Serena, Venus Williams back on the Court ... but only in the clinic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Serena Williams sprinted along the baseline, and within the limits of the Court of Justice of the smack-backhand winner, then pumpatun fist — a familiar pose. And then he smiled. He does not dare in the direction of his teenage anti-glare opponents Thursday to students Learning Center and the South-Eastern Tennis.According To The Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty Images

Venus, Serena Williams, the left-and-entertainment for young Tennis players-Eastern Tennis and Learning Center in Washington on Thursday.

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Venus, Serena Williams, the left-and-entertainment for young Tennis players-Eastern Tennis and Learning Center in Washington on Thursday.

Yes, you seem to have the pleasure of the Williams Tennis, swinging his racket, where various physical problems months kept him out of his sport. The distance between the Court of his older sister, Venus was the racket hand, too, offer coaching tips and rehash the points against children ages 7-17, 45 minutes of the Centre's clinic to help celebrate this tenth year.What neither of the Williams was willing to do is to tell the world on Thursday, when they return to the tour. Both preferred no 1, own a combined 20 Grand Slam singles titles — Serena, Venus and the seven of the 13 — are the most dynamic and erikoisasettelun actors Tennis history.But Venus was not due to a hip injury since January; Serena has been out since July after a two-foot operations and then to monitor his lungs. "Feeling better. Only the first training. I am a little later than hoped for, "and is suspected, said Serena, who will continue to play a little more than two weeks ago. "But it is going flat. Slow and steady, I believe, always works when it is in a race. "His last competitive match was when he won his fourth Wimbledon title last summer; He has missed the last two major championships. "The next Grand Slam tournament is the French Open, which starts on May 22. "It is a great event, and we would definitely be there, "said Venus, who is tentatively scheduled to return to the May 16 opening of the Belgian-Brussells. "We have only to take it on a weekly basis, evaluated, and the good part is, we both get better each week."Both sisters moved around without any hitches that appear in the Contact Center Thursday. Their court dates prior to 5.1 million dollars of the port facility was built, when the former first lady Cora masters of D.C., Barry, the Centre's Executive Director, spoke to the Williams ' mother-to-plans for the Center. Their older sister, Isha, the price is a member of the Executive Board of the Centre ".Central is so important, because for us, it brings us a circle, grow in Compton, Calif., and return to this is the same, because we see people who really are in the US, "Venus said. "It is only really valid in us and will continue to reside in what is important, which is a great opportunity to give back."Standing close as Serena was carried out through the drills for children, Barry said: "it just shows, first, that Venus and Serena to which these children are, as it relates to their beginnings and where you came from. And the children know that — they receive the connection. The children are pleased and inspired by it. "Price with her sisters — as well as recalled in less than 10 years old at the time — you can run the Hall of Fame tennis player Billie Jean King to become a member of the California country club in the clinic. "It was an example of how they could also help, and the effect on children, so at any time, they have the opportunity to do the work, the clinic — and the people of the same sponsors, who bring the money. ... You should do it on the side of the business, "price said."But this is what they are passionate about. "Wearing a green and white Stretch pants will enter into force on the same road and dyed the color scheme, the Serena WarmUp jacket play more points than his real sister had Thursday, volleys, and the race to stretch forward and backward.Venus, all dressed in black, spent more time talking to the indicators, runs along a 1 1 students and advice. "He was yelling teacher said the 12-year-old Kayla Williams, who lives in the city centre within walking distance. "He is, like, quiet, and the teacher ... he actually seems to instead of, you can yell and calls on the press."And as excited as he had the opportunity to share information about the rules of procedure of the Court of Venus, Kayla register, a small complaint: "Actually, I thought we were going to play a match."He is involved in all the rest, wait for Venus ' next match.

Del Potro wins top tylosin Soderling at Estoril

OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro beat Robin Soderling from the top of the tylosin on an agar medium 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals Friday of the Estoril Open, took the point.Former Us Open champion, will meet with Pablo Cuevas, four Outdoor clay for the final on Saturday. Uruguay defeated Thomaz of Brazil sixth tylosin Belluci 6-4, 6-2. Because of delays during the other two men in the quarterfinals will be completed before the semifinals on Saturday morning in the rain. Gilles Simon was the fourth of the tylosin on an agar medium up to 6-5 in the fifth against tylosin Milos Raonic, even though the No. 2 Fernando Verdasco lost the first set 7-6 (2) against the No. 7 Kevin Anderson before play was stopped.German Kristina Barrois and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain, both unseeded, meet Saturday in the women's final.Reached his second career of Barrois, in the final 7-6 (2), Sweden, Johanna Larsson win 6-4, but Medina Garrigues won the Romanian Monica Niculescu, 6-1, 6-3. Chincha has won all nine of his career titles, is the clay.The eighth of the tylosin on an agar medium Del Potro chalked his second win in a month than Soderling. The Argentine beat in straight sets to Swede, also a hard court in Miami last month.Del Potro manufactured in Portugal, but the jerkiness Start broke in the fifth game and Soderling then used two ACEs to serve in the first set to love.Swede came out stronger in the second set breaking in the second of the game and Del Potro at 4-1-the opening lead. But the three-hour rain delay off his pace and snatched allowed Del Potro experience advantage.Soderling, the two-time French Open final, last week lost her opening match on clay in Barcelona, where is he the No. 3 seed.Del Potro is fighting his way back up the rankings after missing much of last season because of wrist surgery.

Djokovic, the championship tournament for the year 2011, advances to Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — the Novak Djokovic won his 26th straight match to remain in the championship tournament for the year 2011, regrouping, Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-2 Friday in the quarterfinals, the Serbia open. This is the best Start to the season ATP tour since Ivan Lendl in 1986, This was the victory of., however, that almost does not happen. At the same time, the forward, 4-1 in the second set, Djokovic threatened to quit because he said the lines became too slippery when it started raining. "I do not want to play, I do not want to get injured, "Djokovic cried Chair-mediator, while leaving the Court and taking a seat.Play continued until the lines were wiped and then his only Kavcic managed a break. 85Th ranked Kavcic never seriously threatened Djokovic, who was one of the break of the first and second of the three. "Had some pressure, but I've learned to deal with it now, "said Djokovic, whose family will help you arrange this transaction Djokovic has won the 63.69 sets and four tournament titles, in 2011, including the Australian Open. Roger Federer, he was unseated, the last man to beat him, the No. 2 times.Will play in the semifinals, Djokovic fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, who edged India 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, Somdev Devvarman. Feliciano Lopez, Italian Filippo Volandri in the other match. Lopez upset fourth Chincha Albert Montanes tylosin fellow 6-4, 6-4, and Marcel Granollers Spain Volandri won 6-2, 6-4. The johtaessaan of the seventh of the tylosin on an agar medium Tipsarevic lost 5-3 in the third series, as he was in the place of the correlation. But Devvarman lost her composure in the next game and was broken to love. "Somdev to play a lot of confidence he gained from the recent Tour, "Tipsarevic said. "When I have dictated the game, I played to win. When I am stuck, I had problems with the baseline. "Lopez converted two of his first ATP semifinal Montanes, his years of nine break points.Volandri will be his first semifinal in more than two years. "I'm really happy with this victory, "Volandri said. "It is a good feeling is the semis again after so long."

Vinci to play Barcelona in the final Hradecka

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Italian Roberta Vinci will play the Czech Republic, in his third consecutive final of the Barcelona open, outlasting Laura Pous-Tio 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Friday The 6th of the tylosin on an agar medium Vinci, who won the 2009 clay-court event and the largest finished Lucie Hradecka, won last year to serve the page to save seven badly breaks and break the back of his Spanish opponent of the second six times.Hradecka shocked fifth tylosin Radwanska Italian 6-1, 7-5 in their semifinal as the original 25-year-old Prague struck ten ACEs of the highest level of competition is expected for a seeded player left.Pous-Tio had already more than two previous WINS Polona Hercog 6-7 (7), 6-1, 7-5, after their quarterfinal match is on Thursday in the first set was suspended because of rain.

Davydenko, Stepanek reach semifinals Munich

MÜNCHEN (AP) — Nikolay Davydenko defeated the largest Marin Cilic 2010 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals of the BMW Open. Radomir Stepanek playing Davydenko in the Czech Republic, who will win the 2007 Munich champion Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-4, 6-0 Philipp Petzschner of Germany edged Italy's Potito Starace 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) v Florian Mayer in the semi-finals. He defeated the Bulgarian teenager Gregori Dimitrov, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4. The 69th ranked Dimitrov turns 20 next month and is the only top 100 teen. It was her first quarterfinal appearance of the Tour, despite hitting eight ACEs., Bulgaria could match Mayer, which was his third in the semi-finals the year has been a steady increase in the second.Two German players were in Munich for the last time was in the semifinals in 1994, when Michael Stich and Bernd Karbacher reached the last four. Kohlschreiber was the last German winner.

Raonic defeats to reach Estoril quarters Sousa

OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — the fifth of the tylosin on an agar medium Milos Raonic advanced Estoril Open 6-3 in the quarterfinals 6-3 victory Thursday over Portugal's Joao Sousa had six ACEs Raonic. Outdoor clay. In February he became the first Canadian title took the ATP Tour since 1995. the 20-year-old has been moved to the rankings this year to 130 spots to no. 27. Seventh tylosin South African Kevin Anderson defeated Victor Hanescu 6-4, 6-2 In the women's competition., from the top of the tylosin on an agar medium Alisa Kleybanova lost 6-4, 6-2, Kristina Barrois and Anabel Medina Garrigues Klara Zakopalova her third of the tylosin on an agar medium 6-37-5.

Juan Martin del Potro in advance of the Toipuuko hysteria in Estoril

OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — former U.s. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro to win the Portuguese Pedro survived hysteria in the Sousa 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Estoril Open on Tuesday. , Francisco Seco, AP

Juan Martin del Potro winds to serve Tuesday during his victory against the Portuguese Pedro Sousa during their first round match in the Estoril Open.

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Juan Martin del Potro winds to serve Tuesday during his victory against the Portuguese Pedro Sousa during their first round match in the Estoril Open.

Making its debut in the eighth season, clay, the Argentine broke his opponent of the tylosin on an agar medium to serve in the third and seventh games to take the first set in less than half an hour.But Del Potro double fault in the second series of eight-game helped Sousa, classified by the level of the match, the 488th.The Argentine double-error again, losing his final game of the opening set before sealing the service back two more times.Del Potro works his way back up the rankings to wrist surgery sea fishing undertakings of their catches, almost a year ago.Milos Raonic, the fifth of the tylosin on an agar medium was less difficult to face, by Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-4, while sixth Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil defeated tylosin Danish Frederik Nielsen, 7-5, 6-1 in the women's competition, In the fourth reigning champion Anastasiya tylosin Sevastova went away, such as Errani rallied 5-77-6 (5), 6-1 win.Jarmila Gajdosova, another of the tylosin on an agar medium Australia and third in the Czech Player Klara Zakopalova tylosin and extended gains after a straight-set, and Renata Voracova, Beatriz Garcia Vidagany accordingly.Greta Arn, the eighth of the tylosin on an agar medium, when Hungary became a bonus, the Portuguese Maria João Koehler won 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 2007 champion.

Djokovic WINS clay court opener

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — the Novak Djokovic Russia his 25th consecutive WIN in the League this season, the final qualifier Adrian Ungur of Romania 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday in his clay court opener Serbian Open., The No. 2 ranked Djokovic the second round is not in use, the best Start to the season because of the influence of Ivan Lendl, his first in 25 matches in 1986 at the latest. The Serb has won 61 of 67 troops and four tournament titles, three of the Mainland, including the Australian Open, as the case may be, shall, in accordance with the classification of the No. 2 Roger Federer — the last player to beat him twice on the Djokovic had broken., on Wednesday in front of his home crowd, but never really looked the problems against Ungur. "It is hard for almost a year after the play on clay, "Djokovic said. "It takes a little bit, you can access to it."Earlier Wednesday, Spaniards Albert Montanes and Feliciano Lopez, the funds managed/advised by family therapy Djokovic n in the tournament quarterfinals.Is the fourth of the tylosin on an agar medium-Montanes beat Germany 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, and Lopez defeated (4), Chile, 6-4, 7-6 Forget Michael Berrer rallied.Montanes, seven straight games won, 2-2, taking the second set, starting at the 3-0 lead before cruising speed, the decider.Lopez broke a 2-1 lead in the second set with a forehand for a winner Gonzalez down to drop-shot chasing after. The Chilean, who was playing his first tournament, returning from the injury of eight months after hip surgery-layoff, broke back immediately, but could not stop from converting his Third match in the Lopez tiebreaker.Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia in the past also expanded were defeated Ricardo Mello-Serbia open at 7-5, 6-3, the impact of the second wind during the day from Brazil. Djokovic will play quarterfinals Kavcic. "He wins we were 14-year-olds, and it is time for revenge, "Djokovic said.

Dulgheru, not later than the End of the Barcelona open seeds

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Alexandra Dulgheru became the latest seed to Exit the Barcelona Open, where he was beaten 7-5, 6-3 in the Spanish qualifier Estrella Cabeza Candela, The 245th falls Wednesday. Cabeza Candela broke her second quarterfinal of the tylosin on an opponent's seven times with the setting up of the Czech Republic player Lucie Hradecka. Fifth tylosin Radwanska is 6-4 after the Draw left the highest ranked win to fellow Italian pelaaja6 1, Maria Elena Camerin top. He plays the next Alberta Brianti.Roberta Vinci beat Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-1, 6-4, to ensure Italy over the last eight for the third with Virginie Razzano of France.Slovenia and Spain Player Laura Pous-Tio Polona Hercog reached the quarterfinals after a straight win also Wednesday..

Soderling snares first clay win season in Estoril Open

OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Robin Soderling won in his first Clay-Court match at the end of the season on Wednesday, the final match of the Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 in the second round of the Estoril Open. By Patricia de Melo Moreira, AFP/Getty Images

Robin Soderling, Sweden, becomes a backhand display during his victory on Wednesday against France's Jeremy Chardy in the course of the Estoril Open.

By Patricia de Melo Moreira, AFP/Getty Images

Robin Soderling, Sweden, becomes a backhand display during his victory on Wednesday against France's Jeremy Chardy in the course of the Estoril Open.

At the top of the tylosin on an agar medium-the Swede, who lost his opening match last week in Barcelona on clay, is preparing for the next month at the French Open. He has reached two finals, the clay court Grand Slam tournament, facing Soderling. Stern test against the eighth tylosin Juan Martin del Potro, who beat him in straight sets in Miami quarterfinals. Argentina advanced after eliminating Alejandro Falla eristäytymisen 6-2, 6-1. Third-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tylosin went to Pablo Cuevas, of Uruguay, winning 6-2, 7-6 (7-0), while the sixth Thomaz Bellucci tylosin should be removed from the list of Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Soderling in the first set against overpowered Chardy, won four straight games after breaking the Frenchman was banned twice, and twice does not itself serve as the point.Both players were plagued unforced errors in the second set and broke each other three times per piece.The second game of the call specified in the third dispute appeared to unsettle on top of the mediator, enabling Chardy Soderling rack up 13 straight points.Soderling, ranked fifth in Portugal, the only top 10 player, had a bye bye into the second round.Made a strong start to year of the rutabaga clinching titles in Marseille, Rotterdam and Brisbane before going on to the Masters events in Indian Wells and Miami third round last month.Three of the top of the tylosin on an agar medium women's — Alisa Kleybanova, Jarmila Gajdosova and Klara Zakopalova — all were developed in the quarterfinals.

Venus, Serena Williams help D.C. Tennis Center to celebrate the

When Venus and Serena Williams have sent a list, it must be a special celebration. Jim McIsaac, Getty Images

Venus Williams, still recovering from the injury, to join sister Serena, April 28, in Washington, D.C., to help mark the South-Eastern Tennis and learning center to this tenth.

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Venus Williams, still recovering from the injury, to join sister Serena, April 28, in Washington, D.C., to help mark the South-Eastern Tennis and learning center to this tenth.

Tennis stars are helping in Washington, D.C., and South-Eastern Tennis this week to mark this tenth its Learning Center. The Center makes it easy to motivate the children of Washington of its academic and athletic programs. "These people are children of the items in the balance sheet of the past, "said Cora masters Barry, Executive Director of the Recreation Wish list Committee, accompanied by the United States Census Bureau, the City Department of parks and recreation, created Tennis in the middle of 2001, The Williams sisters offer ... a Tennis clinic on Thursday and is in the middle of dinner party to honor the guests Thursday evening. Since its establishment, about 4 000 children have participated in center programs, Barry said, and 30 received Tennis scholarships, including Penn State, Howard and Morgan State schools. "The training goes hand in hand with the Iaaf, "Venus Williams said. "He added that his family is known as the Barry about ten years."They wanted to be part of it, "Barry said the Williams sisters. The Mission of the youth programme, the mirrored, Calif., Compton, "They have been fully committed to the". "It has been a great 10 years among young people, "Williams said.The age of the students ' Center offers programs for 7-17 the week and weekend children's program during the age of 3-6, Barry said.Children may participate in the Center must have a 2.0 grade point average in school to participate in the Tennis program. "Tennis is on the hook, education is the key," Barry said. "We ask that users can see what it is in the Learning Center to come," Williams said.For more information about the print code and access rights, visit our FAQ. Report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration for publication in the newspaper to comment letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State inspection. You can view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the chat help. Changes include a brief overview of the monitoring process and the report of the "report abuse" button (). Read more.

Youzhny, shocked BMW open, Baghdatis

MÜNCHEN (AP) — the defending champion and top-of the tylosin on an agar medium Mikhail Youzhny of Russia was one of the three siemenellisenä operators about to tumble out of the BMW open in the second round to Philipp Petzschner of Germany Friday. shocked Youzhny 6-7 (5), 3-6, 6-2 semifinal loss to Russia in the previous year, and INO's in black. "My goal is to make at least the semifinals of last year," said Petzschner, which was the year of his second quarterfinal.Bulgaria teenager Grigor Dimitrov reached his first career win in the fourth quarterfinal, the rally of the tylosin on an agar medium Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Dimitrov, who is ranked No. 69 and turn 20 the next month, is the top 100. Baghdatis, the only teenager in the six-match loss in the first round of his pipe with a win in Munich, where he was a semifinalist in the 2007 and the last year.Potito Starace of Italy defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, of the sixth of the tylosin on an agar medium 6-4, 6-2 days of rain delays.Petzschner Starace will play in the quarters.Because of the delays, the organizers moved the last match of the second round Florian Mayer of Germany and Russia Thursday Gabashvili Teymuraz.ore.

Soderling snares 1st clay win season at Estoril

OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Robin Soderling won in his first Clay-Court match in the final match of the season Wednesday, Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in the second round to top-seeded Swede, who lost his opening match last week in Barcelona on clay Estoril Open, The French open to prepare for the next month. He has reached two finals, the clay court Grand Slam tournament.Soderling faces a stern test against the eighth tylosin Juan Martin del Potro, who beat him in straight sets in Miami quarterfinals. Argentina advanced after eliminating Alejandro Falla eristäytymisen 6-2, 6-1. Third-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tylosin went to Pablo Cuevas, of Uruguay, winning 6-2, 7-6 (0), while the sixth Thomaz Bellucci tylosin should be removed from the list of Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Soderling in the first set against overpowered Chardy, won four straight games after breaking the Frenchman was banned twice, and twice does not itself serve as the point.Both players were plagued unforced errors in the second set and broke each other three times per piece.The second game of the call specified in the third dispute appeared to unsettle on top of the mediator, enabling Chardy Soderling rack up 13 straight points.Soderling, ranked fifth in Portugal, the only top 10 player, had a bye bye into the second round.Made a strong start to year of the rutabaga clinching titles in Marseille, Rotterdam and Brisbane before going on to the Masters events in Indian Wells and Miami third round last month.Three of the top of the tylosin on an agar medium women's — Alisa Kleybanova, Jarmila Gajdosova and Klara Zakopalova — all were developed in the quarterfinals.

Weekly net book: it is a good thing about the buzz are twittering?

Someone once said any publicity is good publicity. If that's true, the U.S. Tennis Association is living the dream.

By Mark J. Terrill, AP

Donald Young has been in the news in the last few days because of a profanity-laced Tweet directed at the USTA.

By Mark J. Terrill, AP

Donald Young has been in the news in the last few days because of a profanity-laced Tweet directed at the USTA.

First, there was Spain's appeal of the choice of surface for the Davis Cup tie July 8-10 in Austin. Next, Donald Young posted an expletive-laden attack against the USTA on Twitter following a loss in the French Open Wild-Card playoff.

No, we aren't exactly sitting on Watergate here. But in tennis circles both incidents delivered some buzz.

Surface tension:

Spain complained that the USTA's pick, known as Indoor Hard Premiere, was not on the list approved by the ITF. Even world No. 1 Rafael Nadal weighed in, saying, "If at the end (the surface) is not among the official ones, it should be ruled out or stiff fines should be applied, because for tournaments like that $50,000 is peanuts."

The ITF denied the claim saying, essentially, that a hardcourt is a hardcourt. Though the specific surface is not listed, the ITF rule merely demands that the surface be of a type used in Grand Slams or in at least three ATP events. The material, acrylic, is the basic material used for the surfaces for two Grand Slam events plus 30 other hardcourt events on the tour (the ITF ruled).

So about this appeal — which really didn't have much merit to begin with — was it about gamesmanship?

Certainly, captain Jim Courier will be closely overseeing the setup, to make sure the speed and bounce of the court meet his approval — as will the ITF, which will test once the court is laid down to make sure it meets standards. Nothing new here, of course. If Spain were making the call here, there's no doubt we'd be talking clay, and we'd be talking slow.

Much ado about nothing … except for that old adage, any publicity … etc.

Young and reckless?

Donald Young Jr. for years has been touted as, and expected to be, a future star. But all has not gone as planned. Tensions with the USTA have been part of the narrative all along (questions about the involvement of his parents, among other things). The latest blowup came last week.

Young's tweet: "(Expletive) the USTA. Their (sic) full of (expletive). They have screwed my for the last time! #enoughsaid

He followed it up with an apology for the language but not the sentiment (nor the grammar misstep). Shortly thereafter, Young's Twitter account (@DonaldYoungJr) went offline.

Young had just lost to Tim Smyczek in the final of the French Open wild-card playoff. This came after, according to the USTA, Young's parents had requested that Young be given a wild card.

Patrick McEnroe, the general manager of the USTA's player development program, went on the offensive in a news conference Monday. McEnroe was calm and measured but clearly, and as he admitted, offended. McEnroe has had run-ins with Young before ... or, maybe we should say Young has had run-ins with McEnroe before. McEnroe denied that Young would have been confused about the wild-card process, he denied there was anything personal with Young, but he did demand an apology.

Here is some of what McEnroe said:

•"I want to talk about our wild-card strategy when it comes not just to the French Open but obviously the Australian Open exchange that we do and also even now we're going to implement this year with some of the U.S. Open wild cards. We want to send a message to our players that we would like them to earn their way into every step along the way."

•"When Donald made his comments on Twitter, I was obviously taken quite aback by the language and also by the intent of what he said."

•"We're not withdrawing our support. We want our players to do well. Quite frankly, I'm offended. I'm offended for the people on our team that have worked very hard to try to help Donald because when he said what he said about them, I think it was taken quite personally by a lot of members of the Player Development team. I think that Donald should apologize for what he said. I think at that point we can move on."

•The reason why I'm having this call is, as I said at the beginning, to set the record straight, to give you people the facts of what the USTA has done to help, what our overall goal is to deal with the country.

•"Every time Donald has come and worked with our team, he's been an absolute delight. He's been an absolute pleasure for our guys to work with. When he comes, he does what we tell him to do. He goes with the program. He's gotten better and stronger. There's no doubt in my mind that he can get a lot better and become a top-50, top-30, maybe even a top-20 player. But you can't go halfway. You need to be all in. He's not totally all in."

•"We're not going to sit here and dictate everything that has to be done. At the same time we're not going to be dictated to either. … We're here to help our players with the resources that the USTA has given Player Development, which is a part of the USTA. We want to be accountable for our program and for what we're doing. For us to be accountable, obviously the more influence and the more control we have over what the player's doing, the better we feel about where we're going with that player. Again, that doesn't mean we have all the answers, that there's not another way to do it. Sure, there are plenty other ways to do it. But we want to be working in a relationship that's a two-way street."

McEnroe had plenty of other things to say. The hastily called news conference was almost completely about Young. Some questioned whether McEnroe and the USTA should even have bothered to respond. Right or wrong, it's too late to worry about that.

Young, who did not respond to USA TODAY's request for an interview, has been silent since the incident. The Los Angeles Times reported that he did apologize to at least two USTA officials.

There's no question that Young, 21, has shown flashes of potential. But it hasn't always been smooth sailing. When is it ever? Does this incident mean he's committed career suicide as some have suggested? No. Not if McEnroe means what he says about not withdrawing support. Mistakes are forgotten quickly these days.

There no doubt is fault on both sides (isn't that usually the case?). There have certainly been critics of the USTA's development program.

U.S. tennis isn't in the best place right now ... titles on the court have been scarce of late. Too bad so much of the buzz is negative. Here's hoping that old adage is right.

ATP: Rafael Nadal remains No. 1 following his victory in the Barcelona Open. The only change in the top 10 came at the bottom: Nicolas Almagro moves up to No. 10, dropping the USA's Mardy Fish down to No. 11. The rest of the Americans in the top 100: Andy Roddick (12); Sam Querrey (19); John Isner (29); Ryan Sweeting (66); Robert Kendrick (84); Michael Russell (89); Donald Young (94). Full rankings here.

WTA:Caroline Wozniacki remains No. 1. The only movers in the top 10 from last week were Samantha Stosur, up a spot to No. 6, and Li Na, down a spot to No. 7. Americans in the top 100: Serena Williams (10); Venus Williams (16); Bethanie Mattek-Sands (40); Varvara Lepchenko (82); Melanie Oudin (88); Christina McHale (91); Coco Vandeweghe (93). Full rankings here.

ATP:BMW Open, Munich, Germany (clay). Serbia Open, Belgrade, Serbia (clay). Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal (clay).

WTA: Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, Spain (clay). Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal (clay).

•Rafa keeps on rolling. Rafael Nadal earned his second title of the season Sunday in Barcelona, continuing his unbeaten run on clay. He has three more events scheduled in the clay season, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros. Not betting against three more titles.

•Here's something else for the USTA to think about: The singles champions at Wimbledon this year will each receive $1.8 million. That would make Wimbledon No. 1 in prize money. The USTA — which paid its winners $1.7 million last year — often has raised the ante for its champions. Will it do so again? The French Open, too, has increased its payout, to $1.7 million.

•Stat(s) of the week: 67 — Consecutive wins in the month of April for Rafael Nadal. That's six consecutive Aprils, including 12 titles.

•Quote(s) of the week: Now, there's some out there that think the USTA shouldn't even have a (player development) program, just blow it up, take all the money and give it out. I don't believe that. I believe that we can make a difference. I believe that we are making a difference. We have a systematic approach to do what we're attempting to do with our regional training centers and making real progress there. There's no one way to do it that says, this is right and this is the be all, end all. … I can only say that myself … all the people in leadership roles, all the coaches that are out there, are very passionate about helping American tennis and doing what's best for American tennis." — Patrick McEnroe.

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Zverev, the second round of the Serbia Open advance Kavcic

Malta (AP) — Germany Mischa Zverev advanced to the second round of the Serbia Open Monday were defeated Dudi Sela of Israel, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3, Blaz Kavcic. Slovenia has also moved to end the match after the Kamke Tobias, Germany, 7-6 (0) 6-1. Serbia: Janko Tipsarevic's seventh of the tylosin on an agar medium was due to face Japan in the third, Kei Nishikori in the first round of the League.Serbia-Open runs in the family, no. 2-ranked Novak Djokovic, who opens his clay court season Tuesday in 24 consecutive wins after this period.

Donald young McEnroe: forget, too!

One of America's most respected names in Tennis, and one of the top young hopefuls are using social media — and traditional — in the words of the French wild card spot in the Open war. Patrick McEnroe claimed drew up to apologize to Donald young in the Conference call with reporters on Monday, when he all but called the Young with the overbearing family ingrate.Young began Sparring with the expletive laden verbal blast the US Tennis Association via Twitter last Friday after he lost in the tournament final, is determined, which would be searched as part of the USTA's of the French Open. It channelled Cee Lo hit song — scrubbed up version, which is called the "Forget You" in most of the family of radio stations. "The (Expletive) Are You! The full (expletive)! They are (expletive) to me the last time! " Young wrote soon after his loss to Tim Smyczek. McEnroe, are in the player development program, the same basic appears, minus the swearing, saying he was calling from, and activities for young people to forgive me, if he wishes to continue his relationship are countered by the Director. "I am a activities from our team who have worked very hard, "McEnroe said. "When he said, he said, it took very personally the player development team members. I think the Donald would be forgiven what he said. At this stage we all move on. "A detailed list of the grant money to McEnroe, coaching and training opportunities for the Atlanta-based young has received are from 2005. But young people also have been held under the aegis of his parents and Illona Donald Sr., and which has caused tension between the parents, and are visited, the best training, exposure program, 21 years old player.The older the House left the Associated Press was not returned immediately to Voicemailin.Long Simmering tension took ugly, public Contact in recent days because of the specific characteristics of the classification system and method for doling Grand Slams are entries in the wild card. Are receives one searched event in the French Open women's and men's and share them, however he pleases. It decided to carry out a six-person tournament, Boca Raton, Florida, because of McEnroe, "we want to send a message to the players that we want them to earn their way each step along the way."Young, who defeated Andy Murray's second investment in Indian Wells last month, the lower-level recently won the tournament, Tallahassee, Florida, Florida, Philadelphia him top 100 — the French access to the automatic cutoff. But his classification does not increase the cutoff date is a week of Roland Garros. To play the Florida which forced him to where he lost in the final wild card event.He, however, by the French in Paris the week before the tournament qualifier.But young people were Looking to the future when he tweeted Friday. A little after the expletive filled-in according to the records of the monitoring of young people, "that tweet tweeting was mark. ive never as before. but im tired of it, but not in the language of Sry the the idea behind the data. "A weekend in which he had to shut down his Twitter account.McEnroe, the used space on the weekend stewing.He said the training and financial assistance in addition to the 13 young people are given is the wild card entries from various years in the U.s. open draws.Although McEnroe had not closed the doors, the young, who has made it as far as the third round of a Grand Slam just once, he sounded the distribution steps up, and what has been a long-running soap opera, and the Young family are in between. "We want to at least feel we get, "Hello, thank you for helping me," "," McEnroe said.Unfortunately, we have not heard that enough, if at all. Not intend to go into the details, but suffice it to say, this was not the only one tweet that made the young area of destination. This is jäävuoren, basically. "

Lopez upsets Monaco, Serbia open

Malta (AP) — Spain Feliciano Lopez, the Argentine Juan shocked the eighth tylosin Monaco 6-4, 7-5 Tuesday in the first round of the Serbia open, although the former fifth-ranked Forget Chile, eight months of injury layoff returns to win.Gonzalez beat Martin Klizan, Slovakia 6-2, 6-4 after recovering from hip surgery qualifier. the 30-year-old Gonzalez is dominated by the first, even though both players struggled to hold serve in the second. Klizan double error in the second match point for Gonzalez.Lopez made the decisive break in the 11th game of the second series of ATP Tour event, the impact of the wind in the family of the Novak Djokovic thou. "Beat Monaco is clay, is to rely on, "Lopez said.Ernests Gulbis, a sixth of the tylosin on an agar medium also went out, losing 6-2, 6-4-Illya Marchenko is ranked 108th in The Ukraine. Ukraine, which converts four of five break points, next faces the winner of the wild card is the Serbian Dusan Lajovic and, late in the match Filippo Volandri, Italy, Somdev Devvarman. India rallied beat Kazakhstan 1-4, 6, Mikhail Kukushkin6, 6-2 and qualifier Adrian Ungur of Romania defeated Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4. the following second second Ungur investment Djokovic, who opens his clay court season Wednesday after winning 24 consecutive matches this year, including gains in the Australian Open and hard-of-court tournaments in DubaiThe German, Indian Wells and Miami. Michael Berrer beat Alexander Peya of Austria 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Cilic, Mayer advance, BMW open,

MÜNCHEN (AP) — the third of the tylosin on an agar medium Marin Cilic of Croatia edged Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (4) Tuesday in the BMW-Cilic. open second round advance to the runner-up of the last year pounded ACEs and 11 WINS in a close match to the no Bolelli.Florian Mayer of Germany, the fifth of the tylosin on an agar medium eased past qualifier Belgium 6-1, 6-2. Steve Darcis was Also through Russia's Teymuraz Radek Stepanek, Gabashvili in the Czech Republic and the German Philipp Petzschner.

Goerges upsets No. 1 Stuttgart final Wozniacki

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Julia Goerges Caroline Wozniacki at the highest level of an upset 7-6 7-3, 6-3 to win the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday for his first major title in the final. By Alex Grimm, Bongarts/Getty Images

Julia Goerges of Germany after the capture of pumps, his first set of his victory in the first tiebreaker Sunday during the world o against Caroline Wozniacki. Danish Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany in the final.

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Julia Goerges of Germany after the capture of pumps, his first set of his victory in the first tiebreaker Sunday during the world o against Caroline Wozniacki. Danish Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany in the final.

the 22-year-old German, last year won the Bad Gastein, Austria, but was never captured the item in one of the premier events in the WTA's. "Just know I won, but I do not know how, "said Goerges."Caroline is playing against the high Hill to climb. "Goerges becomes the first German Anke Huber to win the tournament since 1996 and now move to the best career ranking of no. 27. Wozniacki was looking for his fourth title, in the year. "Julia played very well and very aggressive. I would be good enough today, "said Wozniacki, who was dropped in the final set of the tournament, and had lost a match on clay this year.Goerges, drive is the hard and the winners, towards increased by 3-0 in the second set and saved three break points on page 4-1. the stage of a saved one match Wozniacki 5-3 lead on his serve but served are shown in the following game Goerges match, converting her second match point, then threw himself in the service, the winner of the red clay of celebration.The German title-sponsor of the competition collected donated sports car. "Voodoo practice on a daily basis in this car, I never imagined that in such a manner as to be driving it in the past, "Goerges said.Breaking into the top 30 of the departure of the two German Goerges gave the high for the first time since August 1999. The second is Andrea Petkovic, who is the No. 15 when the new rankings come out Monday, had reached the Goerges. semifinals Auckland this year and reached the third round at the Australian Open She had lost both. previous matches against Wozniacki. Petkovic and Goerges have helped the German women's Tennis revival and both were Fed Cup team that Beat the United States 5-0 last weekend to secure a place in the top tier of the world group.

Goerges upsets Wozniacki Stuttgart final

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Julia Goerges Caroline Wozniacki at the highest level of an upset 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the Porsche Grand Prix Sunday, The 22-year-old [1] [2]. the German final in Bad Gastein, Austria, last year he won the title but was never captured in a WTA premier events. "Only know I won, but I do not know how," said Goerges. "Caroline is playing against the high Hill to climb. "Goerges becomes the first German Anke Huber to win the tournament since 1996 and now move to the best career ranking of no. 27. Wozniacki was looking for his fourth title, in the year. "Julia played very well and very aggressive. I would be good enough today, "said Wozniacki, who was dropped in the final set of the tournament, and had lost a match on clay this year.Goerges, drive is the hard and the winners, towards increased by 3-0 in the second set and saved three break points on page 4-1. the stage of a saved one match Wozniacki 5-3 lead on his serve, but the following is an example of the game are served Goerges match, converting her second match point, then threw himself in the service of the winnerred clay, the holidays.The German collected sports car, indoor tournament title sponsor, donated to the State-of-the-art. "In the past, this car every day Voodoo practices. I never imagined that in such a manner as to be driving it, "Goerges said.Breaking into the top 30 in Germany, the two players gave Goerges ranked that high for the first time in August 1999. The second is Andrea Petkovic, who is the No. 15 when the new rankings come out Monday had reached the semifinals Goerges. Auckland this year and reached the third round at the Australian Open She had lost both. previous matches against Wozniacki. Petkovic and Goerges have led to the revival of the German women's Tennis, and both were Fed Cup teamthat will win in the United States to ensure a place in the top tier of the world group for the 5-0 last weekend.

WTA Race Standings

server temporarily unavailable server temporarily unavailable 1. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 4051

2. Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 3030

3. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, 2276

4. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 2057

5. Li Na, China, 1942

6. Marion Bartoli, France, 1596

7. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 1546

8. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 1540

9. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 1500

10. Peng Shuai, China, 1440

11. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 1337

12. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 1316

13. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 1266

14. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 1121

15. Julia Goerges, Germany, 1056

16. Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 1000

17. Sam Stosur, Australia, 955

18. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 909

19. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 881

20. Shahar Peer, Israel, 850

21. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 752

22. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 708

23. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 703

24. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 635

25. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 623

26. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 612

27. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 600

28. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 591

28. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 591

28. Sara Errani, Italy, 591

31. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 579

32. Sania Mirza, India, 573

33. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 565

34. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 547

35. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 546

36. Simona Halep, Romania, 543

37. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 511

38. Rebecca Marino, Canada, 510

39. Greta Arn, Hungary, 505

40. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 502

41. Nadia Petrova, Russia, 487

42. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 484

43. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 482

44. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 481

45. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 471

46. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 466

47. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 452

48. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 440

49. Dinara Safina, Russia, 427

50. Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 419

1. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, 2800

2. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, 2391

3. Liezel Huber, United States, and Nadia Petrova, Russia, 2371

4. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, and Maria Kirilenko, Russia, 2365

5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, 2356

6. Sania Mirza, India, and Elena Vesnina, Russia, 1955

7. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 1676

8. Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 1311

9. Liezel Huber, United States, and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 1020

10. Natalie Grandin, South Africa, and Vladimira Uhlirova, Czech Republic, 940

Brianti Halep, win the win the Grand Prix SAR

FEZ, Morocco (AP) — Italian Alberta Brianti defeated the veteran seventh tylosin Simona Halep of Romania 6-4, 6-3 in the final Grand Prix of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to earn her first WTA title 31-year-old broke his opponent five Brianti times lost the tournament on clay-court final for the second year in row, quickly built Sunday.The.Brianti Halep 5-2 lead before the downpour interrupted the match. "It was a very tough match. Simona talented player ", which is called the Brianti played in Guangzhou, China, the second in the final two years ago."We had to stop the rain, but I was able to retain them and win. A good Tennis was playing all week, including today. I am very happy to win my first title. "Halep Iveta Benesova, who lost last year in the final after coming through the qualifiers, was also chasing his first title.

Halep, Brianti to reach the final, the Grand Prix SAR

FEZ, Morocco (AP) — Simona Halep of Romania beat Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-5, 6-4 to reach the final of the Grand Prix SAR Saturday for the second year on the line. "She plays veteran Alberta Brianti of Italy, after the former No. 1 Dinara Safina in the second semifinal withdrew with fever.Halep and Brianti chasing their first WTA title Sunday-2003 final.Flipkens made the seventh of the tylosin on an agar medium ' weak Halep serve to crack his six times. He made the decisive break in the ninth game of the second set and served out to love is match. "It was a difficult match, because she played a different game, but I am happy that I have been good and I found the game to win for him, "said Halep. Iveta Benesova Halep lost the final last year after coming through the qualifiers.Safina is set to play his first semifinal since his highest finish, Cincinnati August 2009. He said on his Twitter account that he decided to cancel because he was "40.5 swine fever" after her in the semi-finals. "It is a sad was playing good, but health is more important, "he said.

Top-seeded Youzhny advances at BMW Open

server temporarily unavailable server temporarily unavailable MUNICH (AP) — Mikhail Youzhny opened his BMW Open title defense Monday with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over German wild card Matthias Bachinger.

Youzhny is seeded first at the tournament, where he also was twice runner-up.

In other first-round matches, fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis defeated Julien Benneteau 7-6 (2), 6-3; sixth-seeded Sergiy Stakhovsky advanced when Denis Istomin quit while trailing 5-1; and Horacio Zeballos defeated Robert Kendrick 6-4, 6-4.

Tommy Haas, once ranked No. 2, was to make his comeback in a doubles match. He had been out 14 months with various injuries. Haas had surgery on his right hip in February last year and on his right elbow a month later.

The 33-year-old German will not play singles and will partner Radek Stepanek in doubles.

"I'm looking forward to the tests of seeing how my body feels, playing competitively again," Haas said. "Going out there is something you can't really practice, so being tight and kind of nervous, and wanting to win again, I need to see how that feels and also see how my body responds.

"I'm hoping to see what it's like, and hopefully make a return in singles the next few weeks."

Nadal rolls past Ferrer to win for the sixth time in the Barcelona Open

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal beat David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4 in their second final in two weeks, if not all, of the Spanish claim his sixth title of the Barcelona Open on Sunday. By JOSEP LAGO, AFP/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning the final, which, with the Barcelona Open on Sunday, becoming the country man David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4.

By JOSEP LAGO, AFP/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning the final, which, with the Barcelona Open on Sunday, becoming the country man David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4.

The highest investment in the Chincha chalked his 29th consecutive clay-court match of the event, when the fourth hit wide of the tylosin on an agar medium Ferrer is up to his backhand. "It is a dream for me to win six times, "said Nadal, whose only loss in Barcelona came countryman Alex Corretja exchanges hands in the year 2003. "I think it is difficult to play. Six years is a long time for the tennis player's lives. "It was Nadal's career ATP title and the taking over of his second consecutive Trophy after the final match of the Ferrer, Monte Carlo direct sets April 17. Nadal once triumphed in Barcelona 2005-2009, also in the final of the tournament wins the 2008 and 2009, Ferrer before sitting out last year Edition rest. "I feel bad for David because no one deserves to win this more than him, for it means to him and he has presented the work of the three to reach the final of the tournament, "Nadal said after improving his career record to 13-5 against Ferrer, including 5-0-record in the finals. He has beaten the Ferrer 10 directly to the loss of his clay, since 2004 has been one of the four. Ferrer in the final tournament, this time taking the largest Nadal twice and winning twice. "I hope to not come back to Rafa next year," Ferrer said jokingly as he collected his audience, second prize in the 24-year-old Nadal. became the first player to win two tournaments at least six times — he has won the Monte Carlo Open seven times — the demonstration period.His 31st Court clay title also move him to the Third all time Björn Borg and Manuel Orantes. Nadal lost his primary surface for the last time was in Robin Soderling at the 2009 French Open. "We have to see when my career is over, but Bjorn had had an incredible, how the players were feeling they could beat him. I do not believe is that, "Nadal said.Both players struggled to hold their serve a match that saw six breaks Nadal and three Ferrer. "He served better in the first set, but we both struggled with our works and had a lot of breaks, "Ferrer said. "We have both had better days."Held his first service, Ferrer, the game an excellent drop-shot and had to break in the second, but Nadal rallied to save.Ferrer began to lose in the resolution, which had led him to win the siemenellisenä Jurgen Melzer and Nicolas Almagro, in the early rounds.At the top of the tylosin on an agar medium Nadal broke serve in the third line of the Ferrer n down to the forehand drive and you do not drop point Ferrer n the following service his second break to go up 4-1. Ferrer, Nadal broke back, his backhand slice in the sixth game, in the case of the pelimutta Ferrer netted shot the first donation in order to be able to take advantage of Nadal comfortably approach. "I think my best today, I was the first season," Nadal said. "My forehand was also better today. Last week I felt did not cause the pain of my opponents with my forehand, but now could change the direction of it and sends it down the line. "Nadal hit another of his patented stations left in the second set to break into the first game, Ferrer, but began to Show some of the pesticides in Monte Carlo before he tested Nadal 6-4 in the top of the Ferrer, 7-5. The second-highest ranked Spanish player to save a break in the third game in the holds and took Nadal's serve when he forced the Nadal returns for the fourth timedrag up to 2-2. reduced his errors As Ferrer, high pressure, wide Nadal: n volleys and he was the second straight game when sulphur Ferrer's forehand winner gave him the lead to 4-2. swatting Ferrer, Nadal replied to drop shot him in the seventh game to break, and he broke his opponent again in his next service game when cross shot Ferrer n landed wide back a good lead. "I do not know why, but I should be able to keep the rhythm in the second, "Ferrer said. "I will not serve in the second set also has a role to play in this important moment when may I had the opportunity to". "

Safina will lose in the semifinals, Oudin in Morocco

FEZ, Morocco (AP) — the Game uses the Motorola 18 disconnects, Dinara Safina to fellow Russian Anastasia Pivovarova polished, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR.Safina advanced to his first semifinal since Cincinnati Open in August 2009 decreased by 9 times to serve the Safina v Pivovarova stretching for almost 3 hours of rain delays, topsy-turvy match. In the event of a tied vote 4 4 and 0-15 in the third set, shall be considered to serve the quickly wrap Safina wins even after players returned from the second rain delay.Safina will play in the Alberta Brianti of Italy, who defeated 7-5, 5-7, 6-0. The 24-year-old Safina lost in the last three months of the year due to injury, back to the United States Melanie Oudin. He retired from his quarterfinal during the first Andalucia lower low back pain this month.Three of his service games, lost the second set and even the match after he Pivovarova held his own serve the wobbly Safina.Simona Halep of Romania Advanced 6-2, 6-1: Hungary, the largest Halep. last year after his first semifinal qualifiers have reached the end-of-the-year through the Greta Arn to win the semifinals. He broke serve six times, Arn n.Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, he will face, which is only 45 minutes to Nadia Lalami of the routing version 6-0, 6-1. Lalami holds serve 5-1: kirsikinpunainen in order to avoid the risk of a second, but it was a brief love is match out of the backdrop to notify Flipkens.

Goerges upsets Stosur to reach Stuttgart final

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Julia Goerges upset last year, the largest Sam Stosur 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 Saturday to reach the final of the Porsche Grand Prix, his first final of the WTA Premier Event, broke the fifth tylosin. Goerges Stosur wins the match in 2 hours, to serve the jälkeen16 minutes and he became the first German Anke Huber in the final By reaching the final in 1996.Goerges, is also a page break occurs at the top of the world rankings, 30 shall be adopted in accordance with the German two players after the high for the first time in August 1999, Stuttgart. The second is Andrea Petkovic rode his big Goerges. serve rally past Stosur, whom he also beat in Tokyo last year.

After the loss to Germany, USA, fell in the Fed Cup

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — failed in the United States does not, the Williams sisters to win the match for one of the strength of the plot and was knocked against Germany Fed Cup for the first time in the parent:. By Michael Probst, AP

Us Captain Mary Joe Fernandez, left, talks with Melanie Oudin Oudin and Andrea Petkovic during a match. Petkovic of Germany won the clinch, which means the United States fell for the first time in Fed Cup tie.

By Michael Probst, AP

Us Captain Mary Joe Fernandez, left, talks with Melanie Oudin Oudin and Andrea Petkovic during a match. Petkovic of Germany won the clinch, which means the United States fell for the first time in Fed Cup tie.

The names of the Americans were in the playoffs 5-0 and is no longer a big letdown in the world group for the country, which has won the Fed Cup a record 17 times among the top eight Nations.Germany is a decisive blow, when Andrea Petkovic beat Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-3 in the first reverse singles Sunday. That gave the Germans the lead 3-0-insuperable, and is one of the five best in the series, and the place of the women's team Tennis elite group. "The world is hard to be the first time in the group, but we can only came against the better team, "Us Captain Mary Joe Fernandez said. "We did the best we could, we fought for every point and that is all to do your best to do, the Court of justice."It was a tough weekend, but you must give credit to the whole of the German team. They played great. Was moments, small, but there are not that many opportunities for us. "The President of the Czech Republic defeated Belgium's doubles 3-2 win Charleroi, Belgium, the world group semifinals and finished 5-0-Russia's rout of Italy in Moscow. Russia will host the final tournament Nov. 5-6. Germany won the final singles match when Christina McHale beat Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 6-4, the Czech Republic. Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld completed the 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 's doubles victory and Liezel Huber Vania King with sweep. "I never won the clinching match before, "said Petkovic, the higher the page of the card series No. 19 player. "I believe that the German belongs to the top of the group, and I'm really happy that I won the point. I am very free. It looked easy, but it was not a given. "The Americans were in the Fed Cup final the last two years to lose the match, as well as the times in Italy. At this time, they were clearly the absence of damage to the Williams sisters.Venus Williams, who is not represented in the United States for four years, watched from the grandstands at the Arena. He has a hip injury since the Australian Open and sidelined. But for instance in Germany should be granted to the London 2012 Williams games. The players have to play the Fed Cup Olympics. Serena Williams, who also was from 2007, the U.s. has been out of action since Wimbledon due to two of his foot-and-blood clot in his lungs, itself available to the public. In addition, the U.S. lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands-which would have been the top player in the hip injury. "I must say, the Americans were not full strength, but the Williams sisters has had for some time, and they were still in the last two finals, "said the 19-year-old Petkovic Oudin and 18-year-old McHale lost their opening singles on Saturday. The pressure fell on Sunday, where he lost Oudin fell in with the United States. "I tried not to think about, but it was an extra weight on my shoulders, "he said.Petkovic, broke serve for 3-2 lead in the first, and then in Russia. In the second set went to serve the Oudin, the first game, then double faulted state to go down 3-0. The American lost the following game before winning the next three. But Petkovic persevered and hit forehand return winner to seal Germany's victory. "I was really seven, eight games in the run, I was feeling the ball very well but you have to mix it with his "Petkovic said. "I was playing a clever, opening up the Court."Oudin said Petkovic had much happier with the surface. "Definitely I started very well, but when I lost my serve for the first time, he took his game to another level, "said Oudin. "In addition, it is my first week on the red clay at the same time, when he grew up in it."

Nadal cruises past Rugby semis Barcelona Jouer n'est account

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal as part of the Barcelona open semifinals Russia after Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-2 Friday. , Manu Fernandez, AP

Rafael Nadal strikes back Gael Rugby-Jouer n'est their Barcelona during the quarterfinal. Nadal won 6-2, 6-2.

Manu Fernandez, AP,

Rafael Nadal strikes back Gael Rugby-Jouer n'est their Barcelona during the quarterfinal. Nadal won 6-2, 6-2.

The "highest investment in the Chincha needed only 75 minutes for the ninth ranked Frenchman, who has lost four times to get to."The truth is, it was quite a perfect game, "said Nadal, who is in his sixth WIN Tender box is a clay-court tournament, where he is 29-1 record. "I am very happy, because this is a matchup of two of the best players in the world and win 6-2, 6-2, makes me very happy."Rallied 40-0 down in the third game of the first converts of his nadal break with a forehand winner, Rugby-Jouer n'est deep behind the baseline with the depressing.Nadal extends his lead to 4-1 when the Rugby-Jouer n'est event netted backhand is divided again, and Nadal held to take the first set.The second series was near the first replica Nadal broke the Rugby-Jouer n'est third and fifth games.Rugby-Jouer n'est hit wide to trail 2-1 and send a forehand long to be broken for the fourth time, after the period. Nadal held serve to close the contact and meet fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez or Croatian Ivan Dodig determination. "This is a super positive, "said Nadal, who is 0-30-2010 clay of the Monte Carlos Masters, improved in the last champion. "But is still much to achieve."The Monte Carlo final David Ferrer plays Jurgen Melzer later Friday. The winner faces Juan Carlos Ferrero or Nicolas Almagro, which meet all-Spain-matchup.

Nadal to face Barcelona in the final Ferrer

BARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, and fellow meets the Chincha for their second two-week period, the final of the Barcelona Open their Russia. Both semifinals on Saturday, beating only the last four of Chincha, Croatia, 6-3 Ivan Dodig Nadal avulla6-2, and Nicolas Almagro 6-juice-3, 6-4. Nadal Ferrer won his 29th straight match at the Barcelona, including five straight titles in 2005-09. He missed the previous year due to injury.He defeated Ferrer of Barcelona, in 2008 and 2009, and last week at the end of the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal leads their career ... in a series of 12-4. "I like the collections of statistics, the project on behalf of me, "Nadal said. "But every game is different, and David is beginning to turn to."Chincha property in Barcelona in the final years of the 15th straight win for the eighth year in succession, and, as the case may be. Ferrer, Spain, the second highest ranked player behind Nadal, hopes to Add his name to the honor roll. "I am very happy to be (in the finals), "said Ferrer."Barcelona is a competition that motivates me, most of it is I want to win the tournament, most of it. "I know that it intends to be a complex task with Nadal in the final there, but I am and I want to enjoy it. "Nadal seconding to the Start when he hit Dodig n approach shot in the bottom-center, as he reeled in his eight straight points to beat the unseeded Challenger.Dodig, who shocked second round Robin Soderling, broke back in the fourth game to Nadal after the Chincha forehand sailed long and then held his serve to go ahead 3-2. Nadal forced into hitting a wide cross-record with deep the Croat his second service break of the seventh game, and then hit a pair of Dodig double-faults in the first set, Nadal as closed.The second series began just as the opening of the first breaking the game service n Dodig Nadal and the land immediately to the underdog. But this time Nadal Viidessadas reigned in his career WIN set elsewhere.He is the second youngest player Björn Borg to post 500 wins in the Open era. "This is hard work, the effect of the year, "said the 24-year-old Nadal. "The only negative thing is that I have already had the circuit to nine years."An advantage of almost sound Ferrer to win the first set of inconsistent Almagro ".David is playing very well right now, the developed, "said Almagro, who have lost their final match of the three February. Ferrer, his drop shots, how you want to extract the second set and kept the serve in the fifth game in his fourth final of the Almagro directly in advance of the Acapulco Ferrer."He was my response to the weapons, "Almagro said. "Every time you play too many that he is to win one of the ball."To extend his championship tournament Ferrer, a record of 7-0 v Almagro, who enters the top 10 rankings on Monday, at the time of the update.

ITF rejects the appeal, on the surface of the USA-Spain Davis Cup match

Hardcourt is perhaps the root of hardcourt. , Roberto Candia, AP

Spain, the United States to host the Davis Cup-quarterfinals Austin 8-10 July. In March, Captain Jim Courier, John Isner, from left, Andy Roddick, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the past, of the one part, and the first round of the Davis Cup match. It was Courier's first appearance as captain of the Davis Cup.

By Roberto Candia, AP

Spain, the United States to host the Davis Cup-quarterfinals Austin 8-10 July. In March, Captain Jim Courier, John Isner, from left, Andy Roddick, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the past, of the one part, and the first round of the Davis Cup match. It was Courier's first appearance as captain of the Davis Cup.

That's International Tennis Federation, which has rejected the appeal on the Davis Cup quarterfinal tie on the surface are not chosen by the Spanish, the word Tennis Federeration request. "ITF's Davis Cup Committee agreed unanimously that the surface of the ... Davis Cup regulations, in accordance with rule 38, as a competition, the ITF said in a statement released Thursday. "The Davis Cup Committee, shall be determined in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Court of the area chosen by the Americans is to type" acrylic ", which is used by more than 30 tour events, and two Grand Slam tournaments. Davis Cup regulations, rule 38 (a) does not specify or imply a claim products. "Davis Cup Committee also stated that the Court of first instance must meet the conditions laid down in rule 38 (b) ' judgment of the Court of Justice of Pace rating (CPR), ' to ensure that the Court of first instance, the rate is not too fast or too slow. CPR test carried out by the ITF in the field of scientific and Technical Department, with the match to tie the ball when the Court is established and available for play. "The Spanish Government can archive the change still. The time to be on April 28. surface, known as the Indoor hard at the Premiere, was not in the list approved by the ITF, the world governing body of sport, which is carried out in the Davis Cup, the Spanish Federation, said in a statement on its website.The tie is scheduled for July 8-10 for the University of Texas at Austin campus of the Frank Erwin Center. "It is the Court of Justice, that we are not familiar with, because it does not meet the requirements of the "Spanish Davis Cup Captain Albert Costa told the news conference in Barcelona. "So I have the problem now is to determine what type of players they face of the Court of Justice, because even if we wanted, we train one of equivalent could not install it because it is not approved," he added.Are stated that it was used before the surface of the Davis Cup matches, including the 2007 against Spain. It also was used in the final against Russia, other times in the middle of 2007.Here is the full statement from the ITF:RFET (the Spanish Tennis Federation) appealThe ITF Davis Cup ITF Davis Cup decision of the Committee, the Committee agreed unanimously that, in the area, "the Premier Court", in their quarterfinal tie against Spain, 8-10 July 2011, in Austin, Texas, to abide by the terms of rule 38, a competition in the United States in the Davis Cup options chosen by the"The surface of the water in the courts."Davis Cup-the Committee shall be determined in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Court of the area chosen by the Americans is to type "Acrylic", which is used by more than 30 tour events, and two Grand Slam tournaments. Davis Cup regulations, a set of rule 38 or the requirement to mark the products. The Davis Cup Committee confirmed that the surfaces of the ITF ranking does not constitute any representation or endorsement made and without the approval of the ITF and is not a compulsory requirement of the selection procedure of the Court of Justice of the surface area of any of the ITF tournaments, including the Davis Cup Committee of The Davis Cup also stated that the Court of first instance must meet the conditions laid down in rule 38 (b)"The Court of Justice in the Pace rating (CPR)," to ensure that the Court of first instance, the rate is not too fast or too slow. CPR test carried out by the ITF in the field of scientific and Technical Department, with the match to tie the ball when the Court is established and available for play. The Davis Cup Committee shall be composed of five members: the Chairman Juan Margets of Spain, Armando Cervone in the United States of America, Argentina, Tom Gullikson, Geoff Pollard of Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Trippe. Chairman Juan Margets and Tom Gullikson recused themselves-voting in this case, because of their national affiliations.Plus the details of the rules:Davis Cup options: rule (the courts of the surface and the Playing conditions) 38) competition of the courts of the surface must be of the grass turf SurfaceThe; natural or artificial material, fine raju the composition of the cement or BITUMINOUS or synthetic surface; but in no case shall in the event of a tie, can be played on the surface of the stone or any other surface with the exception of mutual agreement, the two Nations and compete in ITF approval. 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Weekly net book: no surprises ... Nadal up, USA

It was only a matter of time …

By Michael Probst, AP

U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez, left, talks to Melanie Oudin during the match between Oudin and Andrea Petkovic. Petkovic won to clinch the Fed Cup tie for Germany, which means the USA is relegated for the first time.

By Michael Probst, AP

U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez, left, talks to Melanie Oudin during the match between Oudin and Andrea Petkovic. Petkovic won to clinch the Fed Cup tie for Germany, which means the USA is relegated for the first time.

•That Rafael Nadal would win a tournament in 2011.

•That team USA would suffer relegation in Fed Cup.

Both happened last weekend.

In his element:

Nadal hadn't won since October, coming up short three times in finals since his last victory (to Roger Federer in the ATP World Tour Finals; and to Novak Djokovic in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.). Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters for the seventh consecutive time Sunday — that's a record for consecutive titles.

And now, to state the obvious, Nadal is really good on clay. His numbers continue to bewitch and bewllder:

•29 consecutive wins on clay, including 66 of 69 sets during that streak.

•62 wins in a row on clay in the month of April.

•181-6 match record on clay since 2005.

•30-2 in clay-court finals.

His victory was his 19th Masters 1000 title — that's a record, too.

Nadal was not at his absolute best, and there's always the specter of injury. Nadal is in Barcelona this week — he skipped the tournament a year ago — and he will play two more clay events (Madrid, Rome) before Roland Garros. That's a good chance to fine tune his game and pile up points. … It's also a chance to get weary and risk injury.

Another undefeated clay season figures to be a challenge.

Out of their element:

In the other "it was bound to happen" moment, Mary Joe Fernandez's Fed Cup team got bounced out of the main group. It's the first time ever for 17-time champ USA, but it's probably about time. And this is not to be critical of Fernandez, Melanie Oudin and Christina McHale. The teams they lost to, Belgium in the first round and Germany in the playoff Sunday, were better teams, pure and simple. The fact that the USA reached consecutive finals in 2009-10 without its two top players is worthy of note. And celebration.

And now, once again to state the obvious (or, more accurately, beat a dead horse), American women's tennis is in a troubled state.

Frankly, there's no reason to continue the harangue. It's well known and nothing new — "I would say we took our eye off the ball," a USTA official told USA TODAY in 2006 — but here we are anyway.

The bigger problem is less about the tennis and more about the expectation that the USA has to be the dominant country in terms of depth of talent. (And, yes, we realize that USA TODAY — perhaps more than anyone else in mainstream media — is guilty of pushing that agenda.) Ain't happening. That ship has sailed. There is too much talent and incentive in too many places in the world.

That doesn't mean the USA can't be a contender. That much we should demand … and there's certainly room for improvement.

We believe the USTA's development system under Patrick McEnroe— which is teaming with various academies around the country and making clay courts a priority — is on the right track. Patience is probably important here.

As for Fed Cup relegation …

"It's tough to be out of the World Group for the first time, but we just came up against a better team," Fernandez said. "We did the best we could, we fought for every point and that's all you can do, do your best on the court."

To return to the World Group in 2013, the USA will need to win a first-round World Group II tie in February and then a playoff in April.

Presumably, Venus and Serena Williams will be available. Both were injured for the two ties this year. The bad news is neither has played Fed Cup since 2007. The good news is both want to be a part of the Olympic team next year, and to do that they are supposed to fulfill Fed Cup obligations. By showing up in Germany to cheer on the team, Venus has fulfilled her obligation for 2011. As for Serena, people with knowledge of the circumstances expect that she, too, will catch a break from the USTA (and the ITF) — meaning she will get a pass in 2011 because of her injury/illness situation. That's assuming she is healthy and available in 2012.

Their presence would solve the immediate problem — and we might not even be having this discussion. The underlying issue remains, of course.

ATP: Rafael Nadal remains No. 1 following his first tournament title of the year. The only changes in the top 10 came at the bottom: Jurgen Melzer rises to No. 8; Gael Monfils moves up a spot to No. 9; and Mardy Fish of the USA, at 29, moves up a spot to No. 10, his first appearance in the top 10. The rest of the Americans in the top 100: Andy Roddick (13); Sam Querrey (19); John Isner (29); Ryan Sweeting (67); Robert Kendrick (84); Michael Russell (90); Donald Young (98). Full rankings here.

WTA:Caroline Wozniacki remains No. 1. The only movers in the top 10 from last week were Li Na, up a spot to No. 6, and Samantha Stosur, down a spot to No. 7. Americans in the top 100: Serena Williams (10); Venus Williams (15); Bethanie Mattek-Sands (40); Varvara Lepchenko (81); Coco Vandeweghe (89); Christina McHale (90); Melanie Oudin (93). Full rankings here.

ATP: Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain (clay).

WTA: GP de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fez, Morocco (clay). Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany (clay, indoors).

•Kudos … to the highest-ranked American, Mardy Fish, 29, who rises to a career-high No. 10 in the world … to Bob and Mike Bryan, who teamed up to win in Monte Carlo for their 70th doubles title.

•The USTA National Playoffs are underway. Hall of Famer Chris Evert, teaming with ESPN's Mike Greenberg, helped to get things started Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Beatrix Bielik and Darrin Cohen at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center in New York. The idea — a chance for anyone to play their way into U.S. Open qualifying, including this year's addition, mixed doubles — is great fun. Though play has begun at some sites, there is still time to register. Click here for details.

•Stat(s) of the week: 181-6 — Nadal's match record on clay since 2005. As pointed out above, Nadal's clay-court statistics are amazing. Roland Garros should be fun.

•Quote(s) of the week: "The question I always get asked by everyone is, 'Why did you say (the HGH) was yours being that my bags were lost?' I think that right there shows my honesty. If I was aware I was breaking a rule by doing all these things of course I would have said it wasn't mine. At that time, I didn't know. Maybe it was me being naïve. I don't know. But at that stage I didn't think I was doing anything wrong. That's why I said 'Yes, those are my bags, that is mine.' That's the only reason why I had admitted to it." —Wayne Odesnik, who spoke at length (read the interview here), for the first time, about his suspension and his comeback. That's pretty good work from Robson: Within a month he scored exclusive interviews with Serena at her home and then Odesnik.

Earlier, Ferrer, Nadal sets up all-Spanish final in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, and fellow commanders meet in Chincha for their second final in two weeks after the Barcelona open. , Manu Fernandez, AP

David Ferrer of Spain muscles during his victory Saturday backhand against Spain at the Barcelona open semifinals Nicolas Almagro.

Manu Fernandez, AP,

David Ferrer of Spain muscles during his victory Saturday backhand against Spain at the Barcelona open semifinals Nicolas Almagro.

Both of the semifinals on Saturday, Russia in their final match of the Nadal to only the last four digits of Ivan Dodig Chincha, 6-3, 6-2 to Croatia and the reference grape juice Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4. Ferrer, Nadal won his 28th straight match in Barcelona, including five straight titles in 2005-09. He missed the previous year due to injury.He defeated Ferrer of Barcelona, in 2008 and 2009, and last week at the end of the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, Nadal leads their career ... in a series of 12-4. "I like the collections of statistics, the project on behalf of me, "Nadal said. "But every game is different, and David is beginning to turn to."Chincha property in Barcelona in the final years of the 15th straight win for the eighth year in succession, and, as the case may be. Ferrer, Spain, the second highest ranked player behind Nadal, hopes to Add his name to the honor roll. "I am very happy to be (in the finals), "said Ferrer."Barcelona is a competition that motivates me, most of it is I want to win the tournament, most of it. "I know that it intends to be a complex task with Nadal in the final there, but I am and I want to enjoy it. "Nadal seconding to the Start when he hit Dodig n approach shot in the bottom-center, as he reeled in his eight straight points to beat the unseeded Challenger.Dodig, who shocked second round Robin Soderling, broke back in the fourth game to Nadal after the Chincha forehand sailed long and then held his serve to go ahead 3-2. Nadal forced into hitting a wide cross-record with deep the Croat his second service break of the seventh game, and then hit a pair of Dodig double-faults in the first set, Nadal as closed.The second series began just as the opening of the first breaking the game service n Dodig Nadal and the land immediately to the underdog. But this time Nadal Viidessadas reigned in his career WIN set elsewhere.He is the second youngest player Björn Borg to post 500 wins in the Open era. "This is hard work, the effect of the year, "said the 24-year-old Nadal. "The only negative thing is that I have already had the circuit to nine years."An advantage of almost sound Ferrer to win the first set of inconsistent Almagro ".David is playing very well right now, the developed, "said Almagro, who have lost their final match of the three February. Ferrer, his drop shots, how you want to extract the second set and kept the serve in the fifth game in his fourth final of the Almagro directly in advance of the Acapulco Ferrer."He was my response to the weapons, "Almagro said. "Every time you play too many that he is to win one of the ball."To extend his championship tournament Ferrer, a record of 7-0 v Almagro, who enters the top 10 rankings on Monday, at the time of the update.

Wozniacki advances to quarterfinals Stuttgart, Zvonareva

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — the highest investment in Caroline Wozniacki passed the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix for the first time, when he beat Zuzana Kucova, Slovakia 6-1 6 2 to reach the quarterfinals Wednesday. By Thomas Kienzle, AFP/Getty Images

During his Forehand up the profit on Wednesday, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Vera Zvonareva of Russia against the Russian lines in the second round of the match in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA tournament.

By Thomas Kienzle, AFP/Getty Images

During his Forehand up the profit on Wednesday, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Vera Zvonareva of Russia against the Russian lines in the second round of the match in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA tournament.

In his fourth title bid this year to the German meet Andrea Petkovic Wozniacki, who rallied to the highest position of a defeat device, a former player, Jelena Jankovic 3-6, 6-1, 6-3., becoming rapidly in Germany, Petkovic, Jankovic beat Wozniacki to reach out to Miami and the semifinals and broke into top 20 for the first time.Kucova, plucked from the fish after the injured in the knee with Yanina Wickmayer, Wozniacki withdrew once broke but struggled to hold his own serve.Vera Zvonareva rallied to win the Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the all-Russian match.The second of the tylosin on an agar medium Zvonareva remains aside from the fact that the course of this year's Doha title of his, after struggling in the past, the Porsche Arena. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland to the Indoor clay of the Court of first instance, the French Open champion, Pavlyuchenkova beat Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-3 in the Australian Open with an M61 Vulcan torn from a vs Sabine Lisicki most Li Na 6-47-5Kristina Barrois and defeated Marion Bartoli in the eighth of the tylosin on an agar medium 6-4, 6-2. Petkovic and Jankovic played a match filled with errors. Jankovic, serving poorly throughout, her sixth double-fault to give a chance to serve in the match Petkovic.The German needed to close out the game with five.The last German to reach the final eight in Stuttgart was Anke Huber to 10 years ago. The host nation now three players already in the quarters.Women's Tennis in Germany is going to the next in a long slump, which came after Steffi Graf retirement capital investments. Germany will win a weekend in the United States 5-0 to seal a place in next year's world group Fed Cup, while at the same time in the arena.

Halep reaches the final, the Grand Prix SAR

FEZ, Morocco (AP) — Simona Halep of Romania beat Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to reach the top of the Grand Prix final in the second year in succession in the SAR.He will be the Italian veteran Alberta Brianti, when former Player Dinara Safina is the highest investment in the second semifinal with the illness retired.He was the seventh opponent of the tylosin on an agar medium Halep's weak serve to crack his six times. He had a decisive break up and served in the second match of love is the ninth game.Iveta Benesova, Halep, lost the final last year after coming through the qualifiers.WTA Tour did not provide other details of the Safina (n) in the case of illness. The Russian was playing his first semifinal since his highest finish at the Cincinnati August 2009.

The two players to earn French Open wild card spots

BOCA RATON, Fla (AP) — Irina Falconi and Tim Smyczek competes in the French Open after winning a wild card spots on Friday., Falconi, Atlanta and Milwaukee earned Smyczek, the main Draw after winning the French open are wild card playoffs spots, the 20-year-old Falconi beat Julia Boserup, Newport Beach, Calif., 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3, though the 23-year-old Smyczek beat Donald Young Atlanta 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. the following his third Falconi makes an appearance in the consecutive Grand Slam main draw, and his second Smyczek.

With Rafael Nadal advances to reign in Barcelona-profit

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal opened his bid for the sixth title of the Barcelona open, a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over Daniel Gimeno-Traver Wednesday. , Manu Fernandez, AP

Rafael Nadal after Spain finds cheers his victory against Gimeno Traver Wednesday in Barcelona.

Manu Fernandez, AP,

Rafael Nadal after Spain finds cheers his victory against Gimeno Traver Wednesday in Barcelona.

His highest placement Nadal entered hard groundstrokes with fellow Chincha air travel at the speed of the victory after breaking Gimeno-Traver in the first two games of the service. "The first day of the tournament, are always dangerous. But I feel fine, "said Nadal. "It has been one of the matches, to be inserted, you can test your limits."Nadal, who sat out the previous year's event after winning five straight titles in 2005-2009, Santiago Giraldo of Colombia face the outdoor Clay-court event for the third round. "(Giraldo) is very aggressive and one of the most dangerous players on the circuit, "said Nadal, who has beaten the future opponent in straight sets in their previous two meetings."The match (Giraldo) against last year was tough. Tomorrow I played solid and as aggressive as possible. "Robin Soderling, disappointing Run to continue the No. 5-ranked Swede, in the form of comfort was beaten 6-2, 6-4 to Croatia's Ivan Dodig his first Clay-Court match during the second half of the year.Soderling, last year as a finalist, went to the Masters events in Indian Wells and Miami in the third round last month.Simon Greul and Milos Raonic. Earlier match winner to face goes, who won his Dodig, the first title, the Zagreb earlier this year, the fourth of the tylosin on an agar medium David Ferrer, Carlos Berlocq made quick work of the Argentine to win 6-2, 6-Victor Hanescu 2ja meets, when Romanian beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa, 6-4, 6-4. the Two-time final four Ferrer, save all the pages he had, despite he was not very well. "I think I started a little more nervous than usual, but that is logical, because it is the first match," Ferrer said. "Fortunately, I had the opportunity to work with it and I hope to do better tomorrow."Richard Gasquet outlasted ninth tylosin Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to set up a clash for all of France's Gael Monfils. tylosin tylosin Jurgen Melzer, with the Sixth thrashed Marcel Granollers, Spain 6-1, 6-3, and comes out a couple, Albert Montanes, who rallied to oust Benoit Paire of France 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-4.2-1 At the first member of the set, Melzer asked to check his pulse, the doctor, but he continued to play and won the next three games.The 2001 champion Juan Carlos Ferrero with an M61 Vulcan torn from a German lucky loser Mischa Zverev, who was held for the injured Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5. The former No. 1 hit three ACEs in his second match since returned to the Court for sea fishing undertakings of their watches and knee in October. "I was a little worse physically tired from yesterday, but due to the possession of the well, "said Ferrero, who will play in the next round of Simone Vagnozzi returned to Italy after the Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 6-2. Meanwhile, a former top 10 Player Nikolay Davydenko eliminated Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-213, 7-11, 6, and will play eighth seed Nicolas Almagro.

Wimbledon singles champions will receive $ 1.8 million

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — this year's singles champions Wimbledon each receive $ 1.8 million.Ian Ritchie, announced on Tuesday, the all England Club, Managing Director of the 125th in the World Championships in total prize money is $ 23.8 million. "The leading international sports events such as Wimbledon, is to all players of the quality of the show, "all England Club Chairman Philip Brook said. "It is important that we win, which rewards the players they bring to the event in the metaphor, the flag shop appeal and the Supreme Court of the performance."Last year's singles champions prize money was 1.54 million dollars.Ritchie said, the tournament organizers had heard from Serena Williams, he intends to defend his title in singles. Williams has not played competitively since winning the next two foot surgeries in the previous year on account of the complexity of the competition.Ritchie said all England Club has asked the British Government to relax the attractiveness of the tax rules of competition to the competitors.Visiting the British group, such as the football athletes not taxed on earnings and on indications or marks identifying the lot to the country in their time, but the individual persons.Ritchie said the all England Club, had also spoken of a Formula 1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone, who is also a change in the Government. "If Lionel Messi in the Champions League final here, he may not be taxed, but Roger Federer, "Ritchie said. "We believe is an obstacle to Wimbledon, people come here. But it is in the radar image, suppose the scratch in this way. "It is the same with the golf. Certain international golfers who do not come to play here, as do not understand it, for this reason. "Ritchie said, the tournament organizers had consulted the Serena Williams more than he intends to defend her singles title. Williams has not played competitively since winning the year's foot-injury on account of the complexity of the competition after the 2011 tournament., also feature a new 2,000-seat Court No. 3-the Motorola Show courts use the same Hawk-Eye technology., the total number of courts is the new No. 4 is also open for the first time in court, to several years of redevelopment aid to traditional 19. the capacity of the ground to grow this year spectators 37,500 38,500 Ritchie said.He was also asked the Government to order tickets for the Olympic Games, in that it extends to the same restrictions on resale. Scalping — or as it is called Britain touting — Olympic tickets is strictly prohibited. "I find it incongruous that the Olympics may be dealt with one way — the Home Secretary says that the ticket's strong December attests to a fine of GBP 20 000 — and we did not have any legislation for the protection of Wimbledon," said All England Club Ritchie. host the Tennis competition at the 2012 London Olympics, but Ritchie said, is expected to be disappointed by the tradition and the tournament is Wimbledon Pomp spectators. "It has a different appearance in the World Championships, "Ritchie said. "And that is completely right and proper."

Spain claims are n check the surface of the Davis Cup quarterfinal

Davis Cup quarterfinal tie between Spain and the United States has been almost three months away, but the heat is already in use.Spanish Tennis event are attached to the change in the Federeration, chosen by the surface is not approved for ITF International Tennis Federation.Surface, known as the Indoor hard at the Premiere, was not in the list approved by the ITF, the world governing body of sport, which is carried out in the Davis Cup, the Spanish Federation, said in a statement on its website.The tie is scheduled for July 8-10, at the University of Texas at Austin, The University campus are Frank Erwin Center, said that the question of all questions should be directed to the ITF. "It is the Court of Justice, that we are not familiar with, because it does not meet the requirements of the "Spanish Davis Cup Captain Albert Costa told the news conference in Barcelona. "So I have the problem now is to determine what type of players they face of the Court of Justice, because even if we wanted, we train one of equivalent could not install it because it is not approved," he added.ITF may lay down that the RFET appealed to the Davis Cup Committee, said in a statement "the ITF. "The Davis Cup Committee has requested the Commission to examine whether the selected surface meets the competition Austin Davis Cup regulations, 38 (a) the rule ' of the courts of the surface and the Playing conditions. The Committee shall consider the appeal later this week, waiting for the decision.Are stated that it was used before the surface of the Davis Cup matches, including the 2007 against Spain. It also was used in the final against Russia, other times in the middle of 2007, according to the report of the surface of the tennis.com is sold in Europe and the second brand might be used in other European ATP tournaments.(Click here for a list of approved for ITF courts.)For more information about the print code and access rights, visit our FAQ. Report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration for publication in the newspaper to comment letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State inspection. You can view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We've updated the chat help. Changes include a brief overview of the monitoring process and the report of the "report abuse" button (). Read more.

Rafael Nadal to seven of the line, the Monte Carlo Masters

MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal won his seventh consecutive Monte Carlo masters title beating David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday, capturing his first tournament since October and ends in a Run of three consecutive defeats in the final after the tournament. , Lionel Cironneau, AP

Rafael Nadal of Spain starts to serve during his match with Monaco's Monte Carlo masters on Sunday, the final David Ferrer of Spain against the man in the country.

By Lionel Cironneau, AP

Rafael Nadal of Spain starts to serve during his match with Monaco's Monte Carlo masters on Sunday, the final David Ferrer of Spain against the man in the country.

The highest investment in the Chincha chalked his 37 consecutive clay court win in the event, where he has lost since 2003. It was his 44th career title, the first since — but the Japan Open and the Masters of the 19th century — in the event. "Start the clay season is great, but it is fantastic to win the Monte Carlo for the second time," Nadal said. "This is one of the Masters tournament If it seems to me more emotion when I play, because all of this in the year 2003 begins. I played with the qualifiers here, won the two matches, and was the very first time in my career in the top 100. "Nadal won all Spanish final when the ball was sent to a short break to Ferrer after the net. "This tournament always special feelings, I won seven in a row. Seven times in succession (for example), it is almost impossible to WIN, "said Nadal. "I was more tired than usual today."the 24-year-old Nadal has lost two consecutive Masters final in the tournament this year, the second ranked Novak Djokovic, Sony Ericsson and the BNP Paribas open. He was also won by Roger Federer ATP World Tour Finals to expire at the end of the final in November. "It was difficult to lose, especially in Miami, one of the, so I was a little more defensive today, "Nadal said. "Lose the three lines is hard. So I was a little nervous when I had the opportunity to win. "Guillermo Coria Argentina is the last player wins Monte Carlo, Nadal in the third round in 2003. Nadal missed through injury to competition in 2004. "No Rafa is incredibly is clay. I mean, he is everywhere at the same time, "Ferrer said through a translator. "He is the best player in the history of the clay."Nadal also extended his record to open the European research area is one of the tournament titles, consecutive, to set the mark when he won for the sixth time last year.He does not drop a set in the last year, but Andy Murray took one off him in the semi-finals on Saturday, which lasted almost three hours. A win against Ferrer went 2 hours, 17 minutes. "These type of matches like yesterday, today, to improve the condition, such as the physical and mental, "Nadal said.Nadal beat Ferrer also last year, the Rome Masters final. the 29-year-old Ferrer, missed a key document in the 10th game, when he fluffed the overhead smash, as a matter of routine, has been placed on the 15-30, and the press itself to serve the Nadal forehand too long, loose from a scientific point of view. "I was lucky a little bit, all the legal 15-smash, it was an important point, "said Nadal."After that, David was a little more errors, which helped me to finish the match. "Ferrer, who was his third title this year and the 12th session of the general public, against the careless errors late rued Nadal match. "Generally speaking, I am very happy. I am also delighted with the game, "Ferrer said. "I was a little sad about certain moments."Nadal held and broke Ferrer for the fourth time. Ferrer saved one match point when the return clipped the net and bounced just as well as Nadal n REACH blistering forehand gave but Nadal to win a second and he sealed the victory when Ferrer returned the volley into the net.Nadal, who was granted his opening service game in his previous two matches, Murray and Ivaniševic, restarted slowly after two points, save 15-40 down in the Exchange margin system.Ferrer, Nadal took the third game, n serve but lost her own directly, after a long rally ended in excellent Ferrer drop-shot to make the 2-2 with a continued battle. Ferrer — landing only 36% of the first works — and was broken again to trail 3-2 in the control. They will not be able to take advantage of having a 0-40 down to Nadal change can lead to the holding of the sixth game for 4-2 after the defending champion, was in place, the players drop shot near the net.The second set, broke in the third game, Ferrer, Nadal goes through the shot to lead 2-1. He was untroubled until the eighth game when Nadal: n return guarantees the baseline bounced out to make it 4-4, such as Ferrer broke him for the second time.Nadal won all of the instances, he played in the last year and claimed clay, a fifth French Open title. "No he is not on the computer. He can lose, "Ferrer said. "Maybe if I was injury, Rafa has the opportunity to get to."