Klein bundled out of Brisbane event January 7th, 2009 | Comments Off
Fifth seed Tomas Berdych has proven too good for Australian wildcard Brydan Klein at the Brisbane International, demolishing the local in straight sets.
Fifth seed Tomas Berdych has proven too good for Australian wildcard Brydan Klein at the Brisbane International, demolishing the local in straight sets.
Top seed Novak Djokovic has been sensationally knocked out of the Brisbane International in the first round by little known Latvian Ernests Gulbis.
One-time defector Jelena Dokic has been named in Australia’s Fed Cup squad, which has been labelled one of the strongest team in recent years.
Australia’s Hopman Cup title hopes are hanging by a thread after Casey Dellacqua went down in straight sets to the Slovak Republic’s Dominika Cibulkova.
The last Australian in the Brisbane International singles draw has fallen after a rollercoaster day for Samantha Stosur ended with a disappointing dip.
Australia’s quest for a second Hopman Cup title will have to wait after their finals aspirations were dashed in a marathon 2-1 loss to the Slovak Republic.
Lleyton Hewitt entered the Hopman Cup wanting game time ahead of the Australian Open and the lion-hearted South Australian has certainly got his wish so far.
Rafael Nadal routed Fabrice Santoro 6-0 6-1, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray also breezed into the second round of the Qatar Open.
World No.5 Nikolay Davydenko put aside early season blues to make a confident start in the $A627,000 ATP Chennai Open on Tuesday.
A weary Lleyton Hewitt admits almost 10 hours of court time has left his hip feeling “stiff”.