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04/28/2011
04/27/2011
Dread locks on the tennis courts! . . . Dustin upsets Stan the Man in Munich
Wawrinka, making his debut in Munich, was the only seed not to win his opener.
Born in Germany to a Jamaican father and a German mother, Brown lived in Jamaica and was ranked No. 123, 109 spots below Wawrinka.
Brown wasted an opportunity to serve out the match at 5-4 but broke Wawrinka's serve a fourth time to close it out.
Also through were third-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia, No. 5 Florian Mayer of Germany, No. 7 Nikolay Davydenko and No. 8 Philip Kohlschreiber of Germany.
Cilic hit 11 aces past Simone Bolelli to beat the Italian 7-5, 7-6 (4). Theirs was a match of former finalists, Cilic last year and Bolelli in 2008.
Davydenko, one of three past champions in the field, beat fellow Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 6-1, 7-6 (4), and Kohlschreiber, the last local winner in 2007, routed Colombian qualifier Robert Farah 6-3, 6-1.
Mayer, Germany's highest-ranked player, won for the first time in four attempts in Munich with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis.
In all, six Germans reached the second round, including Philipp Petzschner, Denis Gremelmayr and Julian Reister.
Also, former No. 2 Tommy Haas returned to competitive tennis after an injury break of 14 months and lost his doubles with Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic to Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley 2-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Other first-round singles winners were Stepanek, Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia, and Potito Starace of Italy.
04/26/2011
Chris Evert and Katrina Adams help Barack Obama to showcase10 and under Tennis at 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll
A tradition now in its 133rd year, the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll took place Monday, April 25, on the South Lawn with 30,000 people in attendance and lots of activities and entertainment for all, including a 10 and Under Tennis court that featured a visit from President Barack Obama.
The theme of this year’s Easter Egg Roll was ‘Get Up and Go!’ that focuses on promoting health and wellness and encouraging children to lead healthy and active lives. This is a central part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, which is a national effort to combat childhood obesity. Click here for the full photo gallery of the event.
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04/15/2011
Roger Returns to Switzerland to Regroup . . .
Roger Federer,who made a surprise quarter-final exit to Jurgen Melzer at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday, will now return to Switzerland for a couple of weeks to "get physically and mentally fit for the tough stretch ahead.
"I'll be back in Switzerland training on clay. Hopefully the weather is going to be okay so I get some chances to hit outdoors. I'm looking forward to going back home."
World No. 3 Federer dropped to a 24-5 match record on the season, highlighted by one ATP World Tour title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha (d. Davydenko).
"It's always disappointing regardless against who you lose," said Federer, a three-time former runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
"I wish I could have gone further in the tournament. I got three matches. I'm pretty happy.
"I don't think I played terrible. Obviously, it was still the first week of clay, so I don't expect myself to play my very best. I think it's been a solid tournament.
"I think I should have definitely gotten one of the sets. Every time I had this slight opening, things didn't go my way. I thought he did well. He played aggressive, played the right way he was supposed to."
When asked whether Federer is losing his aura of invincibility, Melzer said: "I think you always have to respect Roger. This would be lack of respect from the players if you don't respect Roger. He's a great tennis player, what he has achieved in the past.
"He has played tennis on such a high level that for him being three in the world is a downgrade, which if you think about it, it's kind of stupid. For me, he's the greatest player that has ever played that game. For him to lose matches, it's every time a tragic. There is a lot of players out there that would love to be in his shirt going out of that locker room and being on the court."
Federer, a winner of 17 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, is No. 7 on the Open Era match wins list (767) in tour-level play. He is next scheduled to play at the Mutua Madrid Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, from 2 May.
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