Igor Andreev, slowed by knee pain in a hometown tournament he won in 2005, lost to eighth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) Monday in the first round of the Kremlin Cup. Another Italian, seventh-seeded Roberta Vinci, did not fare so well, beaten by Vera Dushevina of Russia 7-6 (4), 6-4. Andreev, who [...]
MOSCOW — Eighth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy rallied to beat Igor Andreev 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) while his fellow Italian Roberta Vinci, seeded seventh, was upset by Vera Dushevina in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Monday. Andreev, who won his hometown event in 2005, broke twice to win the first set. But [...]
Eighth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy rallied to beat Igor Andreev 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) while his fellow Italian Roberta Vinci, seeded seventh, was upset by Vera Dushevina in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Monday. Andreev, who won his hometown event in 2005, broke twice to win the first set. But Seppi, ranked [...]
Results Monday from the Kremlin Cup, a $1.446 million ATP and WTA Tour tournament on indoor hard courts at the Olympic Indoor Stadium (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men First Round Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Karol Beck, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4. Andreas Seppi (8), Italy, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Pere Riba, Spain, def. [...]
OSAKA, Japan — Second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France cruised to a straight-sets victory over top-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia to win the Japan Open on Sunday. Bartoli defeated the U.S. Open champion 6-3, 6-1 in 1 hour, 14 minutes on the hard court at the Utsubo Tennis Center. The Frenchwoman broke Stosur twice in the [...]
A 100-year-old runner became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the race in Toronto on Sunday. Indian-born Fauja Singh earned a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records for his accomplishment. It took Singh more than eight hours to cross the finish line – more than six hours after [...]