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Trophy Watch: the tennis year begins

April 21, 2008 by Erwin Ong

With Roger Federer‘s first title of the season at this year’s Estoril Open, “the tennis season has finally begun,” says a hitting partner of mine. Even though this clay win was handed to him after Nikolay Davydenko retired with a leg injury, I’m sure this will feed his confidence as he warms up for Roland Garros.

Roger was up a set before Kolya pulled out at 7-6 (5), 1-2.

The Estoril Open trophy is still one of the best on the tour.

Maria Kirilenko gets shortchanged with a bland crystal cup after she bags her third career title at the Estoril women’s event. The gorgeous Russian, clad in adidas by Stella McCartney, took out the Czech Republic’s Iveta Benesova 6-4, 6-2.

Serena Williams caps her great week at the Family Circle Cup (she blew Masha out of the water in the third set of their quarterfinal match) with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Vera Zvonareva,

This week’s Kevin Anderson (or is it Kei Nishikori?), the barceloneo Marcel Granollers-Pujol, downed James Blake 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston.

Finally, David Ferrer wins the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana. He outlasted two-time defending champion Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 6-2, 7-6.
(photos by Getty Images; Ferrer photo via OTCV)

Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Trophies

Trophy Watch: Sharapova's first clay title

April 15, 2008 by Erwin Ong

Maria Sharapova - Amelia Island 2008

Congrats to Russian Maria Sharapova for taking her first title on dirt at the green courts of Amelia Island. Her distracting Nike skirt and a pesky opponent didn’t stop her from putting together 7-6 (7), 6-3 win over Dominika Cibulkova at the Bausch & Lomb Championships.

Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Dominika Cibulkova, Maria Sharapova, nike, Trophies

Trophy Watch: Kolya's second Masters, Serena defends title

April 9, 2008 by Erwin Ong

Nikolay Davydenko - Miami 2008

He’s not for the birds: Top Russian Nikolay Davydenko won his second Tennis Masters Series title by handily beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. This after overcoming Andy Roddick in the semis. Looks like Kolya has finally shaken off the mental insecurities that came with being under investigation for match fixing. Like Mary Carillo said in during CBS‘ coverage of the final, “This is what Davydenko will be known for” even if he’s cleared of allegations. Better leave all that worrying to your lawyers, Nikolay.

Serena Williams - Miami 2008

Meanwhile, Serena Williams defended her women’s singles title by swatting off a pesky Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-3. The Serbian put up a fight against Serena but also had to battle the heat.

Serena Williams - Miami 2008

Who cares if she gets yet another crystal vase? Those big gold earrings are trophy enough!

Srebotnik and Sugiyama - Miami 2008

Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama, the second seeds, defeated top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 7-5, 4-6, 10-3.

Bryan Brothers - Miami 2008

The Bryan Brothers return to the podium after what seemed like a monopoly by the Israelis (Ehrlich and Ram). They won over Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles 6-2, 6-2.

 

More photos: Serena with Jelena, Nikolay, and Nikolay with Irina, his wife, below.

Serena Williams - Miami 2008

Nikolay Davydenko - Miami 2008

Nikolay Davydenko - Miami 2008

Nikolay Davydenko - Miami 2008

Nikolay Davydenko - Miami 2008

Nikolay Davydenko - Miami 2008

(photos by Getty Images)

Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Ai Sugiyama, Bob Bryan, Cara Black, Jelena Jankovic, Katarina Srebotnik, Liezel Huber, Mahesh Bhupathi, Mark Knowles, Mike Bryan, Nikolay Davydenko, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson Open, Trophies

Trophy Watch: A lady on a Harley

February 28, 2008 by Erwin Ong

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Vroom: Russian Maria Sharapova proved that her Australian Open title was no joke, backing it up with her second title of the year at the $2.5 million Qatar Total Open. The Under Armour of opponent Vera Zvonareva was no match for Masha — she took Vera out 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.

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Vera takes home a nice trophy.

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The men: Andy Roddick — who looks a little… chubby? weathered? (Does he look different to anyone else? Is it facial hair?) — continued to wow the San Jose crowd with a winning performance, besting Radek Stepanek 6-4, 7-5 in the final. (FYI, Andy’s won this event twice before, and made the semis two other times.)
Meanwhile, David Nalbandian‘s back troubles disappeared this week during the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires. He beat compatriot Jose Acasuso 3-6,7-6 and 6-4. I’m soooo ready for the next Yonex colorway. Yellow and red are too intense for the clay. Unless you’re Guga Kuerten.

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In Rotterdam, Michael Llodra and his mouth continue to build on their early-season confidence with a second title in 2008. Llodra beat Robin Soderling 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6(4).

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And this streaker, who made a statement at the Rotterdam final, is exactly why I am not vegan. Improper nutrition would lead me to do redundant things like writing “Vegan Streaker” on myself — as if the crowd could confuse me as a linesman. When he gets out of jail, can someone get him some beef?

Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian, Jose Acasuso, Maria Sharapova, Michael Llodra, Radek Stepanek, Robin Soderling, Trophies, Vera Zvonareva

Trophy Watch

February 21, 2008 by Erwin Ong

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This one’s for you, Mikey: Our Sa Watch 2008 begins with the duo of Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa — locals — winning the Brazil Open doubles trophy over Albert Montanez and Santiago Ventura. Leave it to Andre to wear yellow socks on the court. Cute. [Read more…] about Trophy Watch

Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Andre Sa, Andy Murray, Flavia Pennetta, James Blake, Jamie Murray, Justine Henin, Karin Knapp, Kei Nishikori, Klara Zakopalova, Marcelo Melo, Mario Ancic, Max Mirnyi, Nicolas Almagro, Trophies

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