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- Tomic's father in Spain incident
- Pavlyuchenkova wins first clay title in grand style
- Veteran Haas back in Munich final after 13 years
| Tomic's father in Spain incident Posted: 05 May 2013 06:57 PM PDT SYDNEY: The father of Australia's top-rated tennis player Bernard Tomic could face charges over an incident in Madrid, Tennis Australia said on Monday, amid reports he was involved in an allegedly assault. Todd Woodbridge, the head of men's tennis for TA, confirmed reports that John Tomic was involved in an incident but said the details were as yet unclear. "We're still trying to ascertain if or what charges have been laid," Woodbridge told local radio, without commenting on Australian reports that Tomic was detained for allegedly striking his son's hitting partner, Thomas Drouet. "What's important for us at Tennis Australia is that this allegation is thrown toward John, his dad, and not to Bernard." In a statement, Tennis Australia said the allegations were "very concerning". "We are working closely with ATP officials who are investigating the incident and are unable to comment further until the full facts are known," it said. Bernard Tomic, currently ranked 49, last year created more headlines off the court than on it, including run-ins with police in his sports car and claims he was not trying hard enough. The 20-year-old recently was recalled to Australia's Davis Cup team after captain Patrick Rafter disciplined him for a lack of professionalism following admissions that he gave less than full effort in matches at New York and Shanghai last year. Tomic won both his singles matches and clinched victory for Australia in their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group One second-round tie against Uzbekistan last month. But he has made a poor start to this year's European clay court season and in his latest match lost in straight sets to Czech veteran Radek Stepanek in the first round of the Madrid Masters. -AFP |
| Pavlyuchenkova wins first clay title in grand style Posted: 05 May 2013 06:48 PM PDT OEIRAS (Portugal): Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Portugal Open and claim her first trophy on clay. The third-seeded champion, coached by former Swiss great Martina Hingis, earned the fifth title of her career while leaving her opponent winless from five finals. One of those was at the same venue a year ago, when Suarez Navarro went down to Kaia Kanepi, an opponent she beat in the semi-finals this week. Pavlyuchenkova has been working with Hingis officially for just a few weeks and the game style and fighting determination of Switzerland's five-time Grand Slam champion may be rubbing off on the 21-year-old right-hander. "She was really happy with the win," said Pavlyuchenkova of her mentor's first win as a coach. The winner was less than thrilled with a slow start to her own game. "I was disappointed with the way I started. But then I relaxed, and started waiting for my chances after she had pinned me to the baseline. I was trying to dictate and wait for the right moment. It worked at the end." Pavlyuchenkova flew straight to Spain on Saturday for a first-round start at the Madrid Masters against world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka, who has not played for more than a month due to injury and has yet to step on to clay. "It's a really tough draw, but for both of us. She's not played for a while and I already have some events on clay. "I can't say what will happen but I'll try my best. I won't be scared, that's for sure. I'll just go out there and try to make her play." Pavlyuchenkova now owns five career titles, including two this season after winning the Monterrey event for a third time. |
| Veteran Haas back in Munich final after 13 years Posted: 05 May 2013 04:23 PM PDT MUNICH: Evergreen Tommy Haas reached the Munich claycourt final on Saturday, 13 years after his first appearance ended in defeat. Haas, 35, saw off Croatia's Ivan Dodig 6-4, 6-3 and will now face defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German final. Haas reached the Munich final in 2000 when he lost in straight sets to Argentina's Franco Squillari. "It's quite crazy (to be back in the final). I don't think it's really hit me yet," said Haas, who will be seeking his 14th career title. "Thirteen years is a long time and it's pretty impressive, I think, to achieve something like that. "I'd like to go one step further and win the title here once, that's my main goal right now." It will be the first all-German final on the tour since 2011 in Halle. Haas is bidding to win the tournament for the first time on his 10th appearance in Munich. "It's great for German tennis," added Haas, a former world number two. "We played really well last year in all the German events and now again we're going to have an all-German final, which I think is great for the fans." — AFP |
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