PYW Hopman Cup
Welcome to Perth, Australia! This week marks the start of the 2007 season in Gold Coast and Auckland. On the rebound ace players are preparing for the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, coming up in January. But away from official competition the Hopman Cup is being played with eight mixed teams competing. No ranking points can be gained, but the honour of the eight countries competing is at stake.
Players:
Group A:
Russia (Nadia Petrova and Dmitry Tursunov)
USA (Ashley Harkleroad and Mardy Fish)
Australia (Alicia Molik and Mark Phillipoussis)
France (Tatiana Golovin an Jerome Haehnel)
Group B:
Spain (Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo)
Czech Republic (Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych)
Croatia (Sanja Ancic and Mario Ancic)
India (Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna)
Group A:
Russia v. Australia 1-2
Nadia Petrova lost to Alicia Molik | 3-6 6-7
Dmitry Tursunov def. Mark Phillipoussis | 7-6 6-0
Petrova/Tursunov lost to Molik/Phillipoussis | 3-6 4-6
USA v. France 0-3
Ashley Harkleroad lost to Tatiana Golovin | 4-6 1-6
Mardy Fish lost to Jerome Haehnel | 2-6 1-6
Harkleroad/Fish lost to Golovin/Haehnel | 3-6 1-6
Russia v. USA 1-2
Nadia Petrova lost to Ashley Harkleroad | 6-7 6-7
Dmitry Tursunov beat Mardy Fish | 6-1 6-2
Petrova/Tursunov lost to Harkleroad/Fish | 4-6 4-6
Australia v. France 2-1
Alicia Molik beat Tatiana Golovin | 6-4 6-2
Mark Phillipoussis lost to Jerome Haehnel 1-6 4-6
Molik/Phillipoussis beat Golovin/Haehnel | 6-7 7-5 6-2
Russia v. France 2-1
Nadia Petrova lost to Tatiana Golovin | 4-6 3-6
Dmitry Tursunov lost to Jerome Haehnel | 6-2 6-4
Petrova/Tursunov beat Golovin/Haehnel | 6-4 5-7 6-3
USA beat Australia 3-0
Ashley Harkleroad beat Alicia Molik | 7-6 6-4
Mardy Fish beat Mark Phillipoussis | 6-7 6-0 6-2
Harkleroad/Fish beat Molik/Philipoussis | 7-6 6-2
Final Group Standings:
1. USA 3-4 (5-4) *
2. Australia 3-4 (4-5)
3. France 3-2 (5-4)
4. Russia 3-2 (4-5)
Group B:
Czech Republic v. India 3-0
Lucie Safarova beat Sania Mirza | 4-6 6-4 6-2
Tomas Berdych beat Rohan Bopanna | 6-0 6-3
Safarova/Berdych beat Mirza/Bopanna | 6-2 6-3
Spain v. Croatia 2-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Sanja Ancic | 3-6 6-1 6-3
Tommy Robredo lost to Mario Ancic | 6-7 6-2 3-6
Medina Garrigues/Robredo beat Ancic/Ancic | 2-6 7-6 7-5
Czech Republic v. Spain 3-0
Lucie Safarova beat Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6-0 6-2
Tomas Berdych beat Tommy Robredo | 6-3 6-4
Safarova/Berdych beat Medina Garrigues/Robredo | 6-2 6-3
India v. Croatia 1-2
Sania Mirza beat Sanja Ancic | 7-5 3-6 6-0
Rohan Bopanna lost to Mario Ancic | 2-6 2-6
Mirza/Bopanna lost to Ancic/Ancic | 1-6 2-6
Czech Republic beat Croatia 2-1
Lucie Safarova beat Sanja Ancic | 6-2 6-1
Tomas Berdych lost to Mario Ancic | 2-6 6-7
Safarova/Berdych beat Ancic/Ancic | 6-2 6-3
Spain beat India 2-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Sania Mirza | 6-4 2-6 6-4
Tommy Robredo beat Rohan Bopanna | 6-2 6-4
Medina Garrigues/Robredo lost to Mirza/Bopanna | 6-2 3-6 2-6
Final Group Standings:
1. Czech Republic 3-6 (8-1) *
2. Croatia 3-2 (4-5)
3. Spain 3-4 (4-5)
4. India 3-0 (2-7)
Welcome to Perth, Australia! This week marks the start of the 2007 season in Gold Coast and Auckland. On the rebound ace players are preparing for the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, coming up in January. But away from official competition the Hopman Cup is being played with eight mixed teams competing. No ranking points can be gained, but the honour of the eight countries competing is at stake.
Players:
Group A:
Russia (Nadia Petrova and Dmitry Tursunov)
USA (Ashley Harkleroad and Mardy Fish)
Australia (Alicia Molik and Mark Phillipoussis)
France (Tatiana Golovin an Jerome Haehnel)
Group B:
Spain (Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo)
Czech Republic (Lucie Safarova and Tomas Berdych)
Croatia (Sanja Ancic and Mario Ancic)
India (Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna)
Group A:
Russia v. Australia 1-2
Nadia Petrova lost to Alicia Molik | 3-6 6-7
Dmitry Tursunov def. Mark Phillipoussis | 7-6 6-0
Petrova/Tursunov lost to Molik/Phillipoussis | 3-6 4-6
USA v. France 0-3
Ashley Harkleroad lost to Tatiana Golovin | 4-6 1-6
Mardy Fish lost to Jerome Haehnel | 2-6 1-6
Harkleroad/Fish lost to Golovin/Haehnel | 3-6 1-6
Russia v. USA 1-2
Nadia Petrova lost to Ashley Harkleroad | 6-7 6-7
Dmitry Tursunov beat Mardy Fish | 6-1 6-2
Petrova/Tursunov lost to Harkleroad/Fish | 4-6 4-6
Australia v. France 2-1
Alicia Molik beat Tatiana Golovin | 6-4 6-2
Mark Phillipoussis lost to Jerome Haehnel 1-6 4-6
Molik/Phillipoussis beat Golovin/Haehnel | 6-7 7-5 6-2
Russia v. France 2-1
Nadia Petrova lost to Tatiana Golovin | 4-6 3-6
Dmitry Tursunov lost to Jerome Haehnel | 6-2 6-4
Petrova/Tursunov beat Golovin/Haehnel | 6-4 5-7 6-3
USA beat Australia 3-0
Ashley Harkleroad beat Alicia Molik | 7-6 6-4
Mardy Fish beat Mark Phillipoussis | 6-7 6-0 6-2
Harkleroad/Fish beat Molik/Philipoussis | 7-6 6-2
Final Group Standings:
1. USA 3-4 (5-4) *
2. Australia 3-4 (4-5)
3. France 3-2 (5-4)
4. Russia 3-2 (4-5)
Group B:
Czech Republic v. India 3-0
Lucie Safarova beat Sania Mirza | 4-6 6-4 6-2
Tomas Berdych beat Rohan Bopanna | 6-0 6-3
Safarova/Berdych beat Mirza/Bopanna | 6-2 6-3
Spain v. Croatia 2-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Sanja Ancic | 3-6 6-1 6-3
Tommy Robredo lost to Mario Ancic | 6-7 6-2 3-6
Medina Garrigues/Robredo beat Ancic/Ancic | 2-6 7-6 7-5
Czech Republic v. Spain 3-0
Lucie Safarova beat Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6-0 6-2
Tomas Berdych beat Tommy Robredo | 6-3 6-4
Safarova/Berdych beat Medina Garrigues/Robredo | 6-2 6-3
India v. Croatia 1-2
Sania Mirza beat Sanja Ancic | 7-5 3-6 6-0
Rohan Bopanna lost to Mario Ancic | 2-6 2-6
Mirza/Bopanna lost to Ancic/Ancic | 1-6 2-6
Czech Republic beat Croatia 2-1
Lucie Safarova beat Sanja Ancic | 6-2 6-1
Tomas Berdych lost to Mario Ancic | 2-6 6-7
Safarova/Berdych beat Ancic/Ancic | 6-2 6-3
Spain beat India 2-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Sania Mirza | 6-4 2-6 6-4
Tommy Robredo beat Rohan Bopanna | 6-2 6-4
Medina Garrigues/Robredo lost to Mirza/Bopanna | 6-2 3-6 2-6
Final Group Standings:
1. Czech Republic 3-6 (8-1) *
2. Croatia 3-2 (4-5)
3. Spain 3-4 (4-5)
4. India 3-0 (2-7)