MEMPHIS, United States AFP ? France's Cyril Saulnier continued his mastery over American Robby Ginepri, ousting the fourth seed from the 880,000-dollar ATP and WTA St. Jude Classic. Saulnier rallied to defeat Ginepri 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2, in a first-round men's match. Saulnier lost his first match against Ginepri...
PARIS AFP ? A sluggish British number one Tim Henman staged a remarkable comeback from two sets down to advance to the second round of the French Open. The ninth seed blamed his form on a mystery energy-sapping virus despite finding the strength to survive a marathon 3hr 47min...
WASHINGTON AFP ? Lleyton Hewitt dropped his first set of the week, holding off an inspired charge from Frenchman Cyril Saulnier to power into the semi-finals of the 500,000-dollar Washington Open. The second-seeded Australian was severely tested by the number seven Saulnier but survived for a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6...
SAN JOSE, California, AFP — American Andy Roddick cruised past unseeded Cyril Saulnier 6-0, 6-4 for his second consecutive San Jose ATP title and 16th career tour victory. Top seed Roddick, who was on the course for less than a hour, posted his first win of 2005. "The...
SAN JOSE, California, AFP — Defending champion Andy Roddick advanced to the final of the San Jose ATP event with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 triumph over third seed Tommy Haas of Germany. The 22-year-old Roddick beat fellow American Mardy Fish in the 2004 final. Roddick is playing his...
MONTREAL AFP — An increasingly popular scion of jazz that sprouted in the late 1990s, electro-jazz is undergoing a profound and promising mutation, several of its apostles displayed this week at the Montreal jazz festival. "I believe electro-jazz, in its purest form, is stagnating," said Laurent Saulnier, an organizer...
ESTORIL, Portugal AFP ? Russia's Marat Safin collected his 14th win from 16 meetings against French opponents, rallying to stop Cyril Saulnier 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 for a place in the second round of the 748,850-euro Estoril Open. Safin lived up to his word as he overcame a difficult opponent...
MONACO AFP — Top seeds Roger Federer and Marat Safin brushed aside feeble opposition at the Monte Carlo Masters but Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal handed the pair a devastating demonstration of his own claims to the title. World number one Federer picked up his 24th successive win of the...
NEWPORT, United States AFP ? American James Blake, the No. 2 seed, was ousted in the second round of the ATP Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, falling to fellow American Alex Bogomolov 6-3, 6-1. A finalist here in 2002, Blake injured his neck at the Italia Masters in Rome...
LAGOS AFP — Tuareg rebels abducted four French nationals working for nuclear group Areva in the uranium-rich north of Niger and said Sunday they would be freed quickly "with a message for the Areva management". The four were seized in the northwest African country by an ethnic Tuareg rebel...
NEW HAVEN, United States AFP — Asian number one Paradorn Srichaphan continued his solid US summer campaign, squeezing into the quarter-finals of the 675,000-dollar US Open tune-up event. The Thai star thumped seven aces and showed steely nerves in disposing of Frenchman Cyril Saulnier 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) in...
LYON, France AFP — Slovak Dominik Hrbaty became the third top seeded player to be dumped from the 659,000-euro ATP tournament. Hrbaty, the third seed, fell 6-3, 6-3 to 61st-ranked Frenchman Marc Gicquel in his second round match after top seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus and Argentine second seed Gaston...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan ousted sixth seed Mario Ancic of Croatia 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 and seventh seed Sebastien Grosjean also exited from a 380,000-dollar ATP tournament here. Paradorn, 44th in the latest ATP rankings, dumped 30th-rated Ancic to book a second-round match at the...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan ousted sixth seed Mario Ancic of Croatia 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 on Monday and seventh seed Sebastien Grosjean also exited from a 380,000-dollar ATP tournament here. Paradorn, 44th in the latest ATP rankings, dumped 30th-rated Ancic to book a second-round match...
LOS ANGELES AFP — Seventh seed Sebastien Grosjean of France was ousted in his opening match at a 380,000-dollar ATP hardcourt tournament, falling to Brazil's Ricardo Mello 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. The 24-year-old South American advanced to a second round match against either a qualifier or American wild card Cecil...
LONS-LE-SAULNIER, France AFP ? Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado of Quick Step won the 18th stage of the Tour de France held over 166.5km between Annemasse and here. Race leader Lance Armstrong and all the main race contenders were still to arrive with the main peloton, which was trailing 10-minutes...
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