L.A. Times - Tennis
Indian Wells event seeks sponsor Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:28:00 -0700
Tennis tournament, which takes place in March, has parted ways with Pacific Life.
The professional tennis tournament held in Indian Wells is seeking a new title sponsor after ending its seven-year relationship with Pacific Life Insurance Co. of Newport Beach.
Florent Serra advances at UCLA Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
He beats 12th-ranked Fernando Verdasco, 6-2, 7-6 (4), in the second round of the Countrywide Classic.
While on vacation in Switzerland and France, Florent Serra received a call from the ATP asking him to play in the Masters Series event at Cincinnati only three days before it was set to begin.
Tommy Haas loses to Donald Young at UCLA Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The eighth-seeded player, who has won the Countrywide Classic tennis tournament twice, is upset, 6-2, 6-4, by 19-year-old.
Already low on marquee names because of the Olympics, the Countrywide Classic lost another one Tuesday as eighth-seeded Tommy Haas was beat by 19-year-old Donald Young, 6-2, 6-4, in the first round at UCLA.
Return to L.A. tennis is reward enough for Zack Fleishman Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Former UCLA player loses in first round of Countrywide Classic at his alma mater, but after recovering from shoulder injury, he s happy to be on court again.
Zack Fleishman walked off the Straus Stadium court a loser Monday, after falling to Marc Gicquel, 6-3, 6-0, in the first round of the Countrywide Classic at UCLA. After the match he was so tired, he said he felt as if he'd fought a 12-round boxing match, yet the match lasted only 50 minutes.
Andy Murray wins first Masters championship Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
He defeats Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) in the final at Cincinnati.
One point away from his first Masters series championship, Andy Murray let the moment get to him.
Andy Roddick tries to keep U.S. in the game Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
He is among the few Americans who can challenge tennis powers Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
In the Countrywide Classic tennis tournament that starts today at UCLA, the top player is No. 6-ranked Andy Roddick, one of the few Americans who can challenge powers Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
BBC Sport | Tennis | UK EditionMurray handed tough Olympic draw Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:22:49 -0000
British number one Andy Murray could have to beat Rafael Nadal to win a medal in Beijing.
ATP wins crucial anti-trust case Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:28:12 -0000
The governing body of men's tennis expresses relief after an anti-trust case brought by the German Tennis Federation is thrown out by a US court.
Murray rises to sixth in rankings Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:22:59 -0000
Andy Murray climbs to a career-high of number six in the world after winning his first Masters Series title in Cincinnati on Sunday.
Superb Murray wins Masters title Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:40:10 -0000
Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati to win his first Masters Series tournament.
Schuettler wins Olympic decision Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:37:27 -0000
Germany's Rainer Schuettler has won the right to play in the Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says.
Djokovic ends Nadal's winning run Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:03:55 -0000
Novak Djokovic ends number one-in-waiting Rafael Nadal's 32-match winning streak.
Tennis News: CBSSports.comFederer, Nadal get first-round Olympic assignments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:16:00 -0500
Top-ranked Roger Federer will play Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament, while rival Rafael Nadal could face a difficult second-round matchup in the draw announced Thursday.
Ex-NCAA champ Delic prevails over Moya in L.A. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:30:00 -0500
Former NCAA champion Amer Delic reached the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) victory over seventh-seeded Carlos Moya in the second round of the Countrywide Classic on Thursday.
Former star, commentator Shriver files for divorce Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0500
Former tennis star Pam Shriver has filed for divorce from one-time James Bond actor George Lazenby.
Ancic withdraws from Olympic tennis Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:26:00 -0500
Mario Ancic withdrew from the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, and Canadian players Frank Dancevic and Frederic Niemeyer were added to the men's draw.
Ancic withdraws from U.S. Open due to mono Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:15:00 -0500
Croatia's Mario Ancic withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a recurrence of mononucleosis, the second straight year the 25th-ranked player was forced to miss the tournament.
Jury rules in favor of ATP's tourney restructuring Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:13:00 -0500
A federal jury on Tuesday cleared the way for the ATP Tour's planned tournament restructuring next year, rejecting antitrust claims in a lawsuit filed by the German Tennis Federation.
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