THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 21:19 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 21:19 |
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Izak gets his revenge at SA OpenIzak van der Merwe gained a 6-3 6-2 revenge victory over Frenchman Stephane Robert -- a finalist in the R3,5-million Montecasino event last year. De Voest scrapes through at SA OpenSA's Rik de Voest battled for two hours and 40 minutes to beat veteran Italian Stefano Galvani 6-3 5-7 7-6 (8) at the South African Open on Monday. Top seed Tsonga trumps Chardy in SA thrillerTop seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his third ATP title on Sunday with a 6-4, 7-6 triumph over fellow Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the SA Open final. Tsonga, Ferrer ease into SA Open semisJo-Wilfried Tsonga and David Ferrer eased into the semifinals of the revived South African Open at Montecasino on Friday night. Heartbreak as SA bow out of Open singlesDavis Cup stalwart Rik de Voest and booming server Izak van der Merwe both bowed out on a day of stunning and unpredictable momentum swings. Big-serving Van der Merwe progresses at SA OpenSA's Izak van der Merwe upstaged Germany's Benjamin Becker at the SA Open on Wednesday evening to progress to the second round. Ball not in SA’s courtA lack of local talent at the upcoming SA Open is lamentable, but crowds will still get to see some of the world’s top tennis talent in action. Court 'magician' stripped of his sparkFabrice Santoro was shorn of all magic while going down 6-0 6-1 to world number-one Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday. Gauteng gets ready for new SA tennis OpenThe pressure is on to complete a new tennis complex in Johannesburg for the revived South African Open in February. |
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