Igor Andreev

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No. 24 Seed Haas Cracks Wimbledon Semifinals

(Newser) - Tommy Haas continued his surprising Wimbledon run today, with the 24th-seeded German upsetting fourth seed Novak Djokovic, ESPN reports. Haas beat Djokovic 7-5, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 to advance to a meeting with five-time champ Roger Federer, a winner over Ivo Karlovic. British favorite Andy Murray is in the other...

US Brings Cup Home Again
US Brings Cup Home Again

US Brings Cup Home Again

Bryan twins clinch America's first Davis victory since 1995

(Newser) - A novel Russian strategy backfired against the top team in men's tennis today, as America's Mike and Bob Bryan clinched the Davis Cup with a doubles match win in straight sets: 7-6, 6-4, 6-2. Russia hoped that baseliners Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev would foil the Bryans, but Davydenko—currently...

U.S. Massacred at French Open
U.S. Massacred at French Open

U.S. Massacred at French Open

Roddick, Blake among eight Amis to drop in nine matches

(Newser) - In their worst-ever Open showing, eight of the nine American men's tennis players at Roland Garros were defeated in one day; the ninth had his match suspended due to darkness. Third-seed Andy Roddick and eighth-seed James Blake both dropped to lower-ranked opponents in four sets each after initially leading.

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