Week 33 - Internazionali di Sicilia, Palermo

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Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Palermo, Italy



Ranking Points[/u]

W: 175
RU: 120
SF: 75
QF: 40
R16: 15

Surface - Clay

Singles Main Draw[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) vs Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) vs Albert Costa (ESP)
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) vs Franco Squillari (ARG) (4)

Guillermo Coria (ARG) (3) vs Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Boris Becker (DEU)
Gaston Gaudio (ARG) vs Manuel Santana (ESP) (2)


Doubles Draw[/u]

G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) vs M.Santana (ESP) & S.Grosjean (FRA)
R.Nadal (ESP) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI) vs M.Youzhny (RUS) & G.Gaudio (ARG) (4)

G.Kuerten (BRA) & R.Gasquet (FRA) (3) vs T.Muster (AUT) & I.Ljubicic (CRO)
Y.Kafelnikov (RUS) & B.Becker (DEU) vs F.Squillari (ARG) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (2)


*Send CLAY pts to me by 0:00 British time Friday 7th October*

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Head-to-Head[/u]

R16[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 0-0 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
-No Previous Meetings-

Richard Gasquet (FRA) 0-0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
-No Previous Meetings-

Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 0-1 Albert Costa (ESP)
-Week 23 - Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - Clay - R24 - Costa def. Chiudinelli 4-6 6-3 6-2

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 0-2 Franco Squillari (ARG)
-Week 24 - ATP Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia - Carpet - R16 - Squillari def. Grosjean 5-7 7-6 (7) 6-3
-Week 32 - BCR Open, Bucharest, Romania - Clay - QF - Squillari def. Grosjean 6-3 6-1

Guillermo Coria (ARG) 2-1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
-Week 17 - Internationaler Raffeisen Grand Prix, St Poelten, Austria - Clay - Final - Nadal def. Coria 6-0 0-6 6-4
-Week 22 - Allianz Suisse Open, Gstaad, Switzerland - Clay - SF - Coria def. Nadal 7-5 6-4
-Week 27 - IDEA Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland - Clay - Final - Coria def. Nadal 7-5 3-6 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 0-0 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 0-0 Boris Becker (DEU)
-No Previous Meetings-

Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 0-3 Manuel Santana (ESP)
-Week 12 - Masters Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco - Clay - Qualifiers - Santana def. Gaudio 6-1 1-6 6-3
-Week 15 - Telecom Italia Masters Roma 2005, Rome, Italy - Clay - R16 - Santana def. Gaudio 6-1 2-6 7-5
-Week 32 - BCR Open, Bucharest, Romania - Clay - SF - Santana def. Gaudio 6-3 2-6 6-3

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Singles First Round Results[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) def. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-0 4-6 6-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-3 7-5

Albert Costa (ESP) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 4-6 6-2 6-3

Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) def. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 7-6 (6) 6-2

Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Guillermo Coria (ARG) (3) 0-6 6-0 6-4

Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 7-6 (4)

Mikhail Youhzny (RUS) def. Boris Becker (DEU) 6-0 5-7 6-1

Manuel Santana (ESP) (2) def. Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 6-7 (2) 6-4 6-4


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
Albert Costa (ESP) vs Franco Squillari (ARG) (4)

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Manuel Santana (ESP) (2)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

QF[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 1-0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
-Week 22 - Allianz Suisse Open, Gstaad, Switzerland - Clay - R16 - Muster def. Kafelnikov 6-1 0-6 6-3

Albert Costa (ESP) 1-0 Franco Squillari (ARG)
-Week 17 - US Men's Claycourt Championships, Houston, USA - Clay - R16 - Costa def. Squillari 4-6 7-6 (7) 6-4

Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2-2 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
-Week 6 - Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, Dubai, U.A.E - Hard - R32 - Kuerten def. Nadal 7-5 7-6 (4)
-Week 16 - Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Clay - R16 - Nadal def. Kuerten 7-5 6-7 (4) 7-5
-Week 17 - Internationaler Raffiesen Grand Prix, St Poelten, Austria - Clay - Nadal def. Kuerten 7-5 6-7 (4) 7-5
-Week 21 - Wimbledon, London, England - Grass - R32 - Kuerten def. Nadal 6-7 (0) 7-6 (4) 6-7 (1) 7-6 (2) 10-8

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 3-1 Manuel Santana (ESP)
-Week 27 - IDEA Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland - Clay - R16 - Youzhny def. Santana 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6) 7-6 (6)
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - R32 - Youzhny def. Santana 6-7 (7) 6-2 6-1
-Week 30 - Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, USA - Hard - R16 - Youzhny def. Santana 6-7 (7) 6-1 6-2
-Week 32 - BCR Open, Bucharest, Romania - Clay - R16 - Santana def. Youzhny 6-3 2-6 7-5

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Singles Quarter Final Results[/u]

*Running a day late so the quarters & semis of singles & doubles will be done tonight, finals tomorrow*


Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) def. Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) 7-5 6-2

Albert Costa (ESP) def. Franco Squillari (ARG) (4) 2-6 6-4 6-3

Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 0-6 6-0 6-4

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Manuel Santana (ESP) (2) 6-0 0-6 7-6 (6)


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) vs Albert Costa (ESP)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

SF[/u]

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 1-1 Albert Costa (ESP)
-Week 12 - Masters Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco - Clay - Qualifiers - Costa def. Kafelnikov 6-1 0-6 6-2
-Week 27 - IDEA Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland - Clay - R16 - Kafelnikov def. Costa 6-2 2-6 7-5

Rafael Nadal (ESP) 1-1 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
-Week 24 - Generali Open, Kitzbühel, Austria - Clay - QF - Youzhny def. Nadal 0-6 6-1 6-4
-Week 25 - Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia - Clay - Final - Nadal def. Youzhny 7-6 (7) 6-7 (0) 7-6 (0)

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Doubles First Round Results[/u]

G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) def. M.Santana (ESP) & S.Grosjean (FRA) 6-3 6-7 (1) 7-5

M.Youzhny (RUS) & G.Gaudio (ARG) (4) def. R.Nadal (ESP) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-2 3-6 6-3

G.Kuerten (BRA) & R.Gasquet (FRA) (3) def. T.Muster (AUT) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-3 7-5

F.Squillari (ARG) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (2) def. Y.Kafelnikov (RUS) & B.Becker (DEU) 7-5 7-5


Doubles Semi Final Results[/u]

G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) def. M.Youzhny (RUS) & G.Gaudio (ARG) (4) 7-5 7-5

F.Squillari (ARG) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (2) def. G.Kuerten (BRA) & R.Gasquet (FRA) (3) 4-6 6-4 7-6 (6)


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) vs F.Squillari (ARG) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (2)

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Singles Semi Final Results[/u]

Albert Costa (ESP) def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 0-6 6-2 6-2

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-0 0-6 7-6 (6)


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Albert Costa (ESP) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

Final[/u]

Albert Costa (ESP) 0-2 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
-Week 24 - Generali Open, Kitzbühel, Austria - Clay - R24 - Youzhny def. Costa 1-6 6-0 6-4
-Week 25 - Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia - Clay - R16 - Yozuhny def. Costa 1-6 6-3 6-0

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Doubles Final Result[/u]

G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) def. F.Squillari (ARG) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (2) 5-7 6-4 6-4

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Singles Final Result[/u]



Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Albert Costa (ESP) 6-0 0-6 6-3

from ATPtennis.com

Red-hot Youzhny battles to maiden title

Russian clay-courter Mikhail Youzhny fought past Albert Costa to win his first title of the year at this, the final clay event of the season. It is hard to deny that Youzhny deserves this title after knocking off second seed Manuel Santana and talented Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the quarters and semis respectively, and generally being one of the top clay courters since his debut at Gstaad the week after Wimbledon. Against Costa, who was making his first final appearance of the year, Youzhny had too much as his punishing forehand consistenly produced winners, and the Russian went on to claim the title 6-3 in the third.