FresnoBee.com: Professional Tennis http://www.fresnobee.com/784/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from FresnoBee.com in California's Central Valley en-us Copyright 2006 FresnoBee.com Professional Tennis 60 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:41:19 PDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy's PubSys jward@fresnobee.com Serena Williams injures knee, pulls out of semi http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739520.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739520.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:39:55 PDT Top-seeded Serena Williams injured her left knee and pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday, becoming the third singles player on the U.S. Olympic women's tennis team with a knee injury. Verdasco, Andreev advance to finals in Umag http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739539.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739539.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:18:12 PDT Top-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco and fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev will meet in the final of the clay-court Croatia Open Umag after breezing through their respective semifinal matches on Saturday. Darcis, Montanes to meet for Dutch Open title http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739474.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739474.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:27:52 PDT Steve Darcis of Belgium will try to make a successful defense of his Dutch Open title in Sunday's final against Spain's Albert Montanes. Tursunov and Simon to meet in Indy final http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739043.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/739043.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:44:51 PDT Top-seeded American James Blake was knocked off by No. 3 Dmitry Tursunov on Saturday in the semifinals of the $525,000 Indianapolis Tennis Championships. Davenport, Venus Williams withdraw from tournament http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738923.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738923.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:28:00 PDT Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams have withdrawn from next week's East West Bank Classic due to injuries. Wozniak gains final as Serena retires at Stanford http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738880.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738880.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:53:09 PDT Top-seeded Serena Williams bowed out in the semifinals of the $600,000 Bank of the West Classic tennis event on Saturday. Parmentier, Hradecka survive long day in Austria http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738666.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738666.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:43:19 PDT Pauline Parmentier of France and Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka each won a pair of matches on Saturday and will play for the title at the Gastein Ladies tennis event. Melzer, del Potro to square off in Kitzbuhel final http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738294.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/738294.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:58:13 PDT Jurgen Melzer will try for a title in his home country when he faces Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the Austrian Open. Americans Blake, Querrey advance at Indy http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/736892.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/736892.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:50:29 PDT Americans James Blake and Sam Querrey were both second-round winners Thursday at the $525,000 Indianapolis Tennis Championships. Verdasco reaches semis; Moya bows out in Umag http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/736627.html http://www.fresnobee.com/784/story/736627.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:28:09 PDT Top-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco was among Friday's quarterfinal winners, while five-time champion Carlos Moya of Spain came up a loser at the clay-court Croatia Open Umag.