fernando Verdasco, the top seed on the men’s side, advanced earlier in the day with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Lukasz Kubot of Poland. Both second-seeded players also advanced in the clay-court tournament. … Article source:... »
Top seeds Venus, Verdasco win in Mexico (AP)
Top-seeded Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday night. Fernando Verdasco, the top seed on the men’s side, advanced earlier in the day with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Lukasz Kubot of Poland. Both second-seeded players also advanced in the clay-court tournament. … Article source:... »
Acapulco Wednesday Preview
Sixteen players will duke it out for eight quarter-final spots at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL on Wednesday. Seven of the tournament’s eight seeds are still alive, led by Fernando Verdasco. ] … Article source: atpworldtour.com »
Verdasco upset by Chardy in Memphis (AP)
Second-seed Fernando Verdasco lost in an upset to Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday in the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships/Cellular South Cup. Verdasco was coming off a win at the SAP Open in San Jose, where he beat Andy Roddick in the final. “With just one day... »
Verdasco Out; Berdych Untroubled In Memphis Opener
Seeded No. 2 for a second straight week, San Jose champion Fernando Verdasco wasn’t able to replicate his title run at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, falling in the first round on Tuesday to France’s Jeremy Chardy. ] … Article source: atpworldtour.com »
Empirically Colored Glasses
by Pete Bodo It figures. Just as I'm getting ready to take a vacation with my family, things get interesting. Vera Zvonareva wins Pattaya City – again. What is she, the new Balazs Taroczy (he won Hilversum, aka the Dutch Open, a startling six times). Maybe they're going to re-name the place Ciudad Zvonareva.... »