
San Jose, California: Milos Raonic captured a second straight SAP Open championship Sunday, rolling past Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-6 (3), 6-2 behind a powerful serve nobody in San Jose could solve. Raonic ripped only seven aces in the final but took control of points from the start, turning the tournament into a serving exhibition in the climate-controlled conditions of an indoor arena. The 6-foot-5 Canadian has dropped only two...

02:11 PM, Feb 20, 2012

San Jose: Defending champion Milos Raonic advanced to the SAP Open final by beating American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Saturday. The Canadian piled up 20 aces behind a powerful serve that reached 150 mph (242 kph) in the comfortable conditions of the indoor arena. Raonic relied on his serve to force a first-set tiebreaker and cruise past the 19-year-old Harrison after breaking for 3-1 in the second set....

10:01 AM, Feb 19, 2012

San Jose: An injury-hampered Andy Roddick lost his composure and then the match, beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Denis Istomin on Friday in the quarterfinals of the SAP Open. Hobbled by a fresh right ankle sprain and a troublesome hamstring that forced his retirement from last month's Australian Open, Roddick lost every point in his first service game and never regained his rhythm. He slammed one racket, broke another, sailed a...

11:02 AM, Feb 18, 2012

San Jose: Steve Darcis upset 2009 champion and fourth-seeded Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7) in the second round, while Ryan Harrison advanced to the quarter-finals of the SAP Open, closing with a flourish to beat Robbie Ginepri 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (0) on Thursday night. Harrison, who had 27 aces in his previous match, finished with only five this time but won the final 10 points - including a 7-0...

01:16 PM, Feb 17, 2012

San Jose: The SAP Open lost its top seed Gael Monfils to injury on Wednesday and almost its No.2 as well before Andy Roddick struggled past American compatriot Dennis Kudla 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the second round. Monfils, who was due to play his first match of the tournament on Thursday, announced on the eve that he was pulling out due to right knee inflammation, and would also...

01:28 PM, Feb 16, 2012

New York: Andy Roddick remains on track to return at the SAP Open in San Jose in two weeks, even though he says he hasn't hit a tennis ball since hurting his right hamstring in the second round of the Australian Open. Roddick said on a conference call on Thursday that an exam showed a partial tear in the tendon after he hurt his leg in a match against Lleyton...

12:59 PM, Feb 03, 2012

Bopanna and Nieminen lost in the finals of the SAP Open. ...

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