Munich: Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic beat seventh-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the BMW Open. Youzhny was the second former winner of the clay-court event to be eliminated after two-time champion Nikolay Davydenko lost on Monday. Youzhny was the 2010 winner.
Wild-card entry Gael Monfils of France topped eighth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 6-3.
Fifth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov defeated Ukrainian countryman Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4, 6-2. Sixth-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany, the 2011 runner-up, struggled to overcome qualifier Lukasz Kubot of Poland 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5.
Evgeny Korolev of Kazakhstan upset Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-5, 7-6 (3), and Ernests Gulbis of Latvia beat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-4, 6-2....
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12:22 PM, May 01, 2013
Janko Tipsarevic and Mikhail Youzhny are likely to feature in this year's Kremlin Cup. ...
09:04 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Cilic ousted Blaz Kavcic 6-3, 7-6 (5) to set up a Zagreb Indoors semi-final against defending champion Mikhail Youzhny of Russia. ...
09:44 AM, Feb 09, 2013
Davydenko beat fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 6-3, while Monfils upset third-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. ...
11:04 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Paris: Caroline Wozniacki made no apologies for her behavior on court at the French Open, even calling the officiating a "disgrace" after losing in the third round. Russian player Mikhail Youzhny did take the time to express his regret to the fans at his match. The ninth-seeded Wozniacki, still searching for her first Grand Slam title, argued several line calls in a 6-1, 6-7 (3) 6-3 loss to No. 23...
06:33 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Paris: Mikhail Youzhny was having such a bad day in the third round of the French Open that he felt the need to apologise, right on court during the match. The 27th-seeded Russian scraped "SORRI" into the clay with his right foot in the middle of his 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 loss to No. 6 David Ferrer on Saturday. "There was a lot of people. That's why I write 'sorry.' Because...
05:23 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Murray can now celebrate winning 6 titles in 1 season for first time in career. ...
12:05 AM, Nov 10, 2009
Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev defeated Paes and Dlouhy is straight sets in the final. ...
06:12 PM, Oct 05, 2008
Ahmedabad: In-form Yuvraj Singh on Thursday rated India's World Cup quarterfinal victory over Australia as special and said he was going through the best phase of his career. Yuvraj said pressure of playing the four-time World Cup champions was something he seldom experienced before. Yuvraj was the stand out player in the quarterfinal here, hitting a sublime 57 off 65 balls and picking up two wickets. The stylish batsman has...
02:50 AM, Jan 07, 2008
Colombo: The man who led Sri Lanka to its last World Cup title says the team will not have a better chance of winning the tournament for many years. Arjuna Ranatunga, who played for Sri Lanka from 1982 to 2000, told Wednesday's The Island newspaper that playing at home in the quarterfinals and semifinals is a huge advantage. Playing at home was "a luxury we couldn't afford when we won...
11:18 PM, Jan 05, 2008
Sydney: Adam Gilchrist has added his name to the list of former and current players rallying to support Ricky Ponting, saying the beleaguered captain is Australia's best batsman since Sir Donald Bradman. A report in the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday quoted an unnamed but allegedly senior Cricket Australia official saying Ponting's days as Australia's limited-overs captain were likely numbered. Gilchrist, who was Ponting's vice captain before retiring after the...
08:12 PM, Jan 05, 2008
Chennai: The best news for the West Indies on the eve of their World Cup Group B game against England here Thursday is the availability of their explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle, who has been declared fit to play after suffering abdominal strain. Darren Sammy, who took over the captaincy from Gayle last year, said the former skipper was a key member of the squad, especially since he can also...
10:12 PM, Jan 02, 2008
Jankovic broke Foretz four times in the first set and thrice in the second set to sail into the next round. ...
05:09 PM, May 29, 2007
