Aces and Faults: Australian Open Evicts Betting Firm
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Oct 4, 2007 | Print |
Aces
Tabcorp, an Australian state gambling agency, has been evicted from the grounds of the 2008 Australian Open. (Betting agency will be evicted from Australian Open grounds)
Former top 10 star Alicia Molik will face top seed Venus Williams today in the quarterfinals at Tokyo. (Molik set to face Venus)
Babolat has launched three new oversize racquets designed specifically for club players. (Babolat Expands Oversize Offering: Launches New ‘07-’08 Models for Club Players)
Series packages for Rod Laver Arena and Vodafone Arena tickets at the Australian Open went on sale today. (Tickets on sale today!)
Net Cords
The final entrants into the season-ending Championships may not be determined until the last week or two before the tournament begins in Madrid. (This Week’s Sony Ericsson Race Update)
ESPN has included Jana Novotna’s 1993 meltdown at Wimbledon as one of the greatest sports collapses. Vote today to leave your opinion! (Rank ‘Em: Greatest Sports Collapses)
Faults
None today!
Top Results on Wednesday
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Second Round
(2) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. (4) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 7-6(3) 6-1
(6) Serena Williams (USA) d. (Q) Julia Vakulenko (UKR) 7-5 6-2
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix First Round
(5) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 6-0 6-2
(8) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-1 6-3
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Second Round
(1) Venus Williams (USA) d. Vania King (USA) 6-0 6-4
(2) Sania Mirza (IND) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6-4 3-6 6-4
(5) Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. (Q) Elena Baltacha (GBR) 6-2 6-2
(8) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (Q) Abigail Spears (USA) 6-4 7-6(2)
Tashkent Open First Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 6-3 6-4
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. (2) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-2 6-2
(4) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 7-5 6-4
(5) Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) d. (LL) Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 6-2 6-2
Stars On Court Today
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: Krajicek vs. Petrova, Ivanovic vs. K.Bondarenko, Jankovic vs. Peer, Henin vs. Safina, Dementieva vs. Hantuchova
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Second Round: V.Williams vs. Molik, Pennetta vs. Mirza
Tashkent Open: Kremer vs. Govortsova, Kremer vs. Govortsova
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