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  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Thursday, July 25

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Thursday, July 25

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    Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia

    (2) A Seppi defeats A Haider-Maurer — 6-1, 4-0
    Horacio Zeballos defeats (8) Carlos Berlocq — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
    Aljaz Bedene defeats (4) Alexandr Dolgopolov — 6-3, 6-1
    (5) Tommy Robredo defeats Viktor Troicki — 6-0, 6-4

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    Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland

    M Granollers defeats F Delbonis — 6-2, 7-5
    D Brands defeats (1) R Federer — 6-3, 6-4
    V Hanescu defeats (8) R Bautista Agut — 7-6(2), 3-2
    R Haase defeats (3) J Tipsarevic — 6-2, 6-2

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    BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA

    Ryan Harrison defeats (4) Igor Sijsling — 6-4, 6-3
    James Blake defeats (8) Evgeny Donskoy — 6-3, 6-2
    Denis Istomin (UZB) defeats (5) Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 7-5, 6-2
    Santiago Giraldo (COL) defeats Michael Russell (USA) — 5-7, 6-3, 3-0 Ret.
    (1) John Isner defeats (WC) Christian Harrison — 7-6(9), 4-6, 7-5
    (2) Kevin Anderson (RSA) defeats (Q) Matthew Ebden (AUS) — 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2

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    Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan

    Tadeja Majeric d Tereza Martincova — 7-6(5), 6-3
    (7) Elina Svitolina d Nastassja Burnett — 6-0, 7-6(3)
    Magda Linette d Kristyna Pliskova — 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
    Shahar Peer d (3) Chanelle Scheepers — 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
    Galina Voskoboeva d Kateryna Kozlova — 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

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    Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA

    (3) Dominika Cibulkova d Stefanie Voegele — 7-5, 7-6(5)
    (4) Jamie Hampton d Nicole Gibbs — 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3
    (7) Urszula Radwanska d Daniela Hantuchova — 7-6(3), 7-6(3)
    Vera Dushevina d Madison Keys — 7-6(0), 6-2

  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Wednesday, July 24

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Wednesday, July 24

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    Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia

    A Montanes defeats (1) R Gasquet — 6-4, 6-4
    (3) F Fognini defeats T de Bakker — 7-5, 6-3
    (6) M Klizan defeats L Mayer — 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)
    G Monfils defeats B Kavcic — 6-3, 6-1

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    Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland

    (6) M Youzhny defeats P Andujar — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
    (5) F Lopez defeats A Kuznetsov — 6-4, 6-3
    (4) J Monaco defeats G Garcia-Lopez — 6-1, 6-2
    (2) S Wawrinka defeats D Gimeno-Traver — 7-5, 7-6(4)

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    BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA

    M Ebden defeats I Karlovic — 6-2 Ret.
    (7) Lleyton Hewitt defeats (WC) Rhyne Williams — 7-6(6), 6-4
    James Blake defeats (Q) Tim Smyczek — 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(4)
    Michael Russell defeats (6) Mardy Fish — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
    (WC) Christian Harrison defeats Alejandro Falla — 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-2
    (3) Ivan Dodig defeats Ricardas Berankis — 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3

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    Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan

    (4) Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) d Mandy Minella (LUX) — 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
    (2) Donna Vekic (CRO) d Tetyana Arefyeva (UKR) — 6-1, 6-2
    Ons Jabeur (TUN) d (1) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 6-2, 7-5
    (7) Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
    Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) d Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
    Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d (6) Polona Hercog (SLO) — 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3
    (3) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA

    (6) Varvara Lepchenko defeats Tamira Paszek — 6-4, 6-4
    (5) Sorana Cirstea defeats Coco Vandeweghe — 6-3, 6-3
    (1) Agnieszka Radwanska defeats Francesca Schiavone — 6-4, 6-3

  • Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Tuesday, July 23

    Umag, Gstaad, Atlanta, Baku, Stanford: ATP & WTA Results – Tuesday, July 23

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    Vegeta Croatia Open — Umag, Croatia

    V Troicki defeats A Veic — 7-6(6), 6-1
    G Monfils defeats M Pavic — 7-5, 6-2
    H Zeballos defeats B Coric — 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-0
    (5) T Robredo defeats J Hajek — 6-3, 6-2
    B Kavcic defeats (7) F Mayer — 6-7(5), 6-0, 7-5
    (6) M Klizan defeats P Lorenzi — 6-2, 6-1
    A Bedene defeats B Westerhof — 6-2, 6-2
    (8) C Berlocq defeats J Topic — 6-0, 6-1
    A Montanes defeats D Lajovic — 7-6(3), 6-1
    A Haider-Maurer defeats J Vesely — 6-4, 6-4

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    Credit Agricole Suisse Open — Gstaad, Switzerland

    F Delbonis defeats T Bellucci — 7-5, 7-6(2)
    D Brands defeats M Chiudinelli — 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
    P Andujar defeats V Crivoi — 6-1, 6-2
    (8) R Bautista Agut defeats H Laaksonen — 6-2, 6-3
    D Gimeno-Traver defeats K De Schepper — 6-4, 6-4
    V Hanescu defeats D Brown — 7-6(6), 6-2
    R Haase defeats J Souza — 6-4, 7-6(7)
    G Garcia-Lopez defeats A Ungur — 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-1

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    BB&T Atlanta Open — Atlanta, USA

    (7) L Hewitt defeats E Roger-Vasselin — 6-4, 6-4
    S Giraldo defeats J Sock — 7-5, 6-4
    (5) Y Lu defeats K King — 6-3, 7-5
    R Berankis defeats M Zverev — 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(8)
    (8) E Donskoy defeats R Ram — 6-3, 6-4
    D Istomin defeats L Lacko — 6-1, 6-3
    (6) Mardy Fish v Michael Russell
    James Blake v (Q) Tim Smyczek

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    Baku Cup — Baku, Azerbaijan

    Tetyana Arefyeva (UKR) d Veronika Kapshay (UKR) — 6(6)-7, 6-0, 6-0
    (1) Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) — 6-3, 6-3
    Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) d (8) Vesna Dolonc (SRB) — 6-1, 6-2
    Magda Linette (POL) d Julia Cohen (USA) — 6-2, 6-3
    Mandy Minella (LUX) d Kamilla Farhad (AZE) — 6-0, 6-0
    Tereza Martincova (CZE) d Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) — 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-1
    Shahar Peer (ISR) d Ilona Kremen (BLR) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
    Nastassja Burnett (ITA) d Anna Tatishvili (GEO) — 6-2, 6-3

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    Bank of the West Classic — Stanford, USA

    Olga Govortsova (BLR) d Julia Goerges (GER) — 7-6(2), 6-2
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Mallory Burdette (USA) — 7-5, 6-3
    (5) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Ayumi Morita (JPN) — 6-2, 6-2
    Stefanie Voegele (SUI) d Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) — 6-4, 6-0
    Madison Keys (USA) d (8) Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-2, 6-2
    Nicole Gibbs (USA) d Kiki Bertens (NED) — 6-4, 6-1

  • Ivo Karlovic Wins Claro Open Colombia, in Bogota

    Ivo Karlovic Wins Claro Open Colombia, in Bogota

    Ivo Karlovic, of Croatia, beat the Colombian Alejandro Falla in the final of the Claro Open Colombia, 6-3, 7-6(4).  The tall Croatian served 16 aces for the match, a hallmark of his game, and a total of 106 for the tournament.

    Karlovic, who was sick for several months with viral meningitis, has only recently started playing again.  Although he bested the local man for the title, it seemed hard for anyone to begrudge him, after his comeback from frightening illness.  Today’s win is his 5th singles title.

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  • Fabio Fognini Saves 3 Championship Points to Win German Tennis Championships, in Hamburg

    Fabio Fognini Saves 3 Championship Points to Win German Tennis Championships, in Hamburg

    The Italian Fabio Fognini saved three Championship points to win the Bet-at-Home German Tennis Championships in Hamburg today, defeating the Argentinian qualifier Federico Delbonis, 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-2.  This is the 2nd final in as many weeks for Fognini, who also won in Stuttgart last week.

    Delbonis, who is 22, ranked 114, and playing in his first ATP final, broke the Italian at 4-5 to take the first set, and had 4-1 in the second.  He was holding his nerve the better of the two players, though the Italian fought back to get the second to a tie-breaker.  Delbonis had 3 match points in the breaker, but the moment did finally seem to get to him, and Fognini was determined.  Still, the up-and-comer from Argentina will move to #64 when the rankings come out tomorrow, and is someone to watch.

    Fognini seems to be bringing a new consistency to his game.  He had a fantastic week, and in the end the day was his.

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  • Serena Williams Wins Swedish Open

    Serena Williams Wins Swedish Open

    World No. 1 Serena Williams beat the No. 8 seed Johanna Larsson, of Sweden, in the final of the Collector Swedish Open, 6-4, 6-1.

    It was Williams’ 53rd singles title, which ties her in fifth place, with Monica Seles, for the most tournament wins.

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    Also today, the Austrian Yvonne Meusburger defeated the Czech Andrea Hlavackova, 7-5, 6-2, in the final of the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies, in Bad Gastein, Austria.

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  • Hamburg, Bogota, Båstad, Bad Gastein: ATP & WTA Results – Saturday, July 20

    Hamburg, Bogota, Båstad, Bad Gastein: ATP & WTA Results – Saturday, July 20

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    Click here to discuss the Bet-At-Home Hamburg tournament.

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    Bet-At-Home German Tennis Championships – Hamburg, Germany

    F Delbonis defeats (1) R Federer — 7-6(7), 7-6(4)
    (12) F Fognini defeats (3) N Almagro — 6-4, 7-6(1)

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    Claro Open Colombia – Bogota, Colombia

    I Karlovic defeats (2) K Anderson — 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3
    A Falla defeats V Pospisil — 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4

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    Collector Swedish Open – Båstad, Sweden

    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (3) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) — 6-0, 6-4
    (8) Johanna Larsson (SWE) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Nurnberger Gastein Ladies – Bad Gastein, Austria

    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d Elina Svitolina (UKR) — 7-5, 6(1)-7, 6-4
    Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) d (8) Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-4, 6-3

  • Roger Federer Beaten by Argentinian Qualifier Federico Delbonis in Hamburg

    Roger Federer Beaten by Argentinian Qualifier Federico Delbonis in Hamburg

    Federico Delbonis, a qualifier from Argentina, beat Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Bet-at-Home Open, in Hamburg, Germany, this afternoon, 7-6(7), 7-6(4).  It was their first encounter.

    Federer, who recently switched to a new racquet after a shocking second-round loss at Wimbledon, and since dropped in the rankings to No. 5, was looking to gain some momentum this week, as well as ranking points, on his road to the US Open.

    It will be Delbonis’ first ATP final. He will play the Italian Fabio Fognini, who beat Nicolas Almagro, of Spain, 6-4, 7-6(1) in their semifinal.

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  • “Newport: Nicolas Mahut Doubles Up on the Grass” (From: Eurosport.fr)

    “Newport: Nicolas Mahut Doubles Up on the Grass” (From: Eurosport.fr)

    Nicolas Mahut won twice on Sunday to raise the trophy at Newport.  He notched his second title of the season, and of his career.  Both came on grass.

    Nicolas Mahut had a particularly charged and fruitful [last] Sunday at Newport.  A victim of the weather on Saturday, the American tournament had to shut its doors and resort to playing the semi-finals and finals both on Sunday.  After having settled up with American Michael Russell 6-2, 6-2 in the morning, the Frenchman finished the job by beating Australian Lleyton Hewitt, the 2012 finalist, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.  Three weeks after s-Hertogenbosch, the world #127 then honored his wildcard invitation to Rhode Island by grabbing a second career title, again on the green lawns.  He’s the second French player to win the ATP 250 tournament, after Fabrice Santoro did it in 2007 and 2008.  In a little wink at history, he [Mahut] was the unhappy finalist in 2007.

    The final was rich in drama.  Hewitt, who proved to be the more solid in the important moments to grab the first set, served for the match at 5-4 in the second, but the Frenchman broke back, then won two more games in a row to make it a set apiece.  Breaking again at 3-1 in the final set, Mahut quickly evened it to 3-3, causing the former world #1 to throw his racquet in frustration.  In the end, Mahut won 5 games at a trot to turn the match definitively in his favor.

    Thanks to his recent newfound success, gained here after a 2-hour 19-minute battle, the 31-year-old from Angers will go up fifty places in the rankings, which will get him into the main draw of the upcoming US Open (26 August – 9 September.)  “When you get to a final, anything can happen; I still can’t believe it,” exclaimed Mahut.  “A month ago, I was playing to get to the qualifying rounds at the US Open.  I was 240th in the world with few points to defend.  I knew I’d have to play well on grass to get there, and one month later, I have two titles in my pocket.”

    On the evening that he lost the doubles final at Roland Garros with [partner] Michael Llodra, Mahut regretted that all the big moments in his career ended in defeat.  Not anymore.

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    Translated from: “Newport : Nicolas Mahut double la mise sur tapis vert” (www.eurosport.fr, July 14, 2013)

  • Hamburg, Bogota, Båstad, Bad Gastein: ATP & WTA Results – Friday, July 19

    Hamburg, Bogota, Båstad, Bad Gastein: ATP & WTA Results – Friday, July 19

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    Bet-At-Home German Tennis Championships – Hamburg, Germany

    (12) F Fognini defeats (2) T Haas — 6-2, 6-4
    (1) R Federer defeats F Mayer — 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-5
    (3) N Almagro defeats (5) J Monaco — 4-6, 6-0, 63
    F Delbonis defeats (14) F Verdasco — 6-7(5), 7-6(8), 6-4

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    Claro Open Colombia – Bogota, Colombia

    I Karlovic defeats (5) A Mannarino — 7-6(5), 7-6(3)
    (2) K Anderson defeats (6) S Giraldo — 6-3, 6-3
    Vasek Pospisil defeats Matteo Viola — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
    Alejandro Falla defeats (1) Janko Tipsarevic — 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

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    Collector Swedish Open – Båstad, Sweden

    (3) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d Richel Hogenkamp (NED) — 6-2, 6-3
    (8) Johanna Larsson (SWE) d Mathilde Johansson (FRA) — 6-1, 6-2
    (1) Serena Williams (USA) d (5) Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) — 6-1, 6-1
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d Virginie Razzano (FRA) — 6-1, 6-3

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    Nurnberger Gastein Ladies – Bad Gastein, Austria

    Elina Svitolina (UKR) d Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) — 6-3, 6-0
    Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) d Arantxa Rus (NED) — 6-1, 7-6(1)
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) d Lisa-Maria Moser (AUT) — 6-3, 7-6(4)
    (8) Karin Knapp (ITA) d (2) Annika Beck (GER) — 6-0, 6-1