Following his second round loss in the just-concluded Chennai Open tournament, Davis Cup star Somdev Devvarman dropped 35 places to 161 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings list released Monday.
The 24-year-old US-based Somdev, who touched a career-best 116 in November, had ended 2009 at 126, but lost precious points at the Chennai [...]
Calling the final against Stanislas Wawrinka the toughest match of his fledgling career, Marin Cilic said he played better when it mattered, especially in the tie-breakers, to win the Aircel Chennai Open tournament for the second year in a row, here Sunday.
The 21-year-old Croatian who was also a semi-finalist here in 2008, speaking to the [...]
Marin Cilic needed two tie-breaks to score his first win in five meetings against Stanislas Wawrinka in the singles final of the $400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, here Sunday for his fourth career pro tour title.
Second seeded Cilic, who won the two-hour, 40-minute clash 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), was richer by $68,450 and [...]
Defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia maintained his unbeaten run against Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic with a polished 6-1, 6-3 win to enter the final of the $400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament here Saturday.
The 21-year old Cilic, ranked 14th and seeded second here, had won all the three previous meetings with Tipsarevic and looked [...]
Stanislas Wawrinka unleashed a flurry of classy shots at the right moments to beat Michael Berrer 7-6 (5), 6-4 and advance to the semi-finals of the USD 400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday.
The day’s programme was delayed by nearly four hours due to sharp showers and continuous drizzle, but Swiss No.2 Wawrinka [...]
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Top seed Robin Soderling sent out a strong message to the 32-man field of the $400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, saying he is in good form and the Abu Dhabi event, where he reached the final last week, gave him the best possible preparation.
In his first media interaction here [...]
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) For reasons other than his status as the highest ranked player in the singles draw, top seed Robin Soderling of Sweden starts as an overwhelming title favourite in the $400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament commencing here Monday.
The eighth ranked 25-year old Soderling will be arriving here fresh from his [...]
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Indian Davis Cup stars Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna, both wild card entries, have drawn strong first round opponents in the $400,000 Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament that commences here Monday.
The 24-year old US-based Devvarman, ranked 127 and a finalist here last year, will take on Rainer Schuettler of Germany, a [...]
Chennai, Nov 26 (IANS) Robin Soldering of Sweden will be the top seed at the Aircel $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament to be held here Jan 4-10.
Soldering, who ended Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open earlier this year, is ranked ninth in the world while American Kim Kevin is the lowest ranked [...]
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Defending champion Marin Cilic, the 21-year-old from Croatia, ranked 13th, has confirmed his participation in the 2010 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis to be held January 4-10 here.
Also in the main draw is 24-year-old Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland, who is currently ranked 21 but had achieved a career-high of nine last [...]
Paris, Nov 11 (DPA) Fernando Vedasco kept pace with Russian front-runner Nikolay Davydenko Tuesday at the Paris Masters, with the Spaniard’s win eliminating a pair of rivals from the chase to the year-end championships.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the holder, also preserved his place among the candidates with a defeat of Alberto Montanes 6-1, 7-5.
Seventh-seed Verdasco, expecting to [...]
