Philippoussis' wildcard hopes dented

MELBOURNE, December 16: Mark Philippoussis' hopes of getting into next month's Australian Open were dented on Sunday when he went down to world No.341 Samuel Groth in the tournament's wildcard play-off.

Philippoussis' Open wildcard hopes take a dive12/16/2007 10:33:03 PM
Agence France-PresseMELBOURNE - Mark Philippoussis' hopes of getting into next month's Australian Open were dented Sunday when he went down to world No. 341 Samuel Groth in the tournament's wildcard playoff.

Federer wins Swiss sports award for fourth time
BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The world's number one tennis player Roger Federer has been named Switzerland's top sports personality for a record-equalling fourth time.

Brilliant Federer is still the man to beat
PARIS: World No. 1 Roger Federer goes into 2008 with his position as the greatest player of all time virtually assured but with the sport he represents so well fighting an unexpected battle to preserve its integrity.

Philippoussis beaten in round robin
News Alerts by Email click here ) Sports News | Home Melbourne - The patchy form of Mark Philippoussis took a dive on Sunday, with the desperate veteran going down 6-4, 6-3 in round-robin play in competition for a wild card entry into next month's

Philippoussis' wildcard hopes take a dive
MELBOURNE, December 16: Mark Philippoussis' hopes of getting into next month's Australian Open were dented on Sunday when he went down to world No.341 Samuel Groth in the tournament's wildcard play-off.

Move over Maria, Ana's here
: Email : Print Submit comment: Submit comment ANA Ivanovic is the new It girl in tennis, and having already overtaken former No.1 Maria Sharapova in the rankings, is making similar inroads in the popularity and sex-appeal stakes.


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