Safina Crashes out of China Open due to Back Injury

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008


BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian world number three Dinara Safina has pulled out of this week's China Open because of a lower back injury, organisers said on Monday.   The in-form 22-year-old beat compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday to win her four WTA ...

Live Tennis-China open 2008

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Tennis-China Open women's singles results China Open women's singles first round results from Beijing on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, * new result) * Agnes Szavay (Hungary) beat Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) 6-4 6-3 8-Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) beat Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) 6-4 7-5 Alize Cornet (France) beat Zhang Shuai (China) 6-1 ...

Li Na Crashes out of China open Tennis

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Olympic semi-finalist Li Na crashed out of the China Open in the first round Tuesday despite high hopes in Beijing for home-grown success. Li, China's highest-ranked player, who also reached the fourth round of the US Open, slipped to a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) defeat against Italy's Francesca Schiavone in just ...

If China Can do Why not India

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

It’s been about a month since the Beijing Games ended and no, we have not forgotten that this was the best ever Olympics for India. And yes we still remember the three young men who brought home, amidst scenes of great jubilation, three medals - one gold and two ...

Nadal beat Roddick to enter Davis Cup Final

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

MADRID, Spain (AP)—The U.S. reign as Davis Cup champion ended Sunday, with an ailing Rafael Nadal beating Andy Roddick in a straight-sets victory that sent Spain to the final for the sixth time. The top-ranked player won 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 on a clay court at the Las Ventas bullfighting arena, giving ...