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Tennis: Berdych injury rocks Czechs in Davis Cup

April 3, 2013 21:15
What looked like being a fairly straightforward assignment in Kazakhstan for Davis Cup holders the Czech Republic has turned into a quarter-final minefield following the late withdrawal of top player Tomas Berdych. The towering Berdych, who led the Czechs to glory in the team competition last year against Spain, pulled out after injuring a shoulder in a quarter-final loss to Richard Gasquet in Miami last week. That leaves Radek Stepanek, himself just back from neck surgery, as the number one with backing from Lukas Rosol, Jan Hajek and Ivo Minar.

Tennis: WTA and ATP Masters Miami results - collated

March 28, 2013 22:45
Results on Thursday from the ninth day of the $8.5 million WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt tournament (x denotes seeding): Men Quarter finals Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt Marin Cilic (CRO x9) 6-4, 6-3 Richard Gasquet (FRA x8) bt Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) 6-3, 6-3 Women Semi-finals Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x4) 6-0, 6-3 Maria Sharapova (RUS x3) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB x22) 6-2, 6-1 bpe/afp

Tennis: WTA and ATP Masters Miami results - 2nd update

March 28, 2013 21:30
Results on Thursday from the ninth day of the $8.5 million WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt tournament (x denotes seeding): Men Quarter finals Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt Marin Cilic (CRO x9) 6-4, 6-3 Richard Gasquet (FRA x8) bt Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) 6-3, 6-3 Women Semi-finals Maria Sharapova (RUS x3) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB x22) 6-2, 6-1 bpe/afp

Murray brushes aside Cilic to advance to Miami semis

March 28, 2013 19:01
International Sports Desk, Mar 28 (EFE).- Britain's Andy Murray advanced to the semifinals of the Sony Open in Miami with a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 victory Thursday afternoon over Marin Cilic. The second-seeded Murray, the highest-ranked player left in the event after Tommy Haas stunned world No. 1 Novak Djokovic Tuesday night, fell behind an early break but used his court-shrinking defense to seize full control of the match against his lanky opponent.

Tennis: Murray advances to Miami semi-finals

March 28, 2013 17:16
Reigning US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Miami Masters on Thursday by defeating Croatian ninth seed Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3. The second-seeded Scotsman will play the winner of a later quarter-final between French eighth seed Richard Gasquet and Czech fourth seed Tomas Berdych for a spot in Sunday's final at the $8.5 million hardcourt tournament. Murray won the Miami title in 2009 and lost to Novak Djokovic in last year's final. js/dj

Tennis: WTA and ATP Masters Miami results - 3rd update

March 26, 2013 19:47
Results on Tuesday from the eighth day of the $8.5 million WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt tournament (x denotes seeding): Men 4th rd David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x13) 6-4, 6-2 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Richard Gasquet (FRA x8) bt Nicolas Almagro (ESP x10) 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA x16) 6-2, 6-4 Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) bt Sam Querrey (USA x17) 6-1, 6-1 Marin Cilic (CRO x9) bt Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga (FRA x6) 7-5, 7-6 (6/4) Women

Tennis: WTA and ATP Masters Miami results - 2nd update

March 26, 2013 17:31
Results on Tuesday from the eighth day of the $8.5 million WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt tournament (x denotes seeding): Men 4th rd David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x13) 6-4, 6-2 Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Richard Gasquet (FRA x8) bt Nicolas Almagro (ESP x10) 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA x16) 6-2, 6-4 Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) bt Sam Querrey (USA x17) 6-1, 6-1 Women Quarter-finals Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Li Na (CHN x5) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)

Tennis: Stepanek back in Czech team against Kazakhstan

March 26, 2013 09:46
Recovering Radek Stepanek will team up with Tomas Berdych to lead holders Czech Republic in the Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Kazakhstan in Astana on April 5-7, team captain Jaroslav Navratil said on Tuesday. Following a cervical disc surgery in January, Stepanek missed the first-round tie in which the Czechs beat Switzerland 3-2 in Geneva in February. Navratil named world number six Berdych and 43-ranked Stepanek alongside Lukas Rosol (64), Jan Hajek (98) and Ivo Minar (245).

Venus Williams withdraws from Sony Open due to back problems

March 24, 2013 13:31
International Sports Desk, Mar 24 (EFE).- American Venus Williams, the 19th seed, pulled out of the Sony Open in Miami before her match against countrywoman Sloane Stephens due to back problems. The 32-year-old Williams, who won the title in Miami in 1998, 1999 and 2001, is a former world No. 1 who has won seven Grand Slam titles. The 20-year-old Stephens will play defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland next. Radwanska struggled in her 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-3 victory over Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova at the Crandon Park tennis center on Key Biscayne.

Nadal delivers another winning chapter in comeback

March 17, 2013 00:45
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Looking as though he had never been away, Rafa Nadal gave the tennis world a stark reminder of what they had missed for seventh months last year with a superb display at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. In only his fourth match on hard courts since he returned to the ATP circuit last month after being sidelined with a left knee injury, the Spanish left-hander overcame sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-5 in the semi-finals at Indian Wells.
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