AGASSI WITHDRAWS SHOULDER INJURY SIDELINES WORLD'S TOP PLAYER.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer INDIAN WELLS Indian Wells may refer to:
The move came the day before he was set to play a first-round match against Marcelo Rios. Agassi was out with the same injury in 1999, and he did not know whether he would be ready to play next week at the Nasdaq Open in Key Biscayne This article is about the island named Key Biscayne. For the village on the island of the same name, see Key Biscayne, Florida. For the tennis tournament sometimes referred to as Key Biscayne, see Miami Masters. , Fla. ``I came here with every intention of competing this week,'' said Agassi, who won the event in 2001. ``But after practicing (Saturday), the injury is severe enough that there is no way I will be able to play.'' --Andiamo: Even cries of ``Let's go Let's Go may refer to: Television
Her career high ranking was 11, achieved on January 30, 2006. of Italy overcome Kim Clijsters “Clijsters” redirects here. For other uses, see Clijsters (disambiguation). Kim Clijsters (IPA: [kɪm klɛistərs], listen . Schiavone broke Clijsters to go up 5-4 in the first set, but Clijsters, showing the confidence and poise of a No. 1 seed, broke right back to even it at 5-5. She took the first set 7-5 and the second 6-4. Both Clijsters and Daniela Hantuchova, the No. 3 seed, struggled early but escaped with straight-set victories to advance to the fourth round. Hantuchova, the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre , edged closer to another finals appearance with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. of Slovakia. ``I really had to step up my game, fight for the first set,'' Hantuchova said. ``But that's what I did.'' American Chanda Rubin Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a professional tennis player from the United States. Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. , the No. 8 seed, defeated Jelena Kostanic of Croatia 6-3, 6-1. Rubin will play Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama (Japanese: 杉山愛 Sugiyama Ai, born July 5, 1975, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1992. , who upset the No. 10 seed from Bulgaria, Magdalena Maleeva, 6-4, 6-3. --Henman waiting: It won't be easy for Tim Henman to do what he did at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens last season, when he reached the final but was stopped short of a championship by Lleyton Hewitt. A tough draw and the lingering effects of shoulder surgery in November mean a repeat of last year is a long shot. However, Henman, seeded No. 13, arrived almost a full week before his first match and has been getting plenty of practice. ``Hitting ... without any second thoughts,'' Henman said. ``You know, that's a great feeling. ... The last time I really was playing without any sort of second thoughts was in August.'' He's played in just two tournaments in 2003 and lost in the first round each time. Winless since the operation, Henman is waiting patiently for the good results to start rolling in. ``It's inevitable that my ranking will dip a little bit,'' Henman said. ``But in the big scheme of things, I know that the way I've been playing, I'll continue to do all the right things. It won't be long before my ranking goes back up to the sharp end, if you like.'' Henman suffered from tendinitis in his shoulder late in the summer but continued to play, in the U.S. Open and for Britain in the Davis Cup. He never gave the injury the time it needed to recover and had arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. to clean out the aggravated area in November. Henman will play American Jan-Michael Gambill in the first round Tuesday. --Home court: Three American qualifiers advanced on the men's side. Robby Ginepri, a 20-year-old living in Georgia, beat Franco Squillari of Argentina 7-5, 6-0. Brian Vahaly, who also is training in Georgia, beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-4, 6-2. Vince Spadea defeated Magnus Norman 7-6, 6-4. TODAY'S MATCHES Women No. 2 Jennifer Capriati, U.S., vs. No. 14 Elena Dementieva, Russia; No. 4 Lindsay Davenport, U.S., vs. Elena Bovina, Russia; No. 5 Amelie Mauresmo, France vs. Magui Serna, Spain; No. 23 Meghann Shaughnessy, U.S., vs. Vera Zvonareva, Russia. Men No. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the French Open in 2003, and in September that year he became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. , Spain vs. qualifier; No. 7 Marat Safin, Russia vs. Stefan Koubek, Austria; No. 8 Albert Costa, Spain vs. Richard Krajicek, Netherlands; No. 12 Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand vs. qualifier; No. 14 Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands vs. Fernando Vicente, Spain; No. 16 Alex Corretja, Spain vs. Jose Acasuso, Argentina; Wayne Ferreira, South Africa vs. Max Mirnyi, Belarus; Fernando Gonzalez, Chile vs. qualifier; David Ferrer, Spain vs. Xavier Malisse, Belgium; Marlo Ancic, Croatia vs. qualifier; Arnaud Clement, France vs. qualifier. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Down 5-4 in the first set, top seed Kim Clijsters rallied to beat Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 6-4 in the third round in Indian Wells. Paul Sakuma/Associated Press Box: TODAY'S MATCHES (see text) |
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