Zabaleta sends top-seeded Davydenko packing
July 27, 2005CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
Zabaleta won by converting his fourth match point in the final tiebreaker.
"It's simply wonderful. I played great tennis today and ousting the tournament top seed is just fantastic," Zabaleta said.
In the second set, Zabaleta lead 40-0 in the ninth game and was broken, but he broke back to 5-5 in the next game as Davydenko committed three unforced errors.
"I am very disappointed. I wanted to get very far here, but Mariano was too strong today," Davydenko said.
Also, Fernando Verdasco of Spain defeated eight-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium 7-5, 6-3 and Robin Vik of the Czech Republic beat 16th-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu when the Frenchman retired while trailing 7-5, 1-0.
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http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/story/8680584
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Zabaleta ousts top seed Davydenko
Zabaleta ousts top seed Davydenko
Mariano Zabaleta of Argentina sent top seed Nikolay Davydenko crashing out of the Generali Open on Wednesday.
The Argentine converted his fourth match point to come through 6-4 7-6 (7-5) and reach the third round.
"It's simply wonderful," he said. "I played great today and ousting the tournament top seed is just fantastic."
Third seed Gaston Gaudio beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5 6-3, but fellow seeds Olivier Rochus and Paul-Henri Mathieu made early exits.
Fernando Verdasco beat eighth seed Rochus of Belgium 7-5 6-3, and Robin Vik beat 16th seed Mathieu when the Frenchman retired when trailing 7-5 1-0.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4721447.stm
Mariano Zabaleta of Argentina sent top seed Nikolay Davydenko crashing out of the Generali Open on Wednesday.
The Argentine converted his fourth match point to come through 6-4 7-6 (7-5) and reach the third round.
"It's simply wonderful," he said. "I played great today and ousting the tournament top seed is just fantastic."
Third seed Gaston Gaudio beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5 6-3, but fellow seeds Olivier Rochus and Paul-Henri Mathieu made early exits.
Fernando Verdasco beat eighth seed Rochus of Belgium 7-5 6-3, and Robin Vik beat 16th seed Mathieu when the Frenchman retired when trailing 7-5 1-0.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4721447.stm
Top-seeded Davydenko loses at Generali Open
Top-seeded Davydenko loses at Generali Open
July 27, 2005
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) -- Mariano Zabaleta upset top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday in the second round of the Generali Open.
Zabaleta won by converting his fourth match point in the tiebreaker.
In the second set, Zabaleta lead 40-0 in the ninth game and was broken, but he broke back to 5-5 in the next game as Davydenko committed three unforced errors.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-kitzbuehel&prov=ap&type=lgns
July 27, 2005
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) -- Mariano Zabaleta upset top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday in the second round of the Generali Open.
Zabaleta won by converting his fourth match point in the tiebreaker.
In the second set, Zabaleta lead 40-0 in the ninth game and was broken, but he broke back to 5-5 in the next game as Davydenko committed three unforced errors.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=ap-kitzbuehel&prov=ap&type=lgns
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