Tennisty News http://news.tennisty.com Tennis news and trends from the best tennis blogs Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:40:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Berdych wins Montpellier title; Youzhny takes Zagreb crown http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-wins-montpellier-title-youzhny-takes-zagreb-crown/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-wins-montpellier-title-youzhny-takes-zagreb-crown/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:40:52 +0000 tennisconnected.com http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-wins-montpellier-title-youzhny-takes-zagreb-crown/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-wins-montpellier-title-youzhny-takes-zagreb-crown/feed/ 0 How long can Vika hold on? http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/how-long-can-vika-hold-on/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/how-long-can-vika-hold-on/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:15:24 +0000 ubitennis.quotidianonet.ilsole24ore.com/english/ http://www.ubitennis.com/english/sport/tennis/2012/02/04/663541-long_vika_hold.shtml http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/how-long-can-vika-hold-on/feed/ 0 Berdych reaches finals in Montpellier; Youzhny makes finals in Zagreb http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-12/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-12/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:13:55 +0000 tennisconnected.com http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-12/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-12/feed/ 0 Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title by defeating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final on Sunday. http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/tomas-berdych-won-his-seventh-career-title-by-defeating-defending-champion-gael-monfils-6-2-4-6-6-3-in-the-open-sud-de-france-final-on-sunday/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/tomas-berdych-won-his-seventh-career-title-by-defeating-defending-champion-gael-monfils-6-2-4-6-6-3-in-the-open-sud-de-france-final-on-sunday/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:36:55 +0000 tennis-in-depth.com http://tennis-in-depth.com/?p=15916 http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/tomas-berdych-won-his-seventh-career-title-by-defeating-defending-champion-gael-monfils-6-2-4-6-6-3-in-the-open-sud-de-france-final-on-sunday/feed/ 0 Berdych reaches finals in Montpellier; Youzhny makes finals in Zagreb http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-11/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-11/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:52:11 +0000 tennisconnected.com http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-11/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-11/feed/ 0 Berdych reaches finals in Montpellier; Youzhny makes finals in Zagreb http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-10/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-10/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:48:15 +0000 tennisconnected.com http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-10/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-10/feed/ 0 Berdych reaches finals in Montpellier; Youzhny makes finals in Zagreb http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-9/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-9/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:30:07 +0000 tennisconnected.com http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-9/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-9/feed/ 0 Youzhny defeats Lacko in Zagreb Indoors final http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/youzhny-defeats-lacko-in-zagreb-indoors-final/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/youzhny-defeats-lacko-in-zagreb-indoors-final/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:07:00 +0000 TENNIS.com - Headlines http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/youzhny-defeats-lacko-in-zagreb-indoors-final/ ZAGREB, Croatia (AP)—Mikhail Youzhny beat Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Zagreb Indoors in his 18th career final.
 
It was the first title for the 29-year-old Russian since St. Petersburg in 2010.

Youzhny faced no break points and lost only 12 points on serve during the 68-minute match.
 
After both players won opening service games, Youzhny won eight of nine games, winning the first set and three games in the second.
 
Lacko then kept his serve until the end of the match but could not challenge Youzhny.
 
“This was my best match of the tournament,” Youzhny said. “I gained some confidence here but I don’t want to think about whether I will be in the top 10 again or not.”
 
Playing in his first final, Lacko admitted he was “dismissed badly.”
 
Lacko reached the third round at the Australian Open as a qualifier, but was ousted by Spaniard Rafael Nadal. He had never previously advanced beyond the quarterfinals at an ATP event.

]]> http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/youzhny-defeats-lacko-in-zagreb-indoors-final/feed/ 0 Berdych reaches finals in Montpellier; Youzhny makes finals in Zagreb http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-8/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-8/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:53:30 +0000 tennisconnected.com http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-8/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/berdych-reaches-finals-in-montpellier-youzhny-makes-finals-in-zagreb-8/feed/ 0 Kvitova downs Lisicki to put Czechs in final four http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/kvitova-downs-lisicki-to-put-czechs-in-final-four/ http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/kvitova-downs-lisicki-to-put-czechs-in-final-four/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0000 TENNIS.com - Headlines http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/kvitova-downs-lisicki-to-put-czechs-in-final-four/  
Angelique Kerber later beat Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-4 to salvage some pride for the hosts with the 24-year-old German’s first Fed Cup win.
 
But Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova reaffirmed Czech dominance in the final game of the best-of-five series with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Julia Georges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the doubles.
 
Lisicki took the first set on a tie break, 7-6 (2), but No. 2-ranked Kvitova came from behind for the second time in two days to claim the second 6-4 before seeing out the decisive set 6-1.
 
The No. 14-ranked Lisicki had won their only previous encounter in 2009, but the 22-year-old seemed to allow the pressure get to her in the second set when Kvitova turned the screw.
 
“I had trouble with my return in the beginning, and it took a long time before I knew what to do—it was in the middle of the second set. Anyway, I’m happy that I got it,” the 21-year-old Kvitova said.
 
Kvitova, who is on a 27-0 run indoors, had already prevailed over Julia Goerges after a long battle on Saturday, when Iveta Benesova also came from behind to beat Lisicki.
 
“I don’t know what the key is to playing indoor, but I’m very comfortable playing indoor,” Kvitova said.
 
The Czech Republic will next play Ukraine or Italy on April 21-22. Germany goes into a playoff to stay in the eight-nation World Group.
 
It was the Czechs’ sixth win in seven meetings between the countries.
 
Germany’s top player, 10th-ranked Andrea Petkovic, had been ruled out with a lower back injury.]]> http://news.tennisty.com/tennis-latest/kvitova-downs-lisicki-to-put-czechs-in-final-four/feed/ 0