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- Radwanska beats Petkovic to reach Carlsbad final
- Scott Piercy's 61 breaks Reno-Tahoe Open record
- Malaysians miss out on World Cup ticket by one spot
| Radwanska beats Petkovic to reach Carlsbad final Posted: 06 Aug 2011 06:57 PM PDT CARLSBAD, California (AP) - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won 10 consecutive games to beat second-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the Mercury Insurance Open. Radwanska, seemingly still bothered by a right shoulder injury, faces the winner of the late semifinal between top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia and No. 5 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. Radwanska has reached her first final since she lost here last year to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova. She will be seeking for her first title since 2008 and her fifth overall. Petkovic, who took advantage of Radwanska's weak serving, looked to be in control after the first set. Radwanska has had a nerve issue in her right shoulder since last week at Stanford. The injury affects her most on her serve. Radwanska broke Petkovic's serve in the first game of the second set and took complete control of the match. Petkovic revealed she was sick to her stomach when she took the court, and that it got worse as the match wore on. Petkovic eventually sprinted off the court during the second set to go to the bathroom so she could vomit. "Is it more embarrassing running off the court like a maniac or throwing up on court and being on SportsCenter for the next 25 years?" Petkovic asked. "Yeah, running off the court is better, so that's what I did." Petkovic had advised tournament supervisor Melanie Tabb and chair umpire Kerrilyn Cramer ahead of time about the issue, so there was no point violation for leaving the court. Radwanska made the most of the situation and raised her game while Petkovic dealt with her issue. "I think I was more relaxed," Radwanska said about losing the first set. "I just thought I have really nothing to lose. She's playing well, this is the semifinal. I was really starting to play much better, playing aggressive, pretty much no mistakes." Petkovic, currently ranked 11th, is projected to reach the first top-10 ranking of her career. She also will become the first German in the top 10 since Anke Huber in October 2000. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Scott Piercy's 61 breaks Reno-Tahoe Open record Posted: 06 Aug 2011 06:56 PM PDT RENO, Nevada (AP) - Scott Piercy reeled off eight consecutive birdies to post a 28 on the front nine and eagled the 616-yard closing hole to break the course record with an 11-under 61 on Saturday, taking a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Reno-Tahoe Open. Piercy, winless in three years on the PGA Tour, enters the final round at 13-under 203, two ahead of Josh Teater and three ahead of a group that includes 1995 PGA champion Steve Elkington. Elkington had a 68 Saturday to get to 10-under 206. He was tied for third with 2006 Reno champ Chris Riley, first-round leader Nick O'Hern, Pat Perez, John Merrick and Blake Adams. Two-time Reno winner Vaughn Taylor and 2007 champ Steve Flesch were at 9-under. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Malaysians miss out on World Cup ticket by one spot Posted: 06 Aug 2011 05:44 PM PDT PETALING JAYA: Malaysia suffered a final day heartbreak when they again failed to make the cut for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Finals after finishing joint fourth with the Philippines in the Asian qualifying tournament at the Seri Selangor Golf Club here yesterday. They lost out on the third position by three strokes to South Korea, who will join the top two finishers New Zealand and Singapore in the Finals in China in November. The Malaysians started the day in joint third spot with New Zealand but again faltered in the foursomes stroke play to end up with a four-day total of 278 after posting a three-over 74 in the final round yesterday. Iain Streel and Shaaban Hussin could only manage two birdies on the fifth and 13th holes while bogeying the seventh, ninth, 10th, 16th and 18th holes. Shaaban said they only had themselves to blame for making mistakes in the final round. "We played well but we also made a few mistakes. It was the same in the second round when we played the foursomes as well," he said. "But we did our best and it was a good learning experience for me. This is my first time playing in this format and it's quite difficult to adapt to it. Overall, it was a good experience and I learned a lot from Iain (Steel)." For Steel, it's five failures out of five, after four previous flops when he partnered Danny Chia. Malaysia last qualified for the World Cup in 2001. While Malaysia floundered, the Kiwis, on the same flight, prospered. The Kiwis finished finished joint first with Singapore with a four-round total of 271. New Zealand were declared the winners after Singapore conceded the the playoff. The New Zealand duo of Michael Hendry and Gareth Paddison also carded the lowest score of the day – a four under-67. Singapore's Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat, who had led for the first three rounds, finished off with a one-over 72, to make their fifth appearance in the World Cup. Chih Bing and Mardan, who had also partnered in the 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2009 World Cups, were delighted to represent their country again in the two-man team showpiece which will be staged from Nov 24-27. "We came here aiming to finish in the top three ... and we did just that. It didn't matter whether we finished first, second or third ... just as long as we qualified for the World Cup," said Chih Bing. "That's why we conceded the play-off. It didn't matter to us at this stage as we have met our target." South Korea, who were in fourth spot after the third round, benefited from a drop in form by the Indians, who began the day in second spot. Kim Hyung-sung and Park Sung-joon admitted that they were lucky to have qualified for the World Cup Finals after finishing with a bogey on the last hole for a two-under 69 and a 275 total. India needed to birdie the last hole to force a playoff but Gaganjeet Bhullar's tee shot landed in thick rough and Lahiri struggled to chip the ball out to safety. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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