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BRITAIN'S NUMBER ONE DEBUTS AT
FARMER'S CLASSIC AGAINST USA QUALIFIER
By Kelly Richards
LOS ANGELES - (July 29, 2010) It was the biggest match he’d ever played,
in the biggest stadium, with the biggest crowd and biggest paycheck.
23 year-old Tim Smyzcek of the United States stepped onto center court
with Britain’s Andy Murray in the Scot’s first ever appearance at the
Farmers Classic in Los Angeles Thursday night.
It was David versus Goliath. The number 192 ranked player in the world
versus the number 4. A qualifier versus the number one seed.
Smyzcek has won just one professional match in his career. Murray has 14
titles.
The first set went pretty much as expected. In 28 minutes, Murray won
6-1.
But the second set was a different story. Smyzcek turned on the after
burners. He flattened out Murray’s extreme topspins and started taking
more chances, chances that paid off...MORE |
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YOUNG AMERICAN TENNIS STAR MELANIE
OUDIN SET TO PLAY IN MERCURY INSURANCE OPEN PRESENTED BY TRI-CITY
MEDICAL CENTER
2009 US Open Quarterfinalist and U.S. Fed Cup Hero Will Make Her La
Costa Resort and Spa Debut
Carlsbad, CA. (July 26, 2010) – Melanie Oudin, America’s tennis
sweetheart, will play in the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open Presented by
Tri-City Medical Center, tournament officials announced today. The Sony
Ericsson WTA Tour event is scheduled for July 31 – Aug. 8 at the La
Costa Resort and Spa.
The 18-year-old Oudin, who was born and raised in Marietta, Ga., burst
upon the tennis scene last summer when she defeated 29th seeded Sybille
Bammer of Austria, and 6th seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, on her way
to a fourth-round finish at Wimbledon.
At the 2009 US Open, Oudin captured the
hearts of tennis fans as she made a spirited run to the quarterfinals
defeating Russians Elena Dementieva (No. 4 seed), Maria Sharapova (No.
29 seed), and Nadia Petrova (No. 13 seed), along the way...MORE |
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Jim Courier Named Farmers Classic
Tournament Honoree
LOS ANGELES - Jim Courier will be introduced as Tournament Honoree for
the 2010 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, during a special
ceremony on opening night, Monday, July 26, of the Olympus US Open
Series and ATP World Tour 250 tournament at the LA Tennis Center.
Courier will also be participating in the Stars Under the Stars gala
featuring Andre Agassi vs John McEnroe on Saturday, July 24 at UCLA.
The distinguished award of Tournament Honoree has been given annually
since 1985 to a person who has greatly influenced the growth of tennis
through their playing career and other contributions to the sport.
Courier, a 2005 inductee at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, spent
58 weeks ranked No. 1 on the ATP World Tour. He owns four career titles
in Majors, winning the Australian Open in 1992 and 1993 and the French
Open in 1991 and 1992. In addition, Courier was finalist at the French
Open and Wimbledon in 1993 and at the US Open in 1991.
The champion of the 1997 Farmers Classic...MORE |
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