Week 34 - AIG Japan Open, Tokyo, Japan

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AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan



Ranking Points[/u]

W: 250
RU: 175
SF: 110
QF: 60
R16: 25
R24: 15

Surface - Hard

Singles Main Draw[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) vs BYE
Joachim Johansson (SWE) vs Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs Albert Costa (ESP)
Guillermo Coria (ARG) (5) vs BYE

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) vs BYE
Marat Safin (RUS) vs Thomas Johansson (SWE)
James Blake (USA) vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
Pete Sampras (USA) (4) vs BYE

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) vs BYE
Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) vs Boris Becker (DEU)
Vince Spadea (USA) vs Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
Tim Henman (GBR) (6) vs BYE

Taylor Dent (USA) (8) vs BYE
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) vs Gaston Gaudio (ARG)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Andy Roddick (USA)
Ivan Lendl (USA) (2) vs BYE


Doubles Draw[/u]

G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) vs J.Johansson (SWE) & L.Hewitt (AUS)
M.Safin (RUS) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI) vs R.Gasquet (FRA) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (4)

T.Dent (USA) & J.Blake (USA) (3) vs N.Davydenko (RUS) & V.Spadea (USA)
T.Johansson (SWE) & N.Kiefer (DEU) vs T.Henman (GBR) & A.Murray (GBR) (2)

*Send HARD pts to me by 0:00 GMT Friday 14th October*

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Head-to-Head[/u]

R24[/u]

Joachim Johansson (SWE) 0-1 Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
-Week 3 - SAP Open, San Jose, USA - Hard - R16 - Hewitt def. Johansson 2-6 7-6 (7) 6-2

Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 0-0 Albert Costa (ESP)
-No Previous Meetings-

Marat Safin (RUS) 0-0 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
-No Previous Meetings-

James Blake (USA) 0-0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
-No Previous Meetings-

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) 0-0 Boris Becker (DEU)
-No Previous Meetings-

Vince Spadea (USA) 0-0 Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 0-0 Gaston Gaudio (ARG)
-No Previous Meetings-

Richard Gasquet (FRA) 0-0 Andy Roddick (USA)
-No Previous Meetings-

[mickrob]

Tim & Andy for doubles please ;D

[Bruce]

Take care about (7) seeded! Go Jarkko!

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Singles First Round Results[/u]

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Joachim Johansson (SWE) 7-6 (6) 6-7 (7) 6-3

Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Albert Costa (ESP) 7-6 (4) 6-2

Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Marat Safin (RUS) 6-7 (2) 6-3 7-6 (2)

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) def. James Blake (USA) 6-4 2-6 6-3

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) def. Boris Becker (DEU) 6-2 6-4

Vince Spadea (USA) def. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-2 7-5

Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) def. Gaston Gaudio (ARG) 6-4 7-6 (0)

Andy Roddick (USA) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-3 6-3


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) vs Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs Guillermo Coria (ARG) (5)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) vs Thomas Johansson (SWE)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) vs Pete Sampras (USA) (4)

Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) vs Nicolas Kiefer (DEU)
Vince Spadea (USA) vs Tim Henman (GBR) (6)
Taylor Dent (USA) (8) vs Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)
Andy Roddick (USA) vs Ivan Lendl (USA) (2)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

R16[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) 0-1 Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
-Week 25 - Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles, USA - Hard - R16 - Hewitt def. Murray 1-6 6-0 6-4

Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 0-1 Guillermo Coria (ARG)
-Week 24 - Generali Open, Kitzbühel, Austria - Clay - R16 - Coria def. Davydenko 0-6 6-2 6-2

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 0-0 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
-No Previous Meetings-

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 0-0 Pete Sampras (USA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Manuel Santana (ESP) 0-0 Nicolas Kiefer (DEU)
-No Previous Meetings-

Vince Spadea (USA) 2-0 Tim Henman (GBR)
-Week 20 - The 10-tele.com Open, Nottingham, England - Grass - R16 - Spadea def. Henman 6-0 6-7 (7) 6-3
-Week 33 - Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand - Hard - Final - Spadea def. Henman 6-0 0-6 6-3

Taylor Dent (USA) 1-0 Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)
-Week 19 - The Stella Artois Championships, London, England - Grass - R24 - Dent def. Chiudinelli 6-1 2-6 6-3

Andy Roddick (USA) 1-0 Ivan Lendl (USA)
-Week 27 - Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington DC, USA - Hard - R16 - Roddick def. Lendl 6-7 (4) 6-3 7-5

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Singles Second Round Results[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-4 6-4

Guillermo Coria (ARG) (5) def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) def. Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-4 7-6 (0)

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) def. Pete Sampras (USA) (4) 7-5 7-6 (2)

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) def. Manuel Santana (ESP) (3) 6-2 6-4

Vince Spadea (USA) def. Tim Henman (GBR) (6) 6-0 0-6 6-3

Taylor Dent (USA) (8) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-1 2-6 6-2

Andy Roddick (USA) def. Ivan Lendl (USA) (2) 6-0 7-5


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) vs Guillermo Coria (ARG) (5)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) vs Vince Spadea (USA)
Taylor Dent (USA) (8) vs Andy Roddick (USA)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

QF[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) 2-0 Guillermo Coria (ARG)
-Week 9 - NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, USA - Hard - R32 - Murray def. Coria 6-1 0-6 6-4
-Week 16 - Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Clay - SF - Murray def. Coria 6-2 0-6 7-5

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 0-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS)
-Week 15 - Telecom Italia Masters Roma 2005, Rome, Italy - Clay - R32 - Kafelnikov def. Nieminen 6-3 3-6 6-3
-Week 23 - Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany - Clay - R24 - Kafelnikov def. Nieminen 6-2 1-6 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) 1-1 Vince Spadea (USA)
-Week 21 - Wimbledon, London, England - Grass - Qualifiers - Spadea def. Kiefer 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-1
-Week 25 - Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles, USA - Hard - R24 - Kiefer def. Spadea 0-6 6-1 6-4

Taylor Dent (USA) 0-3 Andy Roddick (USA)
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - SF - Roddick def. Dent 2-6 6-2 7-5
-Week 30 - Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, USA - Hard - R24 - Roddick def. Dent 6-2 2-6 7-6 (3)
-Week 31 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, USA - Hard - QF - Roddick def. Dent 0-6 6-7 (6) 6-3 6-4 6-2

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Singles Quarter Final Results[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) def. Guillermo Coria (ARG) (5) 4-6 7-6 (7) 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 4-6 6-4 6-3

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) def. Vince Spadea (USA) 2-6 6-4 7-6 (1)

Taylor Dent (USA) (8) def. Andy Roddick (USA) 7-6 (6) 0-6 6-0


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) vs Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7)
Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) vs Taylor Dent (USA) (8)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

SF[/u]

Andrew Murray (GBR) 0-0 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
-No Previous Meetings-

Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) 0-1 Taylor Dent (USA)
-Week 25 - Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles, USA - Hard - R16 - Dent def. Kiefer 6-0 1-6 7-5

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Doubles First Round Results[/u]

J.Johansson (SWE) & L.Hewitt (AUS) def. G.Coria (ARG) & A.Costa (ESP) (1) 6-3 6-7 (5) 7-5

R.Gasquet (FRA) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (4) def. M.Safin (RUS) & M.Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-3 6-4

N.Davydenko (RUS) & V.Spadea (USA) def. T.Dent (USA) & J.Blake (USA) (3) 3-6 6-4 6-4

T.Johansson (SWE) & N.Kiefer (DEU) def. T.Henman (GBR) & A.Murray (GBR) (2) 6-2 0-6 6-2


Doubles Semi Final Results[/u]

J.Johansson (SWE) & L.Hewitt (AUS) def. R.Gasquet (FRA) & J.Nieminen (FIN) (4) 4-6 6-3 7-5

N.Davydenko (RUS) & V.Spadea (USA) def. T.Johansson (SWE) & N.Kiefer (DEU) 6-7 (6) 6-4 6-4


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

J.Johansson (SWE) & L.Hewitt (AUS) vs N.Davydenko (RUS) & V.Spadea (USA)

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Singles Semi Final Results[/u]

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) def. Andrew Murray (GBR) (1) 6-2 1-6 6-2

Taylor Dent (USA) (8) def. Nicolas Kiefer (DEU) 6-3 3-6 6-3


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) vs Taylor Dent (USA) (8)

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Doubles Final Result[/u]

N.Davydenko (RUS) & V.Spadea (USA) def. J.Johansson (SWE) & L.Hewitt (AUS) 7-5 4-6 6-4

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Singles Final Result[/u]



Taylor Dent (USA) (8) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) (7) 6-4 3-6 6-4

from ATPtennis.com

Powerful Dent battles to first title in Japan capital

Big-serving American Taylor Dent worked hard to defeat US Open runner-up Jarkko Nieminen in a tough three-setter to earn his first tournament victory of the year in his fourth final. Going into this match, neither man had won a title so the tide was about to turn for one of these two players and it was Dent, whose trusty serve boomed down 19 aces, who emerged victorious. The eighth seed had previously lost in the finals of Rotterdam (l. Schuettler), Washington (l. Sampras) and Beijing (l. Sampras), while Nieminen had been beaten at Flushing Meadows a month previous (l. Norman) but neither seemed to let their lack of experience at winning events worry them as they both produced some scintillating tennis. Both of these players, who are on the cusp of the top 10 in the rankings, will head over to Europe next week to take part in the Swedish Open in Stockholm where they will be gunning for similar success.