Top seed Roger Federer swept past Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-4 in the first round of the Rotterdam Open.
Federer, appearing at the indoor hardcourt event for the first time since winning it seven years ago, broke once in each set during a 67-minute triumph.
And the Swiss 16-time grand slam winner received a further boost when his scheduled second-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny withdrew from the tournament with a foot problem.
Federer goes straight through to a quarter-final date against Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen, who saw off Poland’s Lukasz Kubot 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7/2).
Cowgirls’ Georgetown (above) takes SLC honor.
Second straight honor for the Cowgirls
McNeese State’s Mariah Georgetown has been named the Southland Conference indoor female track and field athlete of the week.
She was honored for her performance in last week’s Vulcan Invitational indoor track and field meet in Birmingham when she broke her own school record in the 60 meter high hurdles.
The sophomore from Baker, LA and Bethany Christian High School ran second in the event with an 8.59 clocking, breaking her previous record of 8.61.
She has now set three school records this season.
Georgetown is the second straight Cowgirl honored as athlete of the week by the Southland Conference.
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Clemson women’s basketball signee Jonquel Jones has been selected by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as one of 20 players nationally to participate in the 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game presented by NIKE. The 21st annual All-America game will be played on March 31, 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO, the site of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four. “We are very excited for Jonquel on her selection,” said head coach Itoro Coleman, whose 2012 signing class is ranked among the top-20 nationally. “She will Read full article…
Britain’s Anne Keothavong was eliminated from the Pattaya Open in Thailand on Wednesday after losing her second-round match to Sania Mirza.
Keothavong, who stunned the second seed and world No16, Dominika Cibulkova, in round one for the biggest win of her career, was beaten 6-4, 7-5 by the Indian.
The 28-year-old Londoner, the British No2, broke her opponent once in each set but Mirza capitalised on Keothavong’s meagre 47% of first serves in to break four times in a match which lasted one hour and 39 minutes.
MELBOURNE – At least Caroline Wozniacki won’t have to answer questions about her world No. 1 ranking anymore.
Wozniacki, who has spent 67 of the last 68 weeks atop the world rankings despite never winning a major championship, lost in straight sets to defending Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals in Melbourne on Tuesday.
The 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) decision means Clijsters still has a chance to become the eighth women’s player to successfully defend the Australian Open title and also ensures a new world No. 1 by week’s end.
“I will get it back eventually, so I’m not worried,” Wozniacki said. “Critics talk to me like I’m finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out.
Cowgirls’ Georgetown (above) takes SLC honor.
Second straight honor for the Cowgirls
