Posts Tagged ‘Quarters’

Federer, Schiavone into Australian quarters with records

Federer, Schiavone into Australian quarters with records
Roger Federer reached a record-tying 27th straight Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open on Sunday and Francesca Schiavone also made the final eight after surviving the longest women’s match at the majors.

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Serena Upset in French Open Quarters

World No. 1 Serena Williams was upset by seventh-seeded Sam Stosur in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. It’s the Australian’s second upset victory in three days in Paris. (June 2)

Youzhny reaches Open quarters; Querrey ousted in five sets

Youzhny reaches Open quarters; Querrey ousted in five sets
Former semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny was a fourth-round winner Tuesday at the 2010 U.S. Open, while Sam Querrey, the final American in the field, was beaten in five sets by Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka.

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Clijsters advances to WTA Montreal Cup quarters

Clijsters advances to WTA Montreal Cup quarters
Reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the quarter-finals of the two million-dollar WTA Montreal Cup by defeating Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-1.

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Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray reach Rogers Cup quarters

Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray reach Rogers Cup quarters
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal, former top-ranked superstar Roger Federer and reigning champion Andy Murray joined second-seeded Novak Djokovic in posting third-round victories Thursday at the $2.43 million Roger Cup, an ATP Masters event.

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Djokovic to meet Verdasco in Rome quarters

Djokovic to meet Verdasco in Rome quarters
Novak Djokovic will play Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters after both players won in straight sets Thursday.

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Henin Vs Williams an Interesting Final in the Quarters

Everything is ready for the showdown at the quarter finals between Serena Williams and Justine Henin at the French Open this coming Tuesday. Right now, we cannot forget what happened in the French Open 4 years ago when Serena was playing the final against Henin.

At the moment, the crowd was not on William’s side to the point that the defending champion was in tears after her 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 loss against Henin, who went on to claim her first Grand Slam title.

Four years later and with more serious issues they both have battled with personal adversity to become even stronger on the court grounds. Williams, on her part, feels the fact of a hostile crowd will not be that important.

“Yeah, absolutely,” Williams said. “I’ve been through death. I had surgery I think since then. I’ve been through a lot. It takes a strong person to be able to be at the bottom of the barrel and be able to come back. And I was completely – I was beyond the bottom of the barrel.

“I was really down there and, you know, it’s hard to be able to come back. Especially when everyone seems like is against you and you have so many doubters and the only person that you can count on is you and your family. And especially living in the public eye like me, it’s not easy.”

Henin said “What happened in 2003, it’s been one of the best memories of my career. It’s been the beginning of an amazing adventure in Grand Slams for me,” she said. “And I will never forget that moment. And I’m totally fine about that. It’s four years ago now and a lot of things happened in our careers, in our personal lives. And we probably grew up a lot. So the situation is completely different this time.”

We hope this year the crowd will be more generous with the players to even cheer for them. We’ll see what happens with the players on the court.