TIME OUT Duncan misses first game:CHARLOTTE: Tim Duncan missed his first game of the season on Tuesday, sitting out the San Antonio Spurs’ matchup with the Charlotte Bobcats due to a sprained right ankle. Duncan, who was injured during Monday’s practice,... 09 Feb, 2005
Spadea survives another close match Associated PressDelray Beach, February 5:Vincent Spadea survived another three-set match on Friday to move into the semi-finals of the Delray Beach ATP Tour event. Spadea defeated fellow American Kevin Kim 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 — the second consecutive... 05 Feb, 2005
Sharapova, Kuznetsova reach quarter-finals Agence France PresseTokyo, February 2:Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova needed some time to get used to the fast indoor surface here before overpowering Venezuela’s Maria Vento-Kabchi at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Wednesday.The... 02 Feb, 2005
Serena is Australian Open champion Associated Press Melbourne, January 29:Serena Williams had lost the first four games and was in pain, wincing on almost every swing. Her shots lacked their usual zing. Her hopes for a seventh Grand Slam appeared to be doomed. Then, with a little help... 29 Jan, 2005
Davenport in; Venus, Dementieva out Associated Press Melbourne, January 24:Matching power with power, Australia’s Alicia Molik extended Venus Williams’ Grand Slam drought, advancing to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 7-5, 7-6 victory on Monday.Tenth-seeded Molik took the... 24 Jan, 2005
Hewitt triumphs in mean-tempered match Associated Press Melbourne, January 22: Tensions boiled over at the Australian Open during Lleyton Hewitt’s 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 third-round victory over Juan Ignacio Chela, who appeared to spit at him in anger over the third-seeded player’s shouts... 22 Jan, 2005
Agassi joins Safin, Federer in fourth round Associated Press Melbourne, January 21:Four-time champion Andre Agassi was nearly flawless on Friday, counter-punching his way into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 7-5, 7-6, 6-1 victory over fellow American Taylor Dent.The eighth-seeded... 21 Jan, 2005
Agassi joins Federer, Serena, Mauresmo in third round Associated Press Melbourne, January 19:Andre Agassi and Marat Safin played like they had planes to catch — even though neither has any plans to go anywhere for a while. Trying to expend as little energy as possible with up to five more matches ahead,... 19 Jan, 2005
Roddick, Hewitt, Venus, Myskina advance Agence France Presse Melbourne, January 18: Former US Open champion Andy Roddick and Australian third seed Lleyton Hewitt led the way in the men’s singles while world number one Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams romped through the women’s draw... 18 Jan, 2005
Agassi, Federer, Serena advance Associated Press Melbourne, January 17:No rust, just a finely tuned machine. Top-ranked Roger Federer quickly dispelled any thoughts that the new year might bring a letdown by the man who dominated men’s tennis last year, blasting 54 winners to win... 17 Jan, 2005
Myskina out of Sydney International Associated PressSydney, January 11:French Open champion Anastasia Myskina was knocked out of the Medibank Sydney International on Tuesday, losing 6-1, 6-3 to qualifier Peng Shuai of China in a second-round match. Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport eased into... 11 Jan, 2005
Slovakia take on Argentina in final Associated PressPerth, January 7:Daniela Hantuchova beat Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 on Friday and Dominik Hrbaty won his match when Peter Wessels retired hurt, allowing Slovakia to advance to the Hopman Cup final.Slovakia, which won... 08 Jan, 2005
