Just glad to have Tsonga back at last.

na wa for you na o

What about the Governor's cup in Lagos sponsored by Oceanic bank??
doesn't count as tennis?

http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article03//indexn2_html?pdate=081008&ptitle=Governor
http://allafrica.com/stories/200810150364.html

I wonder ooh

Paris Masters

Blake has to beat Federer to stand a chance of qualifying for the year-ending Masters Cup competition. Nalbandian too has an outside chance. Can he end the winning streak of the man of the moment, Murray?

Quarterfinal fixtures

Murray A. v Nalbandian D.
Nadal R. v Davydenko N.
Blake J. v Federer R.
Roddick A. v Tsonga J.

Can you predict the semi-finalists?

Sure they should be Ndal, Murray, Tsonga and Federrer

David takes the first semi-final spot. He beat Murray 7-6, 6-3.

Up Next Davydenko vs. Nadal.

I expect Davydenko to prove his critics wrong.

Breaking News:

Federer has withdrawn from the tournament because of a stiff back. James Blake gets a walkthrough passage into the last four. He awaits the winner between Tsonga and Roddick in the SF.

FOD:

David takes the first semi-final spot. He beat Murray 7-6, 6-3.

what a season for Andy
shut me up completely!
i think fatigue didnt help in this game. . . .
im not a huge fan but i bow for him.

Another Breaking News:

Nadal also pulls out with an injury after losing first set 6 - 1 to Davydenko.

Yeah! King Kong wins da Paribas Master n qualifies for Shanghai Masters.
Now i know there's gon be upsets in Shanghai.
Federer's gon ne an injury spill over effect cos he'll never be fully fit next week sunday,
my hero, Rafa's got a slight knock, but i trust he'll be ok.
Either way i'm rooting for Rafa or Tsonga(King Kong).
But Tsonga's got a long way to go to break into the top 5 spot if he keeps playing like this,
relyig on his strong serves to pick up ace points.
His left returns n reflexes r considerably lacking d x factor.

Yea, congrats to Ali. I would ve preferred David though.

Going by their present form, next season is going to be tough. Del Potro, Simon, Gulbis, Tsonga and a host of others.

Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Davydenko, Roddick, Tsonga, Del Potro will be in Shanghai.

Another Shocking News:

World number one Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Masters Cup in Shanghai due to injury.

The Spaniard pulled out of the Paris Masters last week with a knee injury, and has taken the decision not to compete in the season-ending tournament in order to give himself the best chance of regaining fitness in time for the Davis Cup final in Argentina.

Nadal's place in Shanghai will be taken by Frenchman Gilles Simon, ranked ninth in the world

Meanwhile, the women's season-ending tournament will start tomorrow. The serbs are in the same group while the williams' sisters will face each other in the same group.

Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2008
Doha, Qatar
November 4-9, 2008
Season-Ending Championships
Prize Money: $4,550,000
Draw: 8M/4D

White group:
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Svetlana Kuznetdova (RUS)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)

Maroon group:-
Dinara Safina (RUS)
Serena Williams (USA)
Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Venus Williams (USA)

Jelena Jankovic enjoyed her first victory over Ana Ivanovic [/b]for three years to open up her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships campaign with a 6-3 6-4 victory.

In the tournament's first match Vera [b]Zvonareva [/b]enjoyed a 6-2 6-3 victory over Svetlana [b]Kuznetsova [/b]as she handled the windy conditions in the Qatar capital better.

Today's final match between Venus [b]Williams and Dinara Safina is underway.

FOD:

Another Shocking News:

World number one Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Masters Cup in Shanghai due to injury.

The Spaniard pulled out of the Paris Masters last week with a knee injury, and has taken the decision not to compete in the season-ending tournament in order to give himself the best chance of regaining fitness in time for the Davis Cup final in Argentina.

Nadal's place in Shanghai will be taken by Frenchman Gilles Simon, ranked ninth in the world

Not shocking news. the ATP calendar is obscene.

DavidDylan:

Not shocking news. the ATP calendar is obscene.

Yea, it is crazy but he has a choice of cutting down on the number of tournaments he participates in. Let's see how far his body takes him next season.

@iice, Venus got lucky

Today's Fixtures:

Vera Zvonareva  vs.  Ana Ivanovic
Venus Williams  vs.  Elena Dementieva
Serena Williams  vs.  Dinara Safina

Venus vs Elena on now
Venus takes the first set
second set underway

Ivanonic lost to Vera
kinda sad. . .

Yesterday's Results:

S. Williams - Safina  6-4, 6-1
V. Williams - Dementieva  6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Zvonareva - Ivanovic  6-3, 6-7, 6-4

Today's Fixtures:

Svetlana Kuznetsova  vs.  Jelena Jankovic
Venus Williams  vs.  Serena Williams
Elena Dementieva  vs.  Dinara Safina

Venus has destroyed Serena 5-7, 6-1, 6-0

i hope they both qualify sha

jankovic beat Kuz in straight sets

Elena vs safina underway. . . .

Yea, that was total destruction.

Jankovic and Venus are through to the semis.

If she doesn't withdraw, Serena will join them provided she beats Dementieva convincingly.

Zvonareva should complete the line-up.

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FOD:

Another Shocking News:

World number one Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Masters Cup in Shanghai due to injury.

The Spaniard pulled out of the Paris Masters last week with a knee injury, and has taken the decision not to compete in the season-ending tournament in order to give himself the best chance of regaining fitness in time for the Davis Cup final in Argentina.

Nadal's place in Shanghai will be taken by Frenchman Gilles Simon, ranked ninth in the world

this one really got to me. well i wish Tsonga the best.

Yesterday's Results:

Dementieva - Safina 6-2, 6-4
Williams - Williams 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
Jankovic - Kuznetsova 7-6, 6-4

Today's Fixtures:

Vera Zvonareva  vs.  Jelena Jankovic
Elena Dementieva  vs.  Serena Williams
Svetlana Kuznetsova  vs.  Ana Ivanovic

Vera beat Jelena in three sets
Ivanovic and Serena have both pulled out. . .  .

Elena has d4 joined Vera, Jelena & Venus in the semis.
i hope Venus wins
she looks like the strongest at the moment judging from her games
Vera has a shot too
Jelena, with her injury. . . .

Following the withdrawal of Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic, Petrova and Radwanska have been called up as last-minute replacements for them.

Yesterday's Results:

Zvonareva bt. Jankovic 2-6 6-3 6-4
Dementieva bt. Petrova 6-4 4-6 6-4
Radwanska bt. Kuznetsova  6-2 7-5

FINAL ROUND ROBIN GROUP STANDINGS
(matches won/lost : sets won/lost)

White Group
1. Zvonareva (3-0 : 6-2)
2. Jankovic (2-1 : 5-2)
3. Radwanska (1-0 : 2-0)
4. Kuznetsova (0-3 : 0-6)
Out: Ivanovic (0-2 : 1-4)

Maroon Group
1. V.Williams (3-0 : 6-2)
2. Dementieva (2-1 : 5-3)
3. Safina (0-3 : 0-6)
4. Petrova (0-1 : 1-2)
Out: S.Williams (1-1 : 3-2)

Today's SF Fixtures:

Elena Dementieva vs. Vera Zvonareva
Jelena Jankovic vs. Venus Williams

Wow Vera Zvonareva . . . for an alternate, she's won 4 games in a row. the only woman of the 8 to do so at the championships so far.

does it mean nobody is following the Shanghai masters?

i am Sir!

in the clash of the Andys
Murray came out tops beating A-Rod in 3 sets

Gilles got the better of Fedex yet again
beating him in 3 sets.

oh by the way!!!!
CONGRATS to all Venus fans
she sure ended the year on a high note didnt she? ? ?
where is iice?
lets pop the champagne

im rooting for Tsonga now, hope he will get his next game back on track and make me hapi