WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS DOHA 2010

Women's Singles Final :

Kim Cljisters [BEL] vs Caroline Wozniacki [DEN] 6-3 5-7 6-3

Women's Doubles Final :

Gisela Dulko/Flavia Penneta [ARG/ITA] vs Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik [CZE/SLO] 7-5 6-4

OPEN SUD DE FRANCE MONTPELLIER 2010

Men's Singles Final :

Ivan Ljubicic [CRO] vs Gael Monfils [FRA] 2-6 7-5 1-6

Men's Doubles Final :

S Huss/R Hutchins vs M Lopez/E Schwank 6-2 4-6 10-7

ST. PETERSBURG OPEN 2010

Men's Singles Final :

Mikhail Youzhny [RUS] vs Mikhail Kukushkin [KAZ] 3-6 6(2)-7

Men's Doubles Final :

D Braccialli/P Starace vs R Bopanna/A Qureshi 7-6(8) 7-6(5)

BANK AUSTRIA TENNIS TROPHY 2010

Men's Singles Final :

Jurgen Melzer [AUT] vs Andreas Haider-Maurer [AUT] 6(10)-7 7-6(4) 6-4

Men's Doubles Final :

D Nestor/N Zimonjic vs M Fyrstenberg/ M Matkowski 7-5 3-6 10-5

DAVIDOFF SWISS INDOORS

Men's Qualifying Singles - Final Round :

Jarkko Nieminen [FIN] vs David Guez [FRA] 6-1 7-5

Robin Haase [NED] vs Paul-Henri Matthieu [FRA] 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(7)

Tobias Hamke [GER] vs Jan Hajek [CZE] 6(5)-7 5-7

Daniel Brands [GER] vs Karol Beck [SVK] 6-2 6-1

VALENCIA OPEN 500

Men's Singles - 1st round :

Juan Monaco [ARG] vs Roberto-Bautista Agut [ESP] 6-0 7-6(7)

Men's Qualifying Singles - Final Round :

Marcel Granollers [ESP] vs Teymuraz Gabashvili [RUS] 6-4 6(8)-7 5-7

Pablo Cuevas [URU] vs Albert-Ramos Vinolas [ESP] 7-5 6-3

Benoit Paire [FRA] vs Ivan Navarro [ESP] 2-6 6-2 6-2

Michael Russell [USA] vs Mischa Zverev [GER] 7-5 3-6 7-5

Lorenzo Sempurnakan Gelar Juara

ESTORIL, Kompas.com - Juara dunia baru, Jorge Lorenzo menyempurnakan gelarnya dengan meraih gelar juara kedelapan di GP Portugal, Minggu.

Di sirkuit Estoril, pebalap Spanyol tersebut menunjukkan dominasinya dengan mengatasi rekan setimnya, Valentino Rossi.

Lorenzo melampaui Rossi saat lomba tersisa 11 lap dan masuk finis dengan terpaut 8.6 detik di depan pebalap asal Italia tersebut. Ini merupakan gelar juara ke tiga di Portugal dan yang pertama dalam dua bulan terakhir.

Pebalap asal Italia lainnya, Andrea Dovizioso dari Honda masuk finish di urutan tiga.

Musim balap 2010 akan berakhir di GP Valencia, pekan depan.

Hasil GP Portugal:
1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) Yamaha 46min 17.962stk,
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha at 8.629stk,
3. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Honda 26.475,
4. Marco Simoncelli (ITA) Honda 26.534,
5. Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 27.154,
6. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Honda 28.297,
7. Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 30.109,
8. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) Honda 44.947,
9. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda 1:13.649,
10. Hector Barbera (ESP) Ducati 1:17.721

Klasemen sementara (17 dari 18 lomba)
1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) Yamaha 358 poin (champion),
2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) Honda 236,
3. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha 217,
4. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati 205,
5. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Honda 195,
6. Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha 163, .
Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 163,
8. Marco Simoncelli (ITA) Honda 115,
9. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Honda 110,
10. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda 100

Gael Monfils Juarai Open Sud de France

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Monfils menjuarai Open Sud de France dan Ljubicic di tempat kedua.

MONTPELLIER, KOMPAS.com - Petenis asal Perancis Gael Monfils meraih gelar juara di turnamen terbuka Perancis Selatan atau Open Sud de France di Montpellier, Minggu ((31/10/2010).

"Saya sangat bahagia..itu yang saya rasakan saat ini, karena bisa meraih gelar di negeri sendiri," ujarnya usai memenangkan pertandingan final melawan Ivan Ljubicic 3 set (6-2, 5-7, 6-1).

"Saya merasa berubah belakangan ini..mungkin lebih dewasa sehingga membawa perbaikan dalam permainan dan juga khususnya perilaku saya dalam pertandingan," tambah petenis yang meraih gelar kemenangan ketiga tahun ini.

Bagaimana taktik Anda dalam final ini? Anda terlihat sangat tenang namun bermain agresif. "Saya melakukan taktik kecil, yaitu tak lagi mengajukan pertanyaan pada diri sendiri apakah akan berhasil bila melakukan ini atau itu. Saya memilih langsung melakukannya dan melihat hasilnya. Untuk sementara teknik ini berjalan baik," ujar Gael menjawab Kompas.com.

Pemain yang berada di urutan 15 dunia ini menyatakan dirinya tak terlalu memikirkan soal urutan dunia. Baginya menjadi nomor 1 Perancis menggeser kedudukan Tsonga bukan tujuan utamanya untuk memenangkan suatu pertandingan. Yang terpenting bagi Gaël adalah bermain sebaik mungkin seperti saat dirinya melawan Ivan Ljubicic.

Ivan Ljubicic sendiri mengakui bahwa permainan Gael di final sangat bagus dan fisiknya prima. Ia juga memuji suasana pertandingan di Open Sud dan berniat bertanding kembali tahun depan.

Dalam Open Sud de France ini Gaël Monfils menggondol hadiah pertama berupa uang sebesar 103.900 euros, sementara juara kedua Ivan Ljubicic mendapatkan 54.800 euros. Namun keduanya mengaku seringkali tak sempat menikmati uang kemenangan mereka karena terlalu sibuk dengan latihan dan turnamen yang tiada henti.

'Tak apa sekarang saya bekerja keras dan mengumpulkan agar kelak bisa menikmati hari tua dengan santai," ujar Gael sambil mengedipkan mata.

Clijsters Juara WTA Championship

DOHA, Kompas.com - Petenis veteran Belgia, Kim Clijsters menjuarai WTA Championship setelah mengalahkan petenis peringkat satu dunia, Caroline Wozniacki di final, Minggu.

Clijsters yang baru saj pulih dari cedera bermain taktis untuk mengalahkan Wozniacki dalam tiga set 6-3 5-7 6-3. Clijsters yang pernah menjuarai ajang ini pada 2002 dan 2003 tampil dengan forehand yang keras.

Berkat pengalamannya, Clijsters mampu mendominasi permainan. Setelah merebut set pertama, Clijsters unggul 4-1, meski Wozniacki mampu menyamakan kedudukan 5-5 bahkan merebut game berikutnya dan menang 7-5.

Di set kedua, Wozniacki langsung tancap gas. Namun Clijsters mampu membalik keadaan dan unggul 5-2, sebelum menang 6-3.

Ini merupakan pertemuan pertama antara kedua pemain setelah Clijsters menyingkirkan Wozniacki di semifinal AS Terbuka, September lalu. Clijsters tampil mengejutkan mengingat ia baru saja pulih dari cedera.

Denmark take three, Yihan back in the groove

Jan Jorgensen claimed his maiden Super Series title when he defeated Indonesia’s former world and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat in straight games as Denmark swept three of the five titles at stake at the Denmark Open Super Series in Odense.

Jorgensen’s 21-19, 21-19 victory also saw him move up to seventh in the Super Series Standings, and more importantly giving Denmark the possibility of seeing two representatives in the VICTOR BWF Super Series Finals.

The Finals, which offers a total prize money of USD500,000, is for the top eight ranked players/pairs based on the Super Series Standings. Each country is allowed a maximum of two players and pairs only.

“I have been dreaming about this since I was a little kid, so I am so proud and happy to be standing here now. And it feels amazing to win it here at my home event,” said Jorgensen towww.badmintondenmark.com

The win was all the sweeter as Peter Gade’s withdrawal from the tournament meant that the pressure was on Jorgensen to deliver the men’s singles title.

And Jorgensen rose to the occasion perfectly.

“Earlier, this year, when I was behind I had problems with my mental focus. But this tournament has been really good and it is the major factor why I won the title here at Denmark Open,” added the Dane.

For Taufik, the runner up spot moved him up from 15^th to ninth in the Super Series Standings and the Indonesian will be looking for another good result in this week’s YONEX French Open to boost his chances of qualifying for the Finals.

After the French Open, there are two more Super Series tournaments – the LI NING China Open and YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open.

Denmark also won the men’s doubles title via Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen who beat Indonesia’s Olympic champions Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan 21-13, 21-12.

The Danes, who finished runner up last year, were in total control as they never allowed Markis-Hendra to settle down.

“It’s wonderful. We are delighted. Last year we were the runner-ups and today we stepped up and won so it is a fantastic feeling,” said Boe to www.badmintondenmark.com.

“We have gotten better and better during the tournament. We have had some close matches, but we have been quite cool in the end of each set,” added Mogensen.

Denmark’s first title came via the first final of the day in the mixed doubles when Thomas Laybourn-Kamilla Rytter Juhl beat England’s Nathan Robertson-Jenny Wallwork 21-12, 12-21, 21-9 to give the home fans plenty to cheer about.

In the women’s singles, China’s Wang Yihan beat compatriot Liu Xin 21-14, 21-12 while in the all-Japan women’s doubles final, top seeds Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna beat Shizuka Matsuo-Mami Naito 21-17, 21-14.