Somdev Climbs Up to 131 in ATP Singles Ranking

India’s new tennis hero Somdev Devvarman rose two rungs to 131 in the latest ATP rankings while Sania Mirza dropped two spots to 65 in
the WTA list.
The teen sensation Yuki Bhambri, who won his Davis Cup debut match on Sunday, also climbed up in the rankings but seven places to 415.
Another Indian Davis Cupper Rohan [...]

Melinda Czink Earns First WTA Title in Quebec

Hungarian Melinda Czink claimed her first WTA Tour crown on Sunday with a come-from-behind victory over Czech Lucie Safarova at the  $220,000 Bell Challenge.
Czink, the fifth seed, triumphed 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, improving on her previous best career showing of a runner-up finish to Ana Ivanovic in Canberra in 2005.
That was Czink’s only previous appearance in [...]

India Unseeded in Davis Cup World Group

India have been placed among the unseeded eight nations in the Davis Cup World Group in the seedings list announced on Monday.
The draw for 2010 World Group will be announced Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland.
India defeated South Africa 4-1 Sunday in an away play-off tie to progress into the World Group after 11 years.
Spain and the [...]

Roger Federer Fined $1,500 for US Open Argument

Swiss superstar Roger Federer was slapped with a $1,500 fine by the United States Tennis Association for a heat of the battle argument with a US Open official.
Federer used a profanity when talking with the chair umpire during the final in New York on Sunday which he eventually lost to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del [...]

Nadal Blow Gives Israel Hope of Davis Cup Upset

Israel go into the first day of their Davis Cup semi-final tie with Spain on Friday buoyed by the absence of world number three Rafael Nadal from the defending champions’ line-up.
Nadal, a six-time Grand Slam winner, was named in captain Albert Costa’s original squad but was ordered to rest by doctors after suffering from an [...]

Nadia Petrova Advances at Quebec Tennis

Nadia Petrova, who was coming off a shocking fourth-round loss to Melanie Oudin at the US Open, cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Carly Gullickson in the first round of the WTA Bell Challenge.
Defending champ and top seed Petrova of Russia needed just 51 minutes to dispatch Gullickson at the $220,000 indoor tournament on [...]

Leander Paes Unchanged, Sania Rises in Rankings

A 10th Grand Slam title at the US Open didn’t make any difference to Leander Paes’ ATP rankings as he remained eighth in the doubles list but Sania Mirza moved up in the WTA charts despite a disastrous outing at the Flushing Meadows.
Paes was steady at the eighth spot with 6710 points while his Czech [...]

Juan Martin Del Potro Stuns Roger Federer to Win US Open

Argentine sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro upset five-time defending champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to win
the US Open men’s final on Monday.
The shocker made Del Potro the first South American to win the US Open men’s crown since countryman Guillermo Vilas in 1977, winning in his first Grand Slam [...]

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