Costa, Lopez lose in first round Madrid, October 18:Spaniards Albert Costa and Feliciano Lopez were eliminated from the Madrid Masters. Agustin Calleri of Argentina beat 2002 French Open winner Costa 6-0, 7-5 on centre court at the Rockodromo Arena, and Sebastien Grosjean of France... 18 Oct, 2005
Davenpovt wins in Bali; Nadal beats Coria in Beijing Bali, September 18:World No 2 Lindsay Davenport won the Wismilak International final on Sunday after overpowering Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-4. The top-seeded Deventort easily took the first set after immediately breaking Schiavone’s serve, but was... 18 Sep, 2005
US OPEN 2005: Agassi overcomes Blake in thriller New York, September 8:Andre Agassi, 35 years young, took a pounding for two sets from James Blake, pounced on him for two more, then survived a tiebreaker in a wondrous five-set drama reminiscent of Jimmy Connors’ legendary run to the US Open... 08 Sep, 2005
Agassi, Davenport enter quarters New York, September 6:Lindsay Davenport reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in straight sets, while eighth-seeded Guillermo Coria needed more than 4 and 1/2 hours to subdue Chile’s Nicolas Massu. No 2-seeded Davenport took 57 minutes to... 06 Sep, 2005
Blake shocks Nadal New York, September 4:Misfortune’s victim for so long, James Blake punctuated the Hollywood-like turnaround of his life and career by upsetting French Open champion Rafael Nadal on Saturday at the US Open.Blake, who sank to No 210 in the ATP rankings... 04 Sep, 2005
US OPEN 2005: Henin, Davenport win; Muller bows out New York, September 2:French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne struggled with her game and her composure before finally overcoming Maria Sanchez Lorenzo of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the US Open on Thursday. Henin-Hardenne blew four match... 02 Sep, 2005
Nadal beats Jenkins; Sharapova, Williams advance New York, September 1:French Open champion Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the US Open tennis championships here on Wednesday with a tough 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over tenacious US teenager Scoville Jenkins. In a match delayed for more than an... 01 Sep, 2005
Federer, Roddick enter Cincinnati final Cincinnati, August 21:Andy Roddick defeated Lleyon Hewitt for only the second time in eight matches on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters, where he’ll face Roger Federer in a repeat of the last two Wimbledon finals. America’s... 21 Aug, 2005
Nadal beats Agassi, Kim Clijsters wins Montreal, August 15:Rafael Nadal won on a hardcourt for the first time, beating 35-year-old Andre Agassi 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to win the Rogers Cup. The 19-year-old Spaniard left-handed shotmaking subdued Agassi, who was missing the lines in a baseline battle... 15 Aug, 2005
Nadal, Agassi advance at Montreal Masters Montreal, August 11:Rafael Nadal made up for lost time on a day of rain interruptions, racing to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Brazilian Ricardo Mello for a third-round place at the $2.2 million Montreal Masters. The top-seeded teenager will have only hours... 11 Aug, 2005
Agassi beats Muller; Clijsters, Coria win Los Angeles, August 1:Top-seeded Andre Agassi beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-4, 7-5 in the Mercedes-Benz Cup final on Sunday for his 60th career title. Coming back from a two-month layoff, the 35-year-old Agassi capped an impressive run through the... 01 Aug, 2005
Slovakia beat Argentina, win Hopman Cup Associated Press Perth, January 8: Daniela Hantuchova and Dominik Hrbaty each won their opening singles matches on Saturday to give Slovakia the Hopman Cup team tennis championship over Argentina. Hantuchova beat Argentina’s Gisela Dulko 1-6, 6-4,... 01 Aug, 2005
