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Tennis: Veteran Haas wins Munich at 10th attempt

Agence France-PresseMay 5, 2013 10:00

Evergreen German Tommy Haas beat defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets on Sunday to win the Munich claycourt title for the first time at the 10th attempt, 13 years after his first appearance in the final. Haas needed just 82 minutes to seal his 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over compatriot Kohlschreiber and pick up the 14th title of his career to become the first 35-year-old to win an ATP tournament since 2008. Haas in enjoying an Indian summer and on Monday will be ranked 13th in the world, having reached a career-high of second back in 2002

Veteran Haas ends Djokovic dominance in Miami

Thomson ReutersMarch 27, 2013 01:45

(Reuters) - Germany's Tommy Haas recorded the upset of the tournament when he stunned two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 in the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Tuesday. Haas, who turns 35 next week, needed just 80 minutes to end Djokovic's 14-match winning streak at the tournament and consign the world number one Serb to just his second loss of the season. "Playing against someone like Novak and coming out on top at this time of my career, it's unbelievable," Haas told reporters.

Tennis: Germany's Haas stuns Djokovic at Miami tennis

Agence France-PresseMarch 27, 2013 00:16

World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Miami Masters in the fourth round on Tuesday, losing in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to German 15th seed Tommy Haas. Defending champ Djokovic lost for just the second time this season, never getting to grips with Haas, who kept the Serb off his game with a solid mixture of shots on a cool southern Florida evening. Haas, who turns 35 next week, advances to the quarter-finals where he will face Frenchman Gilles Simon who outlasted Djokovic's countryman Janko Tipsarevic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Tennis: Germany's Haas upsets Djokovic at Miami tennis

Agence France-PresseMarch 26, 2013 23:45

Germany's Tommy Haas upset world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters tournament on Tuesday. Haas was facing his first world No. 1 opponent since the third round of the 2009 Australian Open, when he lost to Rafael Nadal. gph/ch

Tennis: Gulbis outlasts Haas to reach Delray Beach final

Agence France-PresseMarch 2, 2013 19:00

Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis outlasted German second seed Tommy Haas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) on Saturday to reach the final of the $455,775 ATP Delray Beach International Championship. In a matchup of past Delray Beach champions, Haas squandered three break points in the 11th game of the third set. Gulbis won the last five points to hold for a 6-5 lead, then won six of the last seven points in the tie-breaker. US top seed John Isner and France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin meet in the other semi-final to decide who will face 109th-ranked Gulbis in Sunday's title match.

Tennis: Haas, Gulbis book Delray semi-final matchup

Agence France-PresseMarch 1, 2013 18:31

German second seed Tommy Haas outlasted Croatia's Ivan Dodig 7-6 (8/6), 2-6, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $455,775 ATP Delray Beach International Championships. Haas, 34, is a former World No. 2 now ranked 19th who is seeking his 14th career title in the Florida hardcourt event, the final US tuneup for next week's start of the ATP Masters Series tournament at Indian Wells, California. Haas will next face Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis, who defeated Spanish qualifier Daniel Munoz 6-1, 6-4 in 75 minutes.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday Feb 28

Thomson ReutersFebruary 27, 2013 10:16

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: NBA Thunder rumble on past struggling Hornets Kevin Durant landed a triple double as the Oklahoma City Thunder recorded a 119-74 blowout victory over the outclassed New Orleans Hornets. (NBA-THUNDER/, moved, 250 words) - - - - NHL Bad blood, good memories for Montreal and Toronto fans.