News Source: Chicago Tribune
| about 1 month ago
Russian Mikhail Youzhny knocked defending champion Tomas Berdych out of the Japan Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory in Friday's quarter-finals. Youzhny faces former world number one Lleyton Hewitt in Saturday's semi-finals after the Australian pulverised...
News Source: dailymail
| about 1 month ago
US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro crashed out of the Japan Open in the first round on Tuesday, beaten by unseeded French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The 21-year-old Argentine top seed, playing his first match since his victory at Flushing...
News Source: Times of Oman
| about 1 month ago
A powerful typhoon approaching Japan's main islands could force the postponement of Thursday's Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong. The Japan Football Association (JFA) told Reuters on Wednesday a decision would be made at midday local time (0300...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 month ago
Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis upset sixth seed Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Japan Open on Wednesday. Andreas Beck overcame former Australian Open finalist Rainer Schuettler 6-3 4-6 7-6 in a German battle and will take on...
News Source: Japan Today
| about 1 month ago
Andreas Beck defeated fellow German Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open. The unseeded Beck hit 12 aces in the match and recovered a break in the third set before winning the tiebreaker to...
News Source: Miami Herald
| about 1 month ago
Playing his first match since winning the U.S. Open last month, top-seeded Argentine star Juan Martin del Potro was stunned by French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 6-4, 6-4, in first-round action at the $1.226 million Japan Open.